   Game engine
  I am a young artist looking for a very easy to use game engine to make some small minigames/demos displaying my work. I don't know how to code in any language, I messed around a bit in python and ruby, but my brain doesn't seem suited for programming. So I am trying to find an engine that will let me put my models in a world, assign animations and movement and such, create particles and effects, and add enemies, iteractive items, etc... all without coding, or with perhaps a basic scripting engine that would be very easy to learn. I tried the blender game engine, but it is too weak atm. I am also looking for a free or very low cost program, as I am young (no job) andmostly broke. Genesis and it's offspring are a bit too outdated, as I would like to make something that looks current. Blitzbasic is out of my reach also. I know, it's sad :D Also, I use linux, so the engine would have to work on that. Sorry for the rather stringent requirements.Edit: something that I would be able to do a mini rts type game would also be good, as I have some models of the genre to show off.   
  hey try dark basic its what i used before i found out about c++ its very easy to learn with loads of samples to get you started and you can get a trial version for free ps not sure if it works on linux hope you find what ur looking for :)   ;  I found an app called 3dcakewalkpro, I wonder if it will suit me? I'll check out darkbasic.Edit: darkbasic is windows only. I wonder if I can get blitzbasic at student prices.Edit2: How easy is torque to use for a non programmer?   ;Quote:Edit2: How easy is torque to use for a non programmer?I must admit that I haven't worked with Torque myself, but from what I hear from it, it seems easy enough to get a basic RTS up and running with a minumum amount of coding using their RTS starter pack.You might also want to look into the gamemaker package. It seems to be able to do 3D apps, without any coding and afaik it's completely free. It probably won't deliver the same graphics quality and performance Torque offers, but the game that won the GameDev 4e4 compitition was created with it nonetheless.Hope this helps, a little at least :) Good luck with your portfolio!   ;  gamemaker, ah, I am an  old hand at that, but it won't work for my needs (it gets doom 2 graphical quality at best, and I want something that will help show off my models.   