{"id":37997,"date":"2024-10-07T17:45:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=37997"},"modified":"2024-10-07T17:45:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:45:06","slug":"monolith-soft-is-working-on-an-in-house-game-engine-that-builds-upon-the-xenoblade-engine-for-use-in-other-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monolith-soft-is-working-on-an-in-house-game-engine-that-builds-upon-the-xenoblade-engine-for-use-in-other-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Monolith Soft is working on an in-house game engine that builds upon the Xenoblade engine for use in other titles\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Xenoblade Chronicle series developer Monolith Soft is currently working on the development of an in-house game engine. The company\u2019s COO Tetsuya Takahashi and lead programmer Michihiko Inaba talked about their technological efforts in a recent interview with CGworld.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the scale of Monolith Soft\u2019s projects growing, and the developer \u201cno longer being able to do things with a small number of people,\u201d as Takashi puts it, the company has newly founded an in-house R&D department. Through it, the developer aims to adapt to the needs of large-scale game development by streamlining development processes and reducing man-hours using new technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A big part of these efforts is the development of an in-house game engine. According to Inaba, Monolith Soft\u2019s currently in-development engine is based on the engine they originally created in 2010 for Xenoblade Chronicles. They are currently working on expanding it for use in other titles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monolith Soft’s work-in-progress in-house effects engine (via CGworld<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to Takahashi, despite being difficult to create and maintain, an in-house game engine is a necessity for Monolith Soft. \u201cFor the kind of games we are currently developing, we do not have the option of using third-party game engines. In-house engines are easier to customize to meet our needs.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the moment, Monolith Soft\u2019s various development teams are working in parallel on different technologies that will be integrated into the in-house engine. Inaba mentions model rendering and effect engines currently being in the works. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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