EndGame

Project Description

EndGame is a C++ Game Engine that compiles as a static library focused at enabling third party users (such as developers and designers) to easily create and render 2D applications/games.

The aim for this engine is to eventually be cross-platform and cross-rendering API, however due to time and resource restrictions it currently only supports MacOS (utilising OpenGl rendering).

Currently Implemented SubSystems - Window, Debug, Event, Input, Layer, Logging, Batch Rendering, Camera

This project also contains an example Sandbox application that has been built utilising the EndGame Engine. This example application runs a PacMan Game available to play on any MacOs device. Running the Sandbox application should launch the PacMan game.

Getting Started

Terminology:

EndGame - Static library that is called by the application

SandBox - An example application that utilises EndGame

Requirements:

1.MacOS device(that supports OpenGL 4.1 version - https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT202823)

2.Xcode(can be easily downloaded through AppStore - https://developer.apple.com/xcode/)

3.Xcode Terminal Tools(run xcode-select --install in terminal to ensure you have this downloaded)

There are two ways of running the SandBox Application(that utilises EndGame):

Method A

1. run vendor/premake/premake5 xcode4 --file="vendor/premake/premake5.lua" from within EndGame/EndGame folder to build the xcode project and workspace

2. open the workspace file(EndGame.xcworkspace), run the Sandbox Application(it will automatically build EndGame library) and give it permission to launch the application

Method B

1. In order to automate this process, I have created a file called GenerateProjects.sh that can be run using ./GenerateProjects.sh. It will ask whether you want to build the project, compile the project and finally run the application.

   The above shell file can also be run with two flags:

   a. ./GenerateProjects.sh -quick-build will automatically clear old projects, workspace, build them again, compile the project and run the Sandbox Application.

   b. ./GenerateProjects.sh -compile-run as the name suggests will simply compile existing projects and workspace and run the Sandbox Application.

How I built it

• GLFW - Window handling/creation

• OpenGL - Rendering

• ImGui - Debugging

• GLM - Math Library

• SPDLog - Logging

What's next for EndGame

• Entity Component System

• Scripting

• Enabling Cross-platform functionality