Demo for The Art of Reflection released (a 3D game and engine fully written in D)

[Jonathan Gerlach]

On Friday, 24 May 2024 at 17:45:31 UTC, Lewis wrote:
> Hello! Not sure if it's of interest, but I've been developing a 
> 3D game and engine in D for a few years, and finally have a 
> demo up on Steam for anyone interested in poking around 
> (Windows only unfortunately).
>
> - All code (engine and game) written in D. Shaders in HLSL. 
> External libraries used for some subsystems (eg. PhysX, FMOD)
> - Custom 3D DX11 renderer using PBR + IBL
> - Supports mirror rendering, with hundreds of simultaneous 
> mirrors and recursive mirrors (passing seamlessly through 
> mirrors is a core game mechanic)
> - Asset burning/cooking system for textures, geometry, 
> materials, and shaders. All asset types support hotswapping.
> - Flexible code hotswapping, by putting 99% of the game and 
> engine in a DLL
> - Scrappy in-game level editor that supports editing during 
> gameplay
>
> Since I'm building the game as a commercial project I haven't 
> released source code, but plan to open source it after the game 
> releases. Happy though of course to answer any questions, share 
> code snippets, techniques, general experiences, etc.
>
> https://store.steampowered.com/app/2290770/The_Art_of_Reflection/

I'm impressed. Are you using DirectX "11 on 12" or standard 
DirectX11? Did you need to avoid the GC at all? I imagine the GC 
could ruin your framerate if you're not careful. Thanks for 
sharing and congrats on finishing (close enough) your game.