Since the release in 2011 of its box Terraria, the independent studio Re-Logic has been quite discreet. But not inactive. This is evidenced by his latest decision, taken during the crisis created by Unity: he will actively support the competing engines Godot and FNA.
The crisis does not seem to be ending for Unity… For the record, a few days ago, the company behind the game engine announced a new pricing policy deemed (rightly) abusive by the entire video game community.
Even if, faced with the numerous criticisms it received, the company finally promised to vaguely review its copy, this is not enough for Re-Logic, which released a press release with concrete repercussions.
An unequivocal condemnation of Unity
The latter first of all goes further than the numerous communications from studios which have punctuated social networks in recent days. Beyond the indignation at new pricing deemed both dishonest and greedy, for the developers of Terrariatrust in Unity is definitively broken: “ The loss of a formerly leading and user-friendly game engine to darker forces that so negatively affect the entire gaming industry has left us dismayed, to put it politely. »
Although not using Unity, the studio says it is unable to remain inactive in the face of such “ predatory movements “. He also adds: “ The casual way in which years of trust cultivated by Unity have been tossed aside, for yet another way to drain publishers, developers and players, is the saddest part. » For Re-Logic, it is simply a “ cautionary tale that the industry will not soon forget. »
A concrete gesture to support the industry
But behind these words, Re-Logic wants to go further. Thus, the developer states that it is “ also important to support other promising open source game engines. Light candles in an otherwise dark moment. »
So, he pledged $100,000 to the open source game engines Godot and FNA. In addition, $1,000 will be paid to them every month until further notice to support their development. What does the studio ask for in return? That they remain good people and continue to do everything they can to make these engines powerful and affordable for all developers. »
Unsurprisingly, the Godot Engine developers were grateful for this gesture to “ our common cause. »
Source : Re-Logic on X.com
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