Autodesk Stingray 2018 version 1.9

Autodesk Inc., a world leader in 3D design software for entertainment, natural resources, manufacturing, engineering, construction, and civil infrastructure, has released 1.9 version of Stingray Game engine, a game engine and 3D application aimed at indie game developers.

Stingray 1.9 Release Notes:

Stingray 1.9 helps you create a more realistic distribution of light in your scenes, by introducing physical lights with temperature settings and IES light profiles. Custom tone mapping and an updated clear coat material also increase the control and quality of your rendering.

Other enhancements include the ability to mark assets in the Asset Browser as favorites, making it easy to find them anytime. As you work in the Stingray editor, your assets are now automatically updated in all connected engines. An updated Capture Frames plug-in offers an extensibility interface designed to allow support for additional codecs, and scripters and programmers can now debug a project’s Lua code from the Visual Studio Code editor.

This release also offers an experimental HoloLens project, accessible to source customers.

Stingray 1.9 (1.9.1494.0) Release Notes: here

About Autodesk Stingray. Autodesk is getting out of the game-engine business. The company will shutter its Stingray product, with sales and development ending on January 7th, 2018.

Stingray was developed out of technology Autodesk acquired with their purchase of the Bitsquid game engine in 2014. By August 2015, that engine had developed into Autodesk’s own product, Stingray. In addition to using the game engine for its original purpose (making video games), Autodesk developed Stingray into a compelling option for users who wanted to convert Revit models into interactive 3D experiences, including VR, with a minimum of effort.

According to Autodesk, Stingray has proven to be redundant. “Our customers are increasingly standardizing on two game engines, Unity and Unreal Engine for both games and VR/AR authoring,” reads an official FAQ on Stingray’s end of life. “Both engines have built extensive content and resource ecosystems for developers to leverage. We feel we can better serve our customers by working more closely with Unity and Unreal Engine rather than trying to develop our own alternative.”

About Autodesk. Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world. Everyone—from design professionals, engineers and architects to digital artists, students and hobbyists—uses Autodesk software to unlock their creativity and solve important challenges.

Product: Autodesk Stingray
Version: 2018 version 1.9.1494.0
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www.autodesk.com
Language: english
System Requirements: PC
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7even or newer
Size: 1.0 Gb