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Creating a game engine

Started by win_crook Sep 21, 2006 at 10:55 AM 2 replies 1.5k views

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Sep 21, 2006 at 10:55 AM

Say I want to create a layer for loads of different game librarys to handle everything... So I want to make an 'engine' built on other systems. e.g (Ogre, OIS, OpenAL, ODE) all implemented together to form a very easy to use game engine. What would be the best way to do this? For example how would the structure work? Cheers in advance David

jkleinecke

Sep 21, 2006 at 11:08 AM

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Original post by win_crook
What would be the best way to do this?
For example how would the structure work?

That my friend is the million dollar question. The hardest part of creating a game engine is figuring out how all the systems will fit together.

My advice would be to create some sample projects with those librarys so that you get a good feel for how they work. After you have a better understanding of each component you can then begin to layout your overall structure.

Atash

Sep 21, 2006 at 8:04 PM

Well, OGRE already has an existing interface to ODE, so need to worry about interfacing those two yourself.

Also, don't strive too much for 'Easy'. The 'Easier' (which by my book means 'simpler') an engine is to use, the more it tends to assume about what the programmer using it is trying to do.

drakostar

Sep 23, 2006 at 2:37 PM

Take a look at GOOF, Yake, and OGE.

I agree completely with the advice to make a game using these libraries. Then refactor mercilessly until you have the 'engine' part separate from the 'game' part. Then use the engine to make a completely different type of game, and modify the engine as needed.

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