FXGL: A Java repository from xolan

FXGL

JavaFX Game Development Framework

Good for ...

2D / casual games
Hobby / academic projects
Learning / improving game development skills
Fast prototyping of game ideas

Not so good for ...

3D, mobile or web (until JavaFX can readily support these)

Latest Release Features

Graphics & UI	Application Framework
JavaFX 8	FXEventBus
Multi-Layer Rendering	Time Management System (in-game time + real time)
Canvas Particle System	Multithreading
Dynamic Texture Manipulation	Log4j2
Sprite Sheet Animations	Performance Monitor + Profiling
Target Screen Resolution (+Fullscreen)	Global Services Framework
Customizable Intro Video / Animation	Developer Panel
Customizable Main Menu / Game Menu (3 built-in menu styles)	GC-free Object Pooling
Customizable UI elements (Dialogs, Bars, Buttons, etc)
Customizable Global CSS for menus / UI elements
Post-processing Effects (alpha)

User Input	I/O
Key & Mouse Bindings	EasyIO & Networking (TCP and UDP)
Full Input Mocking	Asset Management (".png", ".jpg", ".wav", ".mp3", ".txt", ".ttf/.otf", custom)

Physics	Utilities
JBox2D	GameUtils
FXGL Physics (BBox + SAT)
Unified Collision Handling (JBox2D + FXGL physics)

Gameplay	AI
Ents (ECS)	gdxAI
Full Game Loop	AStar
Quick Time Events (QTE)	JavaScript Behavior Injections (for entities) + JavaScript FXGL Environment Variables
Achievement System
Notification System
Saving / Loading System
User Profiles (Save/Load/Restore Game Settings)
Level Parsers (.txt, .json (alpha) using jackson)
Quest Tracker

If you have a use case (feature) that FXGL doesn't cover, raise an issue, carefully describing the use case.

Showcase

You can browse sample games (with screenshots) on the FXGLGames website. The source code is included.

Java Example

public class BasicGameApp extends GameApplication {

    @Override
    protected void initSettings(GameSettings settings) {
        settings.setWidth(800);
        settings.setHeight(600);
        settings.setTitle("Basic Game App");
        settings.setVersion("0.1");
        // other settings
    }

    @Override
    protected void initInput() {}

    @Override
    protected void initAssets() {}

    @Override
    protected void initGame() {}

    @Override
    protected void initPhysics() {}

    @Override
    protected void initUI() {}

    @Override
    protected void onUpdate(double tpf) {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
}

Kotlin Example

class BasicGameApp : GameApplication() {

    override fun initSettings(settings: GameSettings) {
        with(settings) {
            width = 800
            height = 600
            title = "Basic Game App"
            version = "0.1"
            // other settings
        }
    }

    override fun initInput() { }

    override fun initAssets() { }

    override fun initGame() { }

    override fun initPhysics() { }

    override fun initUI() { }

    override fun onUpdate(tpf: Double) { }
}

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    Application.launch(BasicGameApp::class.java, *args)
}

(up to date) For all "Getting Started" tutorials check out the Wiki.
(up to date) The Samples folder will be constantly updated to include demonstrations of various features.
(outdated) The YouTube videos will walk you through the basics.
For advanced examples please see FXGLGames.

Setup Video Tutorials

Maven

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.almasb</groupId>
    <artifactId>fxgl</artifactId>
    <version>0.2.9</version>
</dependency>

Gradle

dependencies {
    compile 'com.github.almasb:fxgl:0.2.9'
}

Uber jar

Latest pre-compiled uber jar can be found in Releases

xolan/FXGL