Glyphion Game Engine

Glyphion is an experimental game engine that renders 2D and 3D games to the terminal. Built with .NET, Glyphion offers a unique approach to game development, bringing the charm of ASCII graphics to modern game design. This is a hobby project.

<p align="center"> <img src="./media/demo.gif" alt="Glyphion Engine Demo" width="600"> </p>

Features

• Terminal Rendering: Create games that run directly in the console
• 2D and 3D Support: Develop both 2D and 3D games using ASCII characters
• Texture Support: Load and render textures using PPM files
• Font Integration: Use Figlet fonts for text rendering
• Multi-threaded Rendering: Optimized performance with multi-threaded rendering
• Level of Detail: Implement LOD techniques for improved performance
• Culling: Efficient rendering with culling algorithms
• Drawing Primitives: Built-in support for rendering various shapes
• Cross-platform: Windows and macOS supported.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK 9

Building the Project

Building Glyphion is straightforward:

dotnet build

Creating a Game

To create a game using Glyphion, inherit from the GlyphionGame class:

public class MyGame : GlyphionGame
{
    public MyGame(GlyphionEngineOptions options) : base(options) { }

    protected override void OnCreate()
    {
        // Initialize your game
    }

    protected override void OnUpdate()
    {
        // Update game logic
    }

    protected override void OnRender()
    {
        // Render your game
    }
}

Example Project: TerminalCraft

Included in the repository is TerminalCraft, a basic clone of Minecraft that showcases Glyphion's capabilities. It demonstrates various features of the engine, including:

• Voxel-based world generation
• Day/night cycle
• Basic player movement and interaction
• UI rendering

Contributing

While Glyphion is a personal hobby project, contributions are welcome! If you're interested in contributing, please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch for your feature
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to your branch
5. Create a new Pull Request

Please note that as a hobby project, response times may vary.

Planned Features

As a hobby project, Glyphion is constantly evolving. Here are some features planned for future implementation:

• Terminal Graphics Protocol support: Enhanced graphics capabilities for compatible terminals
• Gamepad support: Expand input options for a more versatile gaming experience
• Entity System: Streamline game object management and interactions
• Built-in mesh loading from OBJ: Easy integration of 3D models
• Built-in animation system: Simplify the process of adding animations to your games
• Other features as inspiration strikes!

License

MIT