Blinky is a game engine project in its very early stages of development with a focus towards learning. There is currently no clear roadmap, however most basic functionality should be implemented to the point where game developing is possible.
Visual Studio version 2019 or newer is recommended and all other development enviroments are untested. It is however worth noting that a project setup toolchain using premake is developed and available for use, which allows the use of many different build systems. For a comprehensive list of available build systems please check the premake documentation.
To clone the repository using git run the following command in a git supported terminal:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/IMBeniamin/Blinky.git
The command clones the repository recursively, which means that all submodules and dependencies are also clone.
If for some reason the repository was not cloned recursively, running the file init.bat will fix the repository by cloning all dependencies. This can be also done manually by running the command git submodule update --init --recursive in a git supported terminal.
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- Run the init.bat file found in the
scriptsfolder and follow all instructions given. This file will trigger a setup python script that will download the all prerequisites for the project if they are not present and install them. If you do not want to use the.batyou can also run the python script directly from a supported terminal. The python version is always automatically checked to ensure compatibility at runtime.
- Run the init.bat file found in the
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If changes are made, or if you want to regenerate the project files you can do so by rerunning the init.bat file.
- Implement basic systems like the renderer, an audio engine, an entity system, etc
- Provide good documentation in order to facilitate learning
- Stay up to date with current technologies as to experiment with them and have a hands-on experience