JulGame Update: June 2023

[Kyjor]

Hi everyone,

If you are actually following the progress of this project, you would know that there have been a lot of changes in the last few months. A few name changes (and possibly another one soon), a bunch of refactoring, and an editor!

Name Changes

• Multiple times, I've changed the name, or the way the name it has been written. I went from: kryogen -> julgame -> julGame.jl -> currently "JulGame.jl". The reason for the most recent change is that for the repo to become a Julia registered package, the first letter of the name needs to be capitalized. The remaining issue is that the prefix "Ju" cannot be in the name without special permission. Right now, I am waiting for a reviewer to manually review the name. If it doesn't work, I believe the new name will either be "Kryogen.jl" or "KryoGame.jl".

Refactoring

I broke julGame into modules in anticipation for eventually becoming a package. Making sure the engine is clearly defined and separated from a game was very important and a large task for myself. I also wanted to make sure every module handles clear, defined tasks so the code can be used in the eventual 3d work.

Building executables

I spent a lot of time working with PackageCompiler.jl to try and understand how building executables works. The biggest challenge was handling loading files.

Editor

I released the first version of the editor. A user should be able to create all components and build scenes with the visual editor.

Documentations and demos

There is so much going on with the engine that I don't think it's easy for someone to just pick it up and use it. I plan on updating the example project for the new version, and to write documentation for how to use the editor and how to write scripts. I also plan on listing out all features, along with what is planned.