Demo release of C++20 modern Vulkan(1.3) raylib-like low level game framework "Xenith", includes a full tutorial explaining how to make 3D cubic platformer game from scratch)
I released demo of Xenith - a lightweight, data-oriented C++20, 3D low level game framework.
If you want to make a game while having low level control, you're either forced to use high level game frameworks or engines that abstract everything, or, if choosing raw API's you face lots of problems, such as linking libraries, making own loaders(e.g. model loader or image loader), adding different modules(such as physics, vfx), and eventually instead of making game you spent all that time building engine. Xenith fixes this problem by giving you essential modules(such as physics, ecs, math, input) out of box, and eliminates just enough boilerplate code, while leaving you the rest(such as making own game loop, or making own Vulkan pipeline).
This game framework makes you both use and learn modern Vulkan 1.3, provides you high level functions, but saves the exact Vulkan pipeline logic without thousands lines of code, for example FindAndSelectPhysicalDevice(), CreateLogicalDevice().
Tutorial 01, walks you through how to go from simple window application to entire cubic 3D platformer game, covering most basic and important topics.
Key architecture features:
- Explicit ownership Direct access to raw handles such as VkImage, VkSwapchainKHR.
- Deterministic in this game framework functions are deterministic, e.g. EmplaceEntityComponentToRegistry(registry, entity, component_data) instead of registry.emplace(...)
- Modular architecture gives you freedom to remove or add modules you need or want.
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