When comparing Cube 2 (Sauerbraten) 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 Cube 2 (Sauerbraten) is ranked 66th. 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 Good map editor
Pro Multi-platform
Linux, Windows, OSX
Pro Fast and smooth
Graphics not resource intensive. Compared favorably to Unreal engine.
Pro Free
Available under an open source license
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 Not moddable
Con No tutorials, forums are "strange."
Con Not an actual engine
Con Still in early access
Might be quite buggy.