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Divinity Engine is a game engine developed by Larian Studios.cite-ref-inverse-1-0[1] It has undergone several iterations, with the latest version being Divinity Engine 4.0 developed for Baldur's Gate 3.cite-ref-hcg-2-0[2]

• History

• References

Larian began development of Divinity Engine 1 for its game Divinity: Original Sin on a budget of only a few million dollars.cite-ref-inverse-1-1[1] Larian included a copy of the Divinity 1.0 Engine with Divinity: Original Sin for some Kickstarter backers, allowing them to make custom mods.cite-ref-inverse-1-2[1] To showcase the abilities of the engine, Larian included a "cow simulator" game made with the Divinity Engine Toolkit in its early access release.cite-ref-eurogamercow-3-0[3]cite-ref-rpscow-4-0[4]

Divinity Engine 2 was developed for Divinity: Original Sin II.cite-ref-rps-5-0[5] Divinity Engine 2, along with all the in-house tools Larian developed such as for making levels, was included in the game files as "DivinityEngine2.exe".cite-ref-rps-5-1[5]cite-ref-pcgamerde2-6-0[6] It had a focus of improving existing tools from Divinity Engine 1 as well as creating new tools and improving documentation.cite-ref-rps-5-2[5] The engine has also been referred to as "Divinity Engine 3.0."cite-ref-wccftech-7-0[7]

Divinity Engine 4.0 was developed for Baldur's Gate 3.cite-ref-hcg-2-1[2]cite-ref-larian-8-0[8] A major focus for the new iteration was better support for cinematics.cite-ref-gamesindustry-biz-27-february-2020-9-0[9] It included a Vulkan backend which was used as an option in Baldur's Gate 3 alongside the DirectX 11 backend.cite-ref-larianvulkan-10-0[10]cite-ref-hcg-2-2[2] The modding tools initially included with Baldur's Gate 3 were not as extensive as those included in previous Larian games.cite-ref-pcgamer-11-0[11] In September 2024, an update for Baldur's Gate 3 was shipped that included essentially a modified version a Divinity Engine 4.0 but with many of the features disabled by default, including the level editor, although there are mods that can enable it.cite-ref-pc-gamer-8-september-2024-12-0[12] Larian developers attributed part of the game's success with their continued use of Divinity Engine as opposed to using a commercial engine such as Unreal Engine, having used and worked on the engine since 2010 while with commercial engines "the engine's roadmap is not necessarily your roadmap".cite-ref-eurogamer-13-0[13]

cite-note-inverse-11. ↑ citerefmozuch2024Mozuch, Mo (30 June 2024). "10 Years Ago, an Ambitious RPG Paved the Way for 2023's Game of the Year". Inverse.

cite-note-hcg-22. ↑ citereflewis2023Lewis, James (5 August 2023). "Baldur's Gate 3 | What Engine Does it Run on?". Hardcore Gamer.

cite-note-eurogamercow-33. ↑ citerefpurchese2014Purchese, Robert (27 June 2014). "Cow Simulator 2014 built for Divinity: Original Sin". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

cite-note-rpscow-44. ↑ citerefo-connor2014O'Connor, Alice (23 June 2014). "Nude Skins Ahoy! Divinity Original Sin Editor Due This Week". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

cite-note-rps-55. ↑ citerefcox2017Cox, Matt (6 October 2017). "Divinity: Original Sin 2 dev on mod tools, accessibility and favourite mods". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

cite-note-pcgamerde2-66. ↑ citerefwilde2017Wilde, Tyler (4 October 2017). "How to set up Divinity: Original Sin 2's mod tools". PC Gamer. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

cite-note-wccftech-77. ↑ citerefpalumbo2016Palumbo, Alessio (22 August 2016). "Divinity: Original Sin 2 Available on Steam Early Access from September 15th". Wccftech.

cite-note-larian-88. ↑ "Support - Larian Studios | General Information". larian.com.

cite-note-gamesindustry-biz-27-february-2020-99. ↑ citerefdealessandri2020Dealessandri, Marie (27 February 2020). "Larian plays dungeon master for a new era of Baldur's Gate". GamesIndustry.biz.

cite-note-larianvulkan-1010. ↑ "Support - Larian Studios | What is Vulkan? What is the difference between Vulkan and DX11". larian.com.

cite-note-pcgamer-1111. ↑ citerefwildelitchfield2024Wilde, Tyler; Litchfield, Ted (22 March 2024). "Baldur's Gate 3 mod tools won't be as extensive as Divinity's: 'We're not a tools company,' says Swen Vincke". PC Gamer.

cite-note-pc-gamer-8-september-2024-1212. ↑ citereflitchfield2024Litchfield, Ted (8 September 2024). "It only took two days for someone to unlock a developer mode in Baldur's Gate 3's modding tools, opening up the possibility of custom levels and campaigns". PC Gamer.

cite-note-eurogamer-1313. ↑ citereftapsell2024Tapsell, Chris (28 March 2024). "The big Larian interview: Swen Vincke on industry woes, optimism, and life after Baldur's Gate 3". Eurogamer.net.