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While discussing how to best use the scripting functionality of the Dragengine, I ended up with a long post that received a very short answer from Dragonlord: Moves this to an article. Well, here we go:
Let's see if I can summarize the API in a few handy words:
- under common the folders curve, math, shape for base geometry, color data classes and operations on them.
- the folder filesystem plus under common the folders string, xmlparser, file for base text persistence classes and operations on them.
- the folders logger, errortracing plus under common the folders exceptions for cross cutting error handling.
- the folder resources which seems to include mid and high level visual entities, artificial intelligence, physical and networking.
- the folder systems, containing the folder modules, containing interfaces for all modules, which then probably during runtime get their different implementations plugged at the will of the user.
All in all a neat setup :-). Maybe slightly unbalanced folder tree and a bit inconsistent sorting of the related structures, but oh well, systems grow and have a life ;-).
Now taking a look at the scripting:
- first impression is, it seems to be heavily relying on events and the implementation seems to be required to implement a lot of callbacks for AI, physics, rendering, network... . That sure covers the necessities for game logic, but seems quite cumbersome as a base layer.
- first idea is, I'd want to provide base game logic entities like avatar, tool, material, product, monster, machine, and some abstract game facilities to bind all the nuts and bolts together to something easily accessible. But maybe my short skim over the documentation made me overlook some gems that possibly already fulfill such desires?
Feel free to comment, especially if you have answers to my last question! Thank you :-).
excuse me but did you ever manage the port to source??? because id LOVE to play it :(
well, I do have an alpha version of it. It's not fully functioning however. I still consider it one of my projects, but atm I'm heavily overworked.
oh, i did for some time... but basically nobody cared ^^... they just kept on with their convo. so why should i?
ya whould post in the forums some time
oh right, damn now they are walking among us hehe.
Waking the dead! :D
complaining about what?
yeh cHIs don't wake the dead already... i've had like 26 complaints this week
hey, dont wake the dead :devil:
he said something.
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