Introduction

The goal for Scion2D is to make a simple 2D game engine where I can teach what I am learning through my youtube channel. This is for educational purposes and to constantly learn more about programming and gaming everyday. There are definitely better engines out there; however, I find it more fun to try to build your own, learn from others, and grow as a developer.

Check the Docs

The documentation is still a work in progress; however, you can check it out here: Scion2D Docs

Build

Requires CMake 3.26 and vcpkg

Get VCPKG:

git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.bat

Make sure the following environment variables are set:

VCPKG_ROOT=[path_to_vcpkg]
VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET=x64-windows

Install dependencies

./vcpkg install glm entt sdl2[alsa] sdl2-mixer box2d lua sol2

Linux apt-get install python-jinja2

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/dwjclark11/Scion2D.git
cd Scion2D
cmake -S . -B build

Also, in the main.lua file for the editor, comment out the loaded assets and files that don't exist. They will just error out.

Add a default font

The engine needs a default font. Use the code below and add the font of your choice.
We will be adding default font to the engine shortly that will be automatically loaded.
In the Application.cpp, change the loading of the fonts to a .ttf file at a given location for your engine.

// Temp Load pixel font // Change this to the font you use and its path
if (!assetManager->AddFont("pixel", "./assets/fonts/pixel.ttf"))
{
  SCION_ERROR("Failed to load pixel font!");
  return false;
}

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