What software/programs do game developers/designers use to make games such as civilization?
A range of software can be used to make games, from 3d packages to music editors to animatiom software to 3d engines, etc. 3DS Max, and Maya are quite often the most commonly used 3d sofware packages used to create 3d geometry, along with a 2d package such as Photoshop. For coding C++, is often used. Some game companies write their own 3d engines but many use pre-made developer engines and tools such as Vicious Engine. HAve a look here. http://www.viciousengine.com/ VE is the latest 3d engine I’ve used myself by the way. You can download trial versions of 3DS Max. http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ind… There are good free 3d packages out there too, the best one probable being Blender. You can download Blender here. http://www.blender.org/ Blender isn’t as nice as Max or Maya, b
