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==BRender== 
BRender is the Blazing Render engine created by [[Argonaut Software]].

==BRender Development==

*[https://rr2000.toshiba-3.com/R4/BRENDER/TEBK_1.HTM BRender Technical Manual] (HTML version)
*[https://archive.org/details/brender-technical-reference-manual BRender Technical Manual v1.2] (PDF)
*[https://archive.org/details/brender-tutorial-guide BRender Tutorial Guide v1.2] (PDF)
*[https://archive.org/details/brender-x-86-install-guide BRender x86 Install Guide v1.2] (PDF)


The PDF versions were created by converting FrameMaker/FrameReader versions from the BRender v1.2 SDK, and may have some text glitches due to missing fonts. 

==BRender research==
I've been trying to contact people who worked on BRender, to see if they can provide an SDK. Current progress:

*Sam Littlewood ([https://www.reddit.com/user/samlittlewood u/samelittlewood]) (sam in the BRender strings). [https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/2o2bh2/17_year_old_carmageddon_debugging_symbols_file/cmjni9n Contacted on reddit], he followed up a bit later to say he no longer had any documentation or SDKs.
*Dan Piponi ([https://twitter.com/sigfpe @sigfpe]). [https://twitter.com/Foone/status/662067352247242752 Only has the manual, which we already have].
*Jez San: Contacted, doesn't have any SDKs but did give approval to open source the BRender SDK.

==BRender SDKs==
We know of at least six existing examples of the SDK:

*[https://archive.org/details/IBMDeveloperConnectionForOS25CDs IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 12], disc 3 under TOOLKITS\WARPTKV3\TOOLKIT\BETA\BRENDER: Contains an OS/2-only version of the BRender SDK, with docs in an OS/2-only format, and is limited to the floating-point only version. The internal file dates point to March 1995.
*[https://archive.org/details/boi-jul-96 Best Of Internet July 1996]. This warez CD includes a copy of the SDK called "[[BRender x86 1.1.2]]". Mainly for DOS, but includes a sample file running BRender in a Win32s app. Dates point to September 1995.
*Croc: The source for Croc contains an original and a modified version of the BRender SDK, complete with source. This became the v1.3.2 and "1997" source releases.
*[https://archive.org/details/brender25 BRender SDK v1.2] (aka BRENDER25.ZIP): This version is from March 1996, and  was found on January 15th, 2022.
*[https://archive.org/details/brender-1.4-sdk BRender SDK v1.4] (WPNBRDT1.ZIP) <s>Unfound</s> version: Another warez CD, this one "[http://hassoft.freeservers.com/proglist/Cd-147.txt CD-147]" (I'm not sure of the name) includes "The Brender Development Toolkit V1.4" (WPNBRDT1.ZIP, 1442825 bytes). This version has been found and uploaded. This version is from 02/1998 (file dates) - 05/1998 (warez release date). Some files are corrupt, but it only affects a few files. 
*[https://github.com/foone/BRender-3DMM BRender-3DMM]: The version used by 3D Movie Maker. Dating to May 1995, this version is only 3 pre-compiled LIB files.

==Open Sourced BRender==
On May 3rd 2022, [https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1521574394761383936 the BRender engine was open sourced by Jez San]. Two versions of the source were released on this day, with a 3rd coming later from a version used with Privateer 2. Early on it was believed Microsoft had a copy of the source for their 3D Movie Maker repo, but that version was lost, and the repo only contains binaries.  
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Version
!Date
!Github
!Archive
!Notes
|-
|v1.3.2
|1998-11-17
|[https://github.com/foone/BRender-v1.3.2 BRender-v1.3.2]
|[https://archive.org/details/brender-v-1.3.2 brender-v-1.3.2]
|Appears to be unmodified
|-
|v???
|1997-08-??
|[https://github.com/foone/BRender-1997 BRender-1997]
|[https://archive.org/details/brender-1997 brender-1997]
|Modified to be used in a game, which has been redacted out of the source
|-
|v1.1.2
|1995/09/07
|[https://github.com/foone/BRender-v1.1.2 BRender-v1.1.2]
|[https://archive.org/details/brender-v-1.1.2 brender-v-1.1.2]
|Unmodified (or very lightly modified), originally used with the game Privateer 2
|-
|N/A
|N/A
|[https://github.com/BlazingRenderer/BRender BRender]
|
|The version used by Croc: Definitive Edition. A modernized version of the source with OpenGL rendering
|}

