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[Bart]

If you want to try and enter the wonderful world of game development, here is a tool which will help you and take away the tedious parts of game programming.

The Victory Engine is a new modular game engine meant to take care of those tasks that are common in many game development projects. It's core components include:

* A game loop to execute logic.
* An entity list to keep track of all the entities (objects and helpers) in the game.
* A flexible framework for loading and managing resources.

On top of that, several extra components are included which you can decide for yourself whether or not to use:

* Basic geometry, math, physics and collision detection.
* A 2D graphics system.
* Player keyboard and mouse input.
* An easy to use networking layer.

The Victory Engine is meant to be as generic and flexible as possible. Very game-specific elements (such as an inventory system or player object) are therefore not a core part of it. Often-used elements may, however, be included as extra, optional components to be easily inserted into the engine.

Victory Game Engine website

[Bart]

And here's a tutorial (WIP): http://www.openwaren...Engine_Tutorial

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edit: outdated link. Here is a new one

[Jeeves]

This does look really cool, 2pg, but I'm afraid its well over my head, else I'd have complimented it sooner

[Bart]

Hey, never too late to learn

[Jeeves]

I am learning, just sticking to CSS intricisies, beginer PHP, n00b JS, and trembling in my boots about the fact I'm actually doing a unit on object oriented design this semester... If it goes well I'll damn well take a closer look at this

[Bart]

We have a new site:

In another step at marketing the Victory Engine more as a seperate product and giving it more attention, I've installed a new wiki for it. This wiki, found at http://victory.openwarengine.org/ replaces the simple, temporary site we had there (although it looked great, TDP ). Feel free to add anything you like, and spam this link around as much as you can

[Bart]

The engine is going to support 3D as well, by using a modular design. Check out the forum!

[The Best Guest]

Hey this looks really cool and I've been looking around for a decent engine I'll try this one out and probably register at the forums too. Thanks 2play

[Bart]

The redesign of the engine is done, and the first fully complete tutorial is finished too.

Check it here:
http://victoryengine...g_Ship_Tutorial

[Phil]

Gah! Why Java?

I guess there's no way I can avoid getting familiar with that language eventually...

[Bart]

Because Java is great, and conventions are for wussies

[Bart]

We have a new skin. Finally no longer the default Wiki look.
Check it out: http://victoryengine.org

Additionally, play the first released game: http://victoryengine.org/Showcase