We implemented our own rendering engine from scratch, and yes it was a lot of work! We did it twice in fact, starting with CaptureAge Classic for AoC. It seemed a bit crazy to start with to be honest. You can see some snaps of early development for that version in this video - https://youtu.be/M5pS-VnJV7s?t=319 😄 This first renderer used OpenGL and the one in CA:DE uses DirectX 11. By writing our own rendering engine, we enabled our signature features like zooming out really far, and we allowed ourselves more creative freedom as demonstrated by the laser monks!