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What do you like best about Cafu Engine?

As a developer, I liked the Cafu Engine's capability to create variety of 3D games and application very easily. The other features I liked about it are cross-platform portablity and very fast built-in network for LAN games which I have used personally in my project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cafu Engine?

What I disliked about it included the high pricing for using the pro features. The pricing could have been less for beginners. Also, most libraries are just C++ supportive, so it's pretty hectic to work and compile with other language libraries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cafu Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

Cafu engine is allowing the developers to easily create high end 3D graphics and games with very minimal pre-knowledge about it. I have used it for my gaming project where I have taken its many features including powerful Lua language for map and GUI scripting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is Cafu Engine?

Cafu Engine is an all-purpose, modern 3D graphics engine and game development kit that has features that can be used to create a variety of 3D applications including games, simulations, and training and architectural software.

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Cafu Engine is an all-purpose, modern 3D graphics engine and game development kit that has features that can be used to create a variety of 3D applications including games, simulations, and training and architectural software.


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Aayush B.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
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As a developer, I liked the Cafu Engine's capability to create variety of 3D games and application very easily. The other features I liked about it...
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4.5 out of 5
"Equipped kit with all purpose usability for universal userbase and modified graphic engine."
The best thing about the application is it is equipped to create various 3D apps, Simulation techniques, and software for training & architecture. ...
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4.0 out of 5
"Best open source game engine"
I like that it supports both windows and linux and hopefully be supported for mac OS in the future as well.
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What do you like best about Cafu Engine?

Setting up from scratch, importing assets into the engine, scripting, & building my first frankenstein of a multiplayer game using the Cafu engine overall felt hassle-free & any obstacles faced from my end were quickly resolved thanks to the help receiver from the strong & passionate GitHub community contributing to the improvement of the engine with its open-source nature. With Cafu, I was able to create my own version of Half-Life 1 LAN game by importing some of the game's original maps like Frenzy & CrossFire & modifying some of the maps' parts to suite my & my friends' playstyle. Since we're in a habit of meeting every week for a LAN party at my garage, my friends would offer feedback on what can be added or altered in my game to propel the gaming experience even further, & implementing such changes in the engine would be performed shortly after. Overall, I'm quite satisfied with Cafu's simplistic, yet performant capabilities & being able to produce a nostalgic game using this engine that can even run on ancient / low-end hardware makes it a unique piece of software to utilize for game development. Kudos to the developer for making such a masterpiece. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cafu Engine?

I genuinely cannot think of any inconvenience I've faced with Cafu Engine. My only minor nitpick would be that the user interface of the engine could benefit from a little refinement where I'd wish the list of assets would load a tad faster. As mentioned earlier, I have no major issues with the engine as it feels well developed overall in regards to functionality & stability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cafu Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

Complexity & lack of straightforwardness are some of the major issues I've faced with modern game engines like Unity 5 & Unreal Engine 5. As an old-school gamer who shares passion & joy with my childhood friends in playing old titles such as Project IGI, Half-Life & Counter-Strike series, the aforementioned engines feel quite heavy & overwhelming to utilize especially when developing old-style games for old systems. Cafu has no such issues & building games on the lightweight engine isn't consequently as time-consuming as the other game engines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Cafu Engine?

What I like best about Cafu Engine is that is user friendly. To be completely honest, I do not use software like this often, BUT when I use Cafu Engine, even after a period of time, i do not feel lost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cafu Engine?

Hmmm what do I not like? To be honest with you, I dont like that I rarely have a use case (in my personal life scenario) to use this platform. So I guess I dislike that I dont use it often. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cafu Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

For me specifically, very few. However, for someone who is in a field of work that Utilizes graphics, Cafu Engine would potentially solve MANY problems and ease workflow company-wide. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Cafu Engine?

The best thing about the application is it is equipped to create various 3D apps, Simulation techniques, and software for training & architecture.

The best part about Cafu engine is it is open source which we can say is free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cafu Engine?

Its other competitors in the market also have a high userbase and the usability of tools can be better in terms of icons and dialog boxes which can be handy in usabilty and time saving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cafu Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

The main problem which Cafu is solving that it is providing all-in-one graphic software, and its updates are easily available

Its license also supports its user base. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Cafu Engine?

It is used to create 3D gaming, Architecture models and even can be used to create different simulators, also best this is it is fully free to download and use for free Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cafu Engine?

It can provide more flexibility to the end users by adding more user friendly drag and drop features and also the User interface can be made more dynamic by using recent UI technologies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cafu Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

Cafu Engine is completely free as it is open source application and it is saving lot of cost instead of using similar tool. Also the simulations that it enables can also saves cost by building and testing the actual model without actually building it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Cafu Engine?

The reason I just love is that we can download it at no extra cost. It is free to use. It can be worked with any operating system. It is optimized for minimum bandwidth requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cafu Engine?

I do not think there is any single thing which can be deisliked. They are actively and continuously developed in order to provide the latest technology. I am just enjoying it learning and improving my skills by using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cafu Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's one of the most featured solutions for independent video game developers who want to make some games with an open-source license. It's a very fast built-in network code for multi-player internet and LAN games. It provides 3D sound effects with a powerful sound system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Cafu Engine?

Easy to work along with the other 3D applications.

Written in C++ hence, if you know a bit of coding it is easy for you to crack down your issues and can run faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cafu Engine?

User interface is very basic.

Issue working with heavy files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cafu Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

Its an open source application so you can easily use it for some basic client requirements.

Helps a lot for independent video game developers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Cafu Engine?

Obviously being open source is its best quality followed by its cross platform funcationality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cafu Engine?

It is portable across platforms and runs on Windows and Linux but still not adapted to OS X. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cafu Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Cafu Engine abstracts out its handling of materials and instead uses rendering objects, thus enabling users to work with different graphics systems such as OpenGL or DirectX which are beginner friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Cafu Engine?

I like that it supports both windows and linux and hopefully be supported for mac OS in the future as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cafu Engine?

It can be difficult to work with if you are not familiar with C++ or Lua programming languages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cafu Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is a great tool for creating games, simulations and training and architectural software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Cafu Engine?

Cafu Engine is very helpful for me to use as a gaming and graphics engine. As someone who enjoys gaming and designing games as a hobby, this is an amazing tool to help me pursue and advance my gaming experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cafu Engine?

I had a hard time adjusting to the terrain rendering at first. It is no longer a challenge but initially a learning curve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cafu Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

Since it has no cost, I am able to avoid needing to budget funds for building the games I work on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Cafu Engine?

Their descriptive instructions make coding seamless! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cafu Engine?

I wish that there was an easier way to filter through the provided information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cafu Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

Their code has allowed me to build my own game as a prototype! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.