Messiah Engine
| Original author(s) | NetEase |
|---|---|
| Platform | |
| Type | Game engine |
| License | Proprietary |
Messiah Engine is an in-house game engine developed by NetEase. It supports multiple platforms including iOS, Android, and PC, with a focus on mobile games.
History
Development of Messiah Engine began in 2007.[1] It was first introduced in 2010, with its first game released in 2013.[2] Zhao Yukun, head of the engine's development, said he was inspired by Edwin Catmull, who developed the Stochastic Sampling algorithm initially used by Pixar RenderMan.[1] The first demo was shown to NetEase founder Ding Lei on an iPad mini 2.[1] The engine now supports multiple platforms: iOS, macOS, Android, PC, PS4/PS5, Switch, and Xbox.[1] NetEase demonstrated the engine at E3 2016 along with its game Tianxia.[3][4] It has received more than 20 patents.[5]
As of July 2021, the engine has been used to develop 9 games, including Diablo Immortal and Where Winds Meet,[6][7] as well as many mobile games such as Knives Out, Eternal Arena, A Dream of Jianghu, The Legend of Glory, and Ace Racer.[1][8][2]
Features
A major focus of Messiah Engine is efficiently taking advantage of multiple processors.[9] Besides general rendering, physics, and UI threads, Messiah Engine attempts to break down jobs even further into "execution slices," with a queue to manage task dependencies.[9] To support multiple platforms, Messiah Engine uses Hardware Abstraction Layer composed of three layers: algorithm, translation, and device driver.[9]
The engine supports physically based rendering and real time global illumination.[5][1]
References
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- ^ a b Maria, Alex Santa (5 November 2018). "Diablo Immortal Detailed by Developer NetEase". GameRevolution.
- ^ "网易自研游戏引擎Messiah开发，《天下》手游将参展美国E3". sohu.com. 游戏陀螺. 2016-06-12.
- ^ cinderboy (17 June 2016). "Tianxia - NetEase looking to mobile MMORPG for global expansion". MMO Culture.
- ^ a b 钟经文 (2022-11-01). "网易游戏：深耕156年研发引擎 自主打造国产技术"底座"". tech.chinadaily.com.cn. 国际在线.
- ^ Sholtz, Matthew (24 February 2021). "Interview: Diablo Immortal lead designer Wyatt Cheng details what's next for the hotly-anticipated MMO". Android Police.
- ^ 浮梦万物皆虚 (2024-12-27). "《燕云十六声》PC公测开启：4K高清画面欣赏 _ 游民星空 GamerSky.com". gamersky.com.
- ^ "《格罗里亚传奇》制作人：Messiah引擎业内顶尖_九游iOS专区". ios.9game.cn. 2016-07-30.
- ^ a b c Krajewski, Brandon (24 June 2016). "Tian Xia: The Next Generation 3D MMORPG Mobile Game". IGN.