AEngine/README.md

AEngine ([A]lexCr4ckPentest`s [e]ngine)

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An attempt to write my own game engine in C++ and OpenGL

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It is not a real game engine

I have no goal to write the fastest and richest engine, I just practice and learn 3D graphics technologies

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Features

• AEngine core:
  • OpenGL loader
  • Basic application functional
  • Basic input (keyboard and mouse)
  • Events
• AEngine renderer:
  • VBO, IBO and VAO abstraction
  • Basic renderer API
  • 2D renderer
  • 2D textures
  • Cubemap textures
  • Shaders
  • Mesh
  • Offscreen rendering framebuffer
• AEngine application:
  • Basic window management (create, resize, handle input, destroy)
  • Basic plugin manager

Minimal hardware requirements (may change in future)

• CPU: 1 core, 2.0GHz
• RAM: 128 MiB
• GPU: 128 MiB VRAM, with OpenGL 4.2 support

Supported platforms

• GNU/Linux: fully supported
• BSD: fully supported
• Win32 (Windows): NOT SUPPORTED
• MacOS (Apple): NOT tested
• IOS / Android: NOT supported

Editor preview

In plans

• Vulkan API support for rendering
• Plugin management system
• Advanced renderer: shadows, SSAO, lighting, materials and PBR
• Multithreading and major performace improvements (instancing)
• Scripting support