hey, i’m new to panda3d, i’ve known about it for a long time though. (the sort of intense guy who pores through feature lists and forums etc.)
i’m do gamemaking as a hobby, and learn new stuff fast when i’m psyched 
, so i decided that i’m going to make a 3d game.
why did i choose panda? mainly, after giving it much thought, i decided that if panda is good enough for disney, its good enough for me, lol. another reason is that i’m into c++, and i guess python wouldn’t go amiss either… 
looked at a couple of other engines:
-irrlicht (graphics engine, albeit a pretty intense one. doesn’t seem to have a general game framework to go with it, or am i wrong?)
-crystal space (heard alot of negative reviews saying its ‘bloated’. looks quality, but the learning curve is apparently steep. the CELstart thing was slow, and doesn’t package into standalones…)
-nebula device (used to create about 20(?) commercial games by radon labs i think, plus nd3 is in the works, but the lack of support and general hype irks me…)
-zombie engine (fork of nd2, used by tragnarion studios, didn’t seem to work, for my computer anyways…the end.)
-jme (java not my thing.)
so, panda3d all the way. just some questions:
- how are panda3d’s 2d capabilities, like for HUDs and menus etc?
- how about mouse, joystick, game controller, and keyboard input capabilities?
- is the blender->panda3d pipeline straightforward?
- any limitations of scripting in python? how much control do you lose by using, over using c++?
- any limitations of panda3d?
- is panda3d slow in any aspects?
cheers…
