Deformable World Sport

I’ll develop a customized recreation engine (in C++) particularly for this recreation for the very best efficiency and to deliver a contemporary, distinctive really feel that you just gained’t discover in off-the-shelf engines.

The world is a open, procedurally generated surroundingsa terrain with caves and supplies, to discover, dig, and form.

You’ll play in first-personand you’ll select between single-player or multiplayerletting you construct solo or alongside associates.

The engine behind will probably be primarily based on the marching cubes algorithm, that can make low poly terrain dynamically, physics-driven interplay, supplies placement, and digging on the earth. this provides editable terrains with gameplay-driven terrain modifications.

For the primary few weeks of pre-alpha (v0.0.x_alpha), the sport shall be free to play on-line immediately by means of my web site. Multiplayer is one thing I’m working towards early, so that you would possibly be capable to discover and construct with others.
(The positioning will go dwell as soon as I finalize the sport’s identify and get the precise area — keep tuned!)

I need to construct this not simply with any gamers, however with a group.

I’ll be sharing progress, listening to suggestions, and I’d love to listen to your ideas, concepts, and even loopy characteristic requests.

I’m presently in the course of semester exams (So issues are a bit extra demanding), and progress shall be sluggish at first.

I am going to put up extra often in my private twitter: https://x.com/Simon336470

I began out by implementing a fundamental digicam system – that half went smoother than I anticipated. However I rapidly ran right into a realization: SDL by itself isn’t sufficient for 3D rendering. It’s nice for window/enter dealing with, but it surely doesn’t include a 3D graphics API. So I switched gears and built-in OpenGL. Fortunately, SDL makes it comparatively simple to swap graphics backends with out rewriting the complete rendering pipeline, which is a big plus.

After that, I did terrain rendering utilizing chunks. This turned out to be means trickier than the digicam. I managed to get the chunk system rendering appropriately, however lighting on the edges between chunks nonetheless isn’t fairly proper. Nonetheless engaged on that.

Right here’s a gif of me simply flying around the globe (no physics but, simply free digicam motion):
https://x.com/Simon336470/standing/1946630879553466397

I actually needed to begin on the physics system as we speak, however I ran out of time for as we speak. That’s going to have to attend for an additional session.

I’ve to check for exams this days, so later, hopefully, I’ll have time to do smoother chunk lighting and a few early physics implementation.

Earlier than I begin physics, it is a good time to ask you, let’s imagine you have got a physics physique, and a digicam, how do you “connect” them, like a primary individual controller?
I feel one of many solutions is to implement some sort of relationship element between them to replace each positions. When you’ve got finished one thing like this it will be actually useful to listen to and study.

Want I may very well be of assist however I do know nothing of 3D rendering or lighting.