When comparing Unigine vs S2 engine HD, the Slant community recommends S2 engine HD for most people. In the question“What are the best 3D game engines?” S2 engine HD is ranked 45th while Unigine is ranked 51st. The most important reason people chose S2 engine HD is:
It is possible to edit weather conditions (rain, thunders,wind, clouds, night and day cycle) by simply moving some sliders.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Fantastic realistic graphics
Pro Large open worlds
Pro Built-in weather system
It is possible to edit weather conditions (rain, thunders,wind, clouds, night and day cycle) by simply moving some sliders.
Pro UI is intuitively laid out
Important functions can easily be seen and accessed, making the engine quite user friendly, even for beginners or those who are new to the engine.
Pro Great rendering
S2ENGINE HD rendering power is comparable to more famous engines like Cryengine and UE4.
Pro Complete terrain editor
S2ENGINE HD is integrated with a complete terrain editor that lets you sculpt, paint, add vegetation, and add splines like roads, rivers, fences, etc.
Pro Easy to use
Essential functions are very easy to use and understand.
Cons
Con Core version quite expensive for better funded/higher revenue projects
Commercial projects with revenue or funding less than $100K in the last 12 months can use the Community version for free. If/when the limit is reached, only Community Pro version with a $150/month subscription becomes available (or Engineering version for $5995/year).
Con Website is hard to navigate
When you read the features on the homepage, it always switches to another feature. There is not features panel.
Con Still in early access
Might be quite buggy.