We have an engine name!

[kimi_]

You may have already seen our recent blog entry (http://blog.ubi.com/farcry2/article.php?content_id=6350&content_title=Introduction%20to%20the%20game%20eng ine) introducing you to our game engine. (If you haven't seen it yet, go go go!) When we created this video we were still waiting on some confirmations, which is why it was not stated in the video.

We're happy and excited to announce that the name of our rockin' engine is...(drum roll) <span class="ev_code_BLUE">Dunia!</span>

Now you may ask, "What does Dunia mean and why did you pick it?"

After going through countless different name possibilities we finally decided on Dunia because it means "world" or "earth" in Swahili. Open...wide...just like our game!

[CuZtds_Lst_Stnd]

http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/blink.gif

Waiting for the antipodeans to have a ball with that name http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/59.gif

Can you explain where the name comes from and give some details of its provenance?

BTW nice to see the foums used for announcements, its much more community friendly http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-tongue.gif

[R1ZN0]

Ok Im officially confused at this point... Nice blog though engine sounds very good.

[kimi_]

Originally posted by CuZtds_Lst_Stnd:


Can you explain where the name comes from and give some details of its provenance?


And ruin all the factfinder's fun? (like dawa ya moto ni moto) http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/mockface.gif

I'll check and see what I can talk about. Be back later! http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/59.gif

[CuZtds_Lst_Stnd]

Okay you nearly got me fired, second Dunia google was an online adult shop!!!

Saw one link to a global language, sort of Esparanto on steroids...?

[kimi_]

See above. Har.

[Portchyboy]

WOOOOOOT

Gay name for the engine... but it looks SICK!

[kimi_]

We were going to name it Portchyboy engine but decided on something a bit more macho. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/mockface.gif

[cubedude89]

YAY i was waiting for this news. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.gif

[CuZtds_Lst_Stnd]

Originally posted by kimi_:
We were going to name it Portchyboy engine but decided on something a bit more macho. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/mockface.gif
http://www.malhanga.com/emoticons/1/images/POINTI~1.GIF

Kimi, you sure its not a
<span class="ev_code_BLUE">D</span> evelopmental
<span class="ev_code_BLUE">U</span> bisoft
<span class="ev_code_BLUE">N</span> ame
<span class="ev_code_BLUE"> I</span> n case anyone
<span class="ev_code_BLUE">A</span> sks...

http://www.malhanga.com/emoticons/1/images/feather.gif

[BUSTALOT]

the first part where the you see the guy with his arm all hack'd up... i thought that was real :S but if you look its in there dev program... im drooling and cant wait.

[miladesn22]

Dunia is an arabic word not Swahili.it's written دنیا in arbaic and is being used in other languages like Persian.

[ALLxSKILLx187]

this is very good news! http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/clap.gif ..unfortunetly im a console gamer http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-sad.gif ...hey kimi..could you possibly answer us one question?...could modern consoles such as, xbox 360 and PS3 handle this amazing engine "Dunia" ..if you cannot answer this i understand ..me and im sure allloott more people are just DYING TO KNOW http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/sadeyes.gif

[Arun Kumar]

nice name for a nice engine :P

i believe the word Dunia is used in many more languages as well.. coz in Hindi also it means the same thing http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

looking forward to this game coz Farcry is one of my all time fav game http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Vals_Evil_Twin]

Cleveland or Windsor would've been better.

"Dunia" has 13,800,000 hits on Google in .08 sec so I think someone got to it first guys.

Cryengine 2 got 413,000 gets my vote, much more original. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

As for the Antipodes I'm hoping for an Oz setting one day, maybe FarCry6!?

[R3flex1988]

good name i like it, i hope you will give us a "map creator" like in far cry 1


And i hope the engine is not going to disappoint us !

[redsky_ebrahim]

Originally posted by miladesn22:
Dunia is an arabic word not Swahili.it's written دنیا in arbaic and is being used in other languages like Persian.

Yes.... He is right.... It's Arabic word and is being used in persia (Farsi) language.

[Warkid1993]

How come the engine is so similar to Cryengine 2?

Breakable branches, soft shadows (judging from the low quality video I saw), day/night cycles. Why?!!??!!?

[R1ZN0]

Those are just a natural progression in "real world" games. Source has a real time day night cycle its just not used in Half Life2. Im still confused on where when why who decided to make a new engine when they had the cryengine there...? Or maybe they really started prior to securing the rights to the engine? Or maybe the "new" engine is just a rebuild of code using Cry1 as the foundation? It would be nice to learn some of these details..!

[essmarkw]

Originally posted by Warkid1993:
How come the engine is so similar to Cryengine 2?

Breakable branches, soft shadows (judging from the low quality video I saw), day/night cycles. Why?!!??!!?

I believe it's because they used Cryengine 1 and have just rewriten the code to make there own "Cryengine2" or Dunia Engine!

[Casp0r.onfire]

Dunia?

<span class="ev_code_RED">Already mentioned here. (http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1521068375/m/5201066285?r=6261086285#6261086285) Do not post those links on this forum.</span>

wtf?

[gmxXx]

Originally posted by kimi_:
You may have already seen our recent blog entry (http://blog.ubi.com/farcry2/article.php?content_id=6350&content_title=Introduction%20to%20the%20game%20eng ine) introducing you to our game engine. (If you haven't seen it yet, go go go!) When we created this video we were still waiting on some confirmations, which is why it was not stated in the video.

We're happy and excited to announce that the name of our rockin' engine is...(drum roll) <span class="ev_code_BLUE">Dunia!</span>

Now you may ask, "What does Dunia mean and why did you pick it?"

After going through countless different name possibilities we finally decided on Dunia because it means "world" or "earth" in Swahili. Open...wide...just like our game!

Well actually let me add that "Dunia" means World in many languages including in 3rd most spoken languages in the world Hindi and Urdu. Mostly spoken in the Sub-Continent.