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arrow-up1150arrow-down1external-linkSkyrim Lead Designer admits Bethesda shifting to Unreal would lose 'tech debt', but that 'is not the point'www.videogamer.com@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 1 day agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish27•17 hours agoAnd gain new tech debt in the process!
minus-square@kaffienelinkEnglish3•7 hours agoTech debt accumulates over time. Starting fresh is the opposite of that
minus-square@HeavybelllinkEnglish4•2 hours agoThere’s no way Unreal is completely free of inherent tech debt. But at the same time, there’s no way it doesn’t have way less baggage than the creation engine. Epic actually work on it, for a start.
minus-square@EvotechlinkEnglish1•2 hours agoStarting fresh also leaves you with nothing Chances are, you start fresh, start copying/ adapting existing code. Leaving you with much the same issues as you were trying to get away from
And gain new tech debt in the process!
Tech debt accumulates over time. Starting fresh is the opposite of that
There’s no way Unreal is completely free of inherent tech debt. But at the same time, there’s no way it doesn’t have way less baggage than the creation engine. Epic actually work on it, for a start.
Starting fresh also leaves you with nothing
Chances are, you start fresh, start copying/ adapting existing code. Leaving you with much the same issues as you were trying to get away from