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PYXIS ENGINE

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[EARLY_ENGINE]
  • C++
  • Engine Programming
  • Graphics Programming
  • OpenGL
  • Box2D
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    Game
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    C++ game engine powering a multiplayer falling sand simulation

    Modular architecture with event-driven design

    Inspired by TheCherno's Hazel engine

    PROJECT_STRUCTURE 
    ├── Pyxis Engine (Main)
│   └── Core game engine framework
├── Pyxis Game
│   └── Multiplayer falling sand simulation
├── Pyxis Editor [OUTDATED]
│   └── Visual editor for the engine
└── Sandbox [OUTDATED]
    └── Testing environment for features

    CORE_FEATURES

    ARCHITECTURE
    • >Event-driven design system
    • >Node-based Inheritance framework
    • >Abstracted rendering pipeline
    RENDERING
    • >OpenGL implementation with abstraction
    • >Advanced shader support
    • >Framebuffer post-processing
    PHYSICS
    • >Box2D integration
    • >Wrapper 2D Nodes for B2Bodies
    UI_SYSTEM
    • >ImGui with experimental docking
    • >Custom UI components

    TECH_STACK

    CORE_LIBS
    UTILS

    ARCHITECTURE

    CORE_SYSTEMS 
    // Core architecture components
- Event-driven system with custom events
- Layer-based application structure
- Resource management for assets
- Signal/slot inter-component communication
    RENDERING 
    // Rendering pipeline
- Abstracted renderer with OpenGL implementation
- 2D and 3D rendering capabilities
- Camera systems (orthographic/perspective)
- Material and shader management
- Framebuffer for advanced techniques
    NETWORKING

    #include <steam/steam_api>

    Originally implemented multiplayer using Asio's TCP/UDP sockets, following javidx9 (OLC) tutorials.

    Later added Steamworks API for P2P connections with NAT punch-through.

    Planned synchronization approach based on Factorio's multi-client simulation techniques.

    SKILLS_ACQUIRED

    PROJECT_MGMT

    • → Pre-processor definitions
    • → Precompiled headers
    • → Core-App linking patterns
    • → Build system configuration

    PROGRAMMING

    • → Linear algebra for graphics
    • → Header-implementation separation
    • → Type casting (static/dynamic)
    • → Smart pointers (shared/weak)

    GRAPHICS

    • → Rendering pipeline implementation
    • → GLSL shader development
    • → Lighting models (Phong)
    • → FrameBuffer utilization

    GAME_DEV

    • → Particle systems
    • → Multiplayer networking
    • → Chunk-based world management
    • → Physics simulation

    // See the engine in action in Pyxis Game

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