BRender

==BRender== 
BRender is the Blazing Render engine created by Argonaut Software.
==BRender Development==
*BRender Technical Manual (HTML version)
*BRender Technical Manual v1.2 (PDF)
*BRender Tutorial Guide v1.2 (PDF)
*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 (u/samelittlewood) (sam in the BRender strings). Contacted on reddit, he followed up a bit later to say he no longer had any documentation or SDKs.
*Dan Piponi (@sigfpe). 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:
*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.
*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.
*BRender SDK v1.2 (aka BRENDER25.ZIP): This version is from March 1996, and was found on January 15th, 2022.
*BRender SDK v1.4 (WPNBRDT1.ZIP) Unfound version: Another warez CD, this one "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. 
*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, 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. 
Version	Date 	Github 	Archive 	Notes
v1.3.2 	1998-11-17	BRender-v1.3.2	brender-v-1.3.2	Appears to be unmodified
v??? 	1997-08-??	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	BRender-v1.1.2	brender-v-1.1.2	Unmodified (or very lightly modified), originally used with the game Privateer 2
N/A 	N/A 	BRender 	 	The version used by Croc: Definitive Edition. A modernized version of the source with OpenGL rendering
==Games using the BRender Engine==
Name 	Year	Developer 	Publisher 	Platforms
3D Movie Maker 	1995	Microsoft 	Microsoft 	Windows
Alien Odyssey 	1995	Argonaut 	Philips Interactive 	DOS
Arena AD (cancelled) 	N/A 	Stainless Software 	? 	Windows
Bondurant High Performance Racing (Unreleased/in-house?)	N/A 	Fathom Pictures 	? 	?
Bundesliga Manager 97 / Total Football Management 	1996	Software 2000 	Software 2000 	DOS
Bundesliga Manager 98 	1998	Software 2000 	Eidos 	Windows
Carmageddon 	1997	Stainless Software 	Interplay, SCi Games 	DOS, Windows, Macintosh
Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now 	1998	Stainless Software 	SCi Games 	Windows, Macintosh
Croc 1: Legend of the Gobbos 	1997	Argonaut 	Fox Interactive 	Windows
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors 	1997	Studio Fish 	BBC Multimedia 	Windows
F1 Manager 	1996	Software 2000 	Software 2000 	DOS
F1 Manager Professional 	1997	Software 2000 	Software 2000 	DOS
Freelancer 2120 (cancelled) 	N/A 	Imagitec 	? 	DOS
FX Fighter 	1995	Argonaut 	GTE Entertainment 	DOS
FX Fighter Turbo 	1996	Argonaut 	GTE Entertainment 	Windows
Hasbro Xscape/Rush/Toaster (cancelled) 	N/A 	Hasbro 	? 	?
Hotwheels project (cancelled) 	N/A 	Stainless Software 	? 	?
Independence War 	1998	Particle Systems 	Infogrames 	Windows
I-War: Defiance 	1999	Particle Systems 	Infogrames 	Windows
Motor Mash 	1998	Eutechnyx Limited 	Ocean Software 	DOS, Windows
Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker 	1996	Microsoft 	Microsoft 	Windows
Pete Sampras Tennis '97 	1996	Codemasters 	Codemasters 	DOS, Windows
Play with the Teletubbies 	1998	Asylum Entertainment	Knowledge Adventure 	Windows
Privateer 2: The Darkening 	1996	EA Manchester 	Electronic Arts 	DOS, Windows
Queen: The eYe 	1998	Destination Design 	Electronic Arts 	DOS
Search and Rescue (SAR) 	1997	Interactivision 	Intense Entertainment Interactive	Windows
Sensible Soccer '98 	1997	Sensible Software 	GT Interactive 	Windows
Sensible Soccer '98: European Club Edition 	1998	Sensible Software 	GT Interactive 	Windows
Surf and Destroy (demo) 	N/A 	Grolier Interactive 	? 	Windows
==BRender Versions==
See BRender versions used by games
==Links==
*BRender on the Carmageddon Wiki
*Road Reaction's PC files section contains some BRender info in the Other Files section See also under Tutorials, at the bottom.
*Road Reactions BRender resources
*Blazing Render.net