First Version of StarEngine

[sheazywi]

StarEngine 2025.1 — First Public Binary Release

First public binary release of **StarEngine ** + Editor preview.
This version is focused on establishing the foundation of the engine/editor workflow and making the project easier to try on Windows.

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🚀 Highlights

Engine

• First public Windows binary release
• Core engine foundation in C++
• Early rendering / application framework foundation
• Project structure prepared for engine/editor separation
• Open-source project (GPL-3.0)

Editor (Preview)

• First public editor companion build (early-stage / preview)
• Integrated workflow with the engine codebase
• Initial tooling foundation for future editor features

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📦 What’s Included

• StarEngine binary
• Editor binary (preview)
• Required runtime files / assets (if applicable)
• Example project / sandbox (if included)
• README / setup notes

If something is missing, please open an issue and I’ll fix it in the next release.

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✅ Current Focus of 2025.1

This release is about:

• Getting a working first binary out publicly
• Establishing the engine + editor base
• Making future iterations easier (rendering, tooling, scripting, assets)

This is an early release, so expect rough edges.

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🛠️ Platform / Requirements (Current)

• Windows (primary target for now)
• Visual Studio 2022 recommended for source builds
• Vulkan SDK required when building from source (per repository setup flow)

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📚 Getting Started

Option A — Use the binary (recommended)

1. Download the release assets below
2. Extract the .zip
3. Run the editor / engine executable
4. (Optional) Try the included sandbox/example content

Option B — Build from source

1. Clone the repository with submodules
2. Run the setup scripts
3. Generate projects
4. Open in Visual Studio 2022 and build

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⚠️ Known Issues (2025.1)

• This is an early-stage release and some features are incomplete
• Editor functionality may be limited / experimental
• API / project structure may change in future versions
• Performance and stability are still being improved

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🧭 Roadmap (Next Steps)

Planned areas of growth include:

• Faster 2D rendering
• More advanced 3D rendering
• Better editor tooling
• Scripting improvements
• Asset pipeline improvements
• Cross-platform support (later)

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🐛 Feedback / Bug Reports

If you find a bug or want to suggest a feature:

• Open an Issue on GitHub
• Include logs / screenshots / steps to reproduce if possible

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❤️ Thanks

Thanks to everyone checking out the first public version of LuxEngine.
This is the start — more updates coming as the engine and editor improve.

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This discussion was created from the release First Version of StarEngine.