The Howdy Glossary

Snowdrop is a game engine created by Massive Entertainment, a Ubisoft studios. It was first utilized in the third-person shooter video game Tom Clancy's The Division and has since been applied to other titles in the franchise. Snowdrop was designed to harness the power of next-generation consoles while still being user-friendly for rapid prototyping and development. This powerful 3D engine creates detailed worlds that can be manipulated by weather systems, day-night cycles, and realistic lighting effects. Its advanced technology allows for improved AI capabilities, impressive destruction mechanics, and streamlining development processes through its node-based programming interface which simplifies complex tasks into user-friendly visual representations that developers can easily manage without extensive coding knowledge.