==Games using the BRender Engine==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Name
!Year
!Developer
!Publisher
!Platforms
|-
|[[w:3D_Movie_Maker|3D Movie Maker]]
|1995
|Microsoft
|Microsoft
|Windows
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/alien-odyssey Alien Odyssey]
|1995
|Argonaut
|Philips Interactive
|DOS
|-
|[https://twitter.com/toshiba_3/status/1081341513366425600 Arena AD (cancelled)]
|N/A
|Stainless Software
|?
|Windows
|-
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181020054730/http://www.vectorslave.com/alphadyme/MichaelSchlachterResume.html Bondurant High Performance Racing (Unreleased/in-house?)]
|N/A
|Fathom Pictures
|?
|?
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/total-football-management Bundesliga Manager 97 / Total Football Management]
|1996
|Software 2000
|Software 2000
|DOS
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/bundesliga-manager-98 Bundesliga Manager 98]
|1998
|Software 2000
|Eidos
|Windows
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/carmageddon Carmageddon]
|1997
|Stainless Software
|Interplay, SCi Games
|DOS, Windows, Macintosh
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now]
|1998
|Stainless Software
|SCi Games
|Windows, Macintosh
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/croc-legend-of-the-gobbos Croc 1: Legend of the Gobbos]
|1997
|Argonaut
|Fox Interactive
|Windows
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/doctor-who-destiny-of-the-doctors Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors]
|1997
|Studio Fish
|BBC Multimedia
|Windows
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/f1-manager F1 Manager]
|1996
|Software 2000
|Software 2000
|DOS
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/f1-manager-professional F1 Manager Professional]
|1997
|Software 2000
|Software 2000
|DOS
|-
|[https://twitter.com/toshiba_3/status/1081341513366425600 Freelancer 2120 (cancelled)]
|N/A
|Imagitec
|?
|DOS
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/fx-fighter FX Fighter]
|1995
|Argonaut
|GTE Entertainment
|DOS
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/fx-fighter-turbo FX Fighter Turbo]
|1996
|Argonaut
|GTE Entertainment
|Windows
|-
|[https://twitter.com/toshiba_3/status/1081341513366425600 Hasbro Xscape/Rush/Toaster (cancelled)]
|N/A
|Hasbro
|?
|?
|-
|[https://twitter.com/toshiba_3/status/1081341513366425600 Hotwheels project (cancelled)]
|N/A
|Stainless Software
|?
|?
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/independence-war-the-starship-simulator Independence War]
|1998
|Particle Systems
|Infogrames
|Windows
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/independence-war-deluxe-edition I-War: Defiance]
|1999
|Particle Systems
|Infogrames
|Windows
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/motor-mash Motor Mash]
|1998
|Eutechnyx Limited
|Ocean Software
|DOS, Windows
|-
|[[w:3D_Movie_Maker#Versions|Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker]]
|1996
|Microsoft
|Microsoft
|Windows
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/pete-sampras-tennis-97 Pete Sampras Tennis '97]
|1996
|Codemasters
|Codemasters
|DOS, Windows
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/play-with-the-teletubbies Play with the Teletubbies]
|1998
|Asylum Entertainment
|Knowledge Adventure
|Windows
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/privateer-2-the-darkening Privateer 2: The Darkening]
|1996
|EA Manchester
|Electronic Arts
|DOS, Windows
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/queen-the-eye Queen: The eYe]
|1998
|Destination Design
|Electronic Arts
|DOS
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/search-and-rescue Search and Rescue (SAR)]
|1997
|Interactivision
|Intense Entertainment Interactive
|Windows
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/sensible-soccer-98 Sensible Soccer '98]
|1997
|Sensible Software
|GT Interactive
|Windows
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/sensible-soccer-98-european-club-edition Sensible Soccer '98: European Club Edition]
|1998
|Sensible Software
|GT Interactive
|Windows
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/surfdestroy_demo Surf and Destroy (demo)]
|N/A
|Grolier Interactive
|?
|Windows
|}

==BRender Versions==
See [[BRender versions used by games]]

==Links==

*[https://wiki.cwaboard.co.uk/wiki/BRender BRender on the Carmageddon Wiki]
*[https://rr2000.toshiba-3.com/pc-files Road Reaction's PC files section contains some BRender info in the Other Files section]  See also [https://rr2000.cwaboard.co.uk/tutorials under Tutorials, at the bottom.]
*[https://rr2000.cwaboard.co.uk/R6/BRender/ Road Reactions BRender resources]
*[https://blazingrender.net/ Blazing Render.net]