Minecraft Engine

A game engine created for games like Minecraft and Terraria.

Why is it

Like I said, this engine is made for Minecraft-like games, so it doesn’t have some of the fancy features you’d find in Unity or Unreal Engine. But that also means I can focus more on performance and make it run perfectly for Minecraft-style gameplay.

What I do

• Implemented rendering of squares and cubes in OpenGL using the Blinn–Phong lighting model with a single draw call.
• Added basic UI support via Dear ImGui.

How to use

1. Clone the repository.

   git clone https://github.com/zong4/MinecraftEngine.git

2. Install XMake if you haven’t already.
3. Build and run the project, xmake will automatically download and build the dependencies for you.

   cd MinecraftEngine
   xmake run -y
   

What we plan

• Add support for additional basic shapes such as spheres, cylinders, and cones, etc.
• Implement common procedural generation algorithms, including Perlin Noise and Simplex Noise, etc.
• Implement world generation techniques such as Chunked LOD and Greedy Meshing, etc.
• Implement basic physics systems (rigid bodies, collisions, forces, etc.)
• Implement physics-driven animation (ragdoll, procedural motion, and dynamic interaction)

References:

• OpenGL
• Game Engine Architecture