Crossplatform C++11 2D Game Engine for Windows and Android games

• Cédric Van De Walle (Vanatis)
• Glen De Cauwsemaecker (GlenDC)
• Pieter Vantorre (NuclearCookie)
• Simon Vanhauwaert (Syvion)

• As long as this branch is in development you should always use the develop engine version, as this branch gets updated daily!

Patch Notes:

• [19/11/2013] 0.0.1
  • Initial version of the engine;
  • From now on we'll record patch notes;
  • The official repository is now also protected and people can start forking and improve the engine;
• [20/11/2013] 0.0.2
  • The GLM classes and functions have been embedded in the engine;
    • Math functions can be found in the Helpers/Math.h file;
    • Typedefs have been made for portability reasons and should be available everywhere.
      • It is recommanded not to use any members of vector and matrices besides the data related members (e.g. x, y, z, w, ...)
  • Code reviews have been applied.
  • Camera Culling has now been implemented and can be used.
  • Components can be enabled/disabled;
  • First version of the colission system, the beginning of the physics part of the engine, has been implemented!
• [24/11/2013] 0.0.3
  • Further implementation of OOBB - Circle collision;
  • Improved implementation of the Object and Basescene class
    • Tags, Groups and Names can now be used;
    • More easy and flexible ways to reach objects/childs;
  • (2D) Culling system debugged and improved;
  • Implementation of the UserInterface system:
    • Lots of predefined classes that are easily extendable;
    • Custom cursor defined globally or per scene, interactive with the UISystem;
  • Bugfix for Swipe Gesture + made it customizable;
  • Font colors work (again) and sprites can now be multiplied with a color;
  • StarEngine has now a Quit function that can be used to exit the application;
  • Logger::Log replaces ASSERT from now on;
• [02/12/2013] 0.0.4
  • Culling bugfixes are solved;
  • Action System has been implemented. A new and easy way to extend your objects on runtime;
    • Several base classes provided and 2 ready-to-use actions (timed fade and move);
  • Template implementations have been moved to inline files;
  • AudioManager has gotten several new functionalties;
  • Some small bug fixes for sound on Android;
  • The Stopwatch System has been improved and has gotten new functionality;
  • Bug fixes related to the reading of files;
  • As an introduction scene the user can now use both the SlideScene and SplashScreen;
  • A lot of bugfixes related to the text, which is now more accurate and correct;
  • Logs are now logged by default with the [GAME] tag, logs from engine use the [STARENGINE] tag;
  • Bugfix related to the UISlider;
  • GameData Helper class has been added and can be used to quickly load/save game data;

The Star 2D Game Engine is licensed under the MIT License. Click here for the full license details.