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Re: Show HN: I'm open-sourcing my game engine

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Post by pipeline_peak » Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 9:06 PM UTC

Unless it’s as advanced as Unity, is it possible to even sell an engine these days?

Something like this is expected to be free

Re: Show HN: I'm open-sourcing my game engine

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Post by kyleyeats » Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 9:16 PM UTC

pipeline_peak wrote: post #21

Unless it’s as advanced as Unity, is it possible to even sell an engine these days? Something like this is expected to be free

With Unity, the trust is gone. I don't think there's ever been a good time to be in the game engine business but this is probably the best time.

Re: Show HN: I'm open-sourcing my game engine

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Post by holografix » Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 9:45 PM UTC

deadbabe wrote: post #19

nine_k wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Node of course can work on multiple cores, using worker threads [1]. You can even share large data efficiently using a SharedArrayBuffer. [1]: https://nodejs.org/api/worker_threads.html

It isn’t trivial to just split up a game into múltiple worker threads and keep everything in sync. With Go, it’s much easier.

Can you expand on the low hanging fruit of splitting a game into multiple goroutines?

What lends itself well to this?

Re: Show HN: I'm open-sourcing my game engine

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Post by holografix » Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 9:46 PM UTC

This is a fantastic project to open source, thank you so much! I’m going to be pouring over the code during the EOY holidays!

Re: Show HN: I'm open-sourcing my game engine

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Post by pkoird » Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 9:52 PM UTC

ahuhz wrote: post #7

Glad to see more open source projects like this out there. Surprised it has under 100 stars on GitHub.

Perhaps because they just made it public?

Re: Show HN: I'm open-sourcing my game engine

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Post by pkoird » Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 9:54 PM UTC

pipeline_peak wrote: post #21

Unless it’s as advanced as Unity, is it possible to even sell an engine these days? Something like this is expected to be free

This is an unfair comparison imo. Just because Dewalt (or similar) sell a comprehensive toolbox does not mean people won't pay for a standalone screwdriver. It all depends on what people feel they need.

Re: Show HN: I'm open-sourcing my game engine

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Post by bsdpufferfish » Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 9:59 PM UTC

A sure way to never finish a game is to start by writing an engine.

You can absolutely make your own tech but at every step that tech should be tailored for your project, as opposed just a general game platform.

Re: Show HN: I'm open-sourcing my game engine

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Post by deadbabe » Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 10:05 PM UTC

holografix wrote: post #23

deadbabe wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It isn’t trivial to just split up a game into múltiple worker threads and keep everything in sync. With Go, it’s much easier.

Can you expand on the low hanging fruit of splitting a game into multiple goroutines? What lends itself well to this?

goroutines

Re: Show HN: I'm open-sourcing my game engine

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Post by ianlevesque » Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 10:07 PM UTC

Kiro wrote: post #5

I wasn't expecting this to be modd.io when I saw the title. It's a popular framework/platform for building IO games.

I play a lot of games and sold some in the past, but I’ve never heard the term. What is an IO game?

Re: Show HN: I'm open-sourcing my game engine

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Post by nathandaly » Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 10:17 PM UTC

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It seems like Apps usually navigate away to a sign in, and then navigate back. Is that pattern hard to implement? Is the issue about cross platform support? Thanks