Viper Game Engine

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 4:21 am

I've just started working on a game engine for irrlicht.
So far its coming along nicely..

This engine will give you input, sound, physics, and various other things right out of the box. Only thing is its .NET cause I was to lazy to write it unmanaged.

But Its extremly fast.

The physics I hope to do with newton.
Sound I'm still picking.. I like FMOD but you guys seem to like OpenAL. I have the FMOD Implementation done but I don't know if I should do it in OpenAL instead.

But here is a preview of what a simple Irrlicht window would look like using my engine.

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public __gc class CRenderer : public Viper::ITask
{
public:
	void Execute( void ) {
		//Render the scenemanager and the gui environment
		Viper::Engine::GetEngine()->VideoDriver()->beginScene( true, true, SColor(255,180,180,180) );
			Viper::Engine::GetEngine()->SceneManager()->drawAll();
			Viper::Engine::GetEngine()->GUIEnvironment()->drawAll();
		Viper::Engine::GetEngine()->VideoDriver()->endScene();
	}
};

int _tmain()
{
	//Our renderer task
	CRenderer* renderer = new CRenderer();
	Viper::Engine* engine = Viper::Engine::GetEngine();

	//Setup Irrlicht.
	engine->InitIrrlicht( 640,480,16,false,false,EDT_DIRECTX8, 0 );

	//Add our renderer task
	engine->AddTask( renderer );

	//Run game
	engine->Run();

	//Shut down Irrlicht.
	engine->ShutdownIrrlicht();

	return 0;
}

You won't have to worry about linking irrlicht.. Since I have statically linked it to the engine..

Maybe I'll make an unmanaged version of the engine to..
I Don't know yet.. But so far its coming along nicely..

You can derive any tasks you want from the ITask base class
And then add them to the task pool.
Tasks can be paused and resumed and destroyed when ever you want.
So far thats what I have done the task pool and sound.

Electron · Post by **Electron** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 12:34 pm

I probably won't be using it anyway, since .NET and MinGW don't mix, but my opinion on the sound would be to do whatever you like. I personally like FMOD too. OpenAL seems like it's trying to be the OpenGL of sound, but I found FMOD's docs to be much clearer (quite unlike OpenGL vs DX where OpenGL is definitely the one that's easier to understand IMHO)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:32 am

I've successfully integrated ODE into the engine... Now physics are so simple to implement

Simple Attach a phsyics element to a node.

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Viper::Phsyics* p = new Viper::Physics();

//You can set mass, friction, ect... then attach to a node...
//You can also tell something if its unyeilding or not.
p->Attach( someSceneNode );

//Also if you need to be able to apply forces.. I have made a new scene node that has physics built in..
Viper::PhsyicsNode* node;

//You can access its physics object from within the node.
//So you can add forces and stuff
node->AddForce( vector3df( 0.0f, 100.0f, 0.0f ) );  //Will make something jump up into the air

//Then you have a phsyics class you derive a task from that contains collision info between objects

Anywho.. Works rather nice so far..

DarkWhoppy · Post by **DarkWhoppy** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:45 pm

Physics is spelled wrong... you might want to fix that

Other than that, looks good

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:44 am

Oops thanks for pointing that out...
Didn't read over before I hit submit.

Also I'm gonna be including a more finished version of Irrlicht .NET in my engine for those who use .NET

coder2000 · Post by **coder2000** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 12:36 am

OpenAL is 100% free while in certain situatuons you have to pay for FMOD.

Atlantis(NL) · Post by **Atlantis(NL)** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:20 pm

Here is the physics part of the engine.. Uses ODE.

hansmbakker · Post by **hansmbakker** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:48 pm

it seems to be great! do you have the complete source code available for download or something? i would like to have a look at it and see if i can do something with it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:43 am

Yes i'll include complete source when Its ready for release.

vermeer · Post by **vermeer** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 7:03 am

It looks very cool

hey, viper game engine is an already existing comercial engine...perhaps is better to choose other name...

Tyn · Post by **Tyn** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:10 am

Black Mumba Engine prehaps

The Hellcat · Post by **The Hellcat** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:16 am

how bout Ennui Game Engine?

Ennui meaning: Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom

lol

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:52 am

I have changed the name :/ Just never updated the thread here

GameTek

HOw that sound?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:11 pm

its been used too....