FlaxEngine
heaps
| FlaxEngine | heaps | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 21 | |
| 5,461 | 3,131 | |
| 1.8% | 0.8% | |
| 9.9 | 9.7 | |
| 4 days ago | 5 days ago | |
| C# | Haxe | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | MIT License |
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FlaxEngine
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Not only Unity...
Flax (MIT/C++) https://github.com/FlaxEngine/FlaxEngine
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I would say to Unity developers, don't use Godot.
For 3D games, check out the engine: Stride Engine or Flax Engine.
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Alternative Game Engines for Marooned Unity Developers
Flax Engine: C# and C++, Global Illumination system, Visual scripting, Full Source Code Available, 4% royalties after $250,000 (threshold is per quarter, not all time). The engine honestly looks really good, so it could be worth taking a closer look, but does lack tutorials.
- List of Unity alternatives
- Unity: We Have Heard You
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What features would you like to see that are not available in leading game engines
It sounds like you're asking them to just remake https://flaxengine.com. (Minus ECS)
- Why is there a lack of cool repos?
- Flax Game Engine – A true game changer
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What are people's thoughts on Flax Engine?
As the title says, what are people's thoughts on Flax Engine. (Link for anyone who hasn't heard of it)
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Unity Face Mass Protest After CEO Purchases Malware Company, Lays Off Hundreds, & Calls Devs Idiots
Flax (4% royalty after 100k revenue) looks to be the most Unity-like, and seems to be pretty polished, if also new and lacking features. That's all I know about it so far. Its pricing model is similar to Unreal's and, like Unreal, it's source-available (but not truly open-source).
heaps
- Not only Unity...
- List of Unity alternatives
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Unity's Trap
Maybe the engine used for Dead Cells, https://heaps.io ?
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Ask HN: Best stack to make a 2D game in 2023
I've personally had a very good experience with Haxe and Haxeflixel (https://haxeflixel.com/) although Heaps (https://heaps.io/) seems to be more popular nowadays.
Haxe is very nice as a language, can easily cross-compile to a lot of targets, Haxeflixel is heavily inspired by some Actionscript framework and has a lot of goodies. Maybe Heaps is more mature, up to date and allows for more advanced features.
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What is the worst engine you've ever used and why?
Not really the worst, but you can say my least favorite, and that would be heaps.io
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why are gamedevs so against sharing code?
Yeah I think it's ideal for 2D development. Look into heaps.io . . you might like it! These days it seems the best source of community for haxe is in their official discord server.
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Picking a language
Many frameworks will let you export for the web, even if you don't code your game in JS. Unity, Godot, Bevy(?), heaps.io ... the list goes on and on.
- Ask HN: Why Adobe still can't figure out Flash on WASM?
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I tried the Flash AS3 at school and it was nice
It takes a little while to get comfortable with heaps.io, largely because tutorials in the Haxe world are pretty limited. Here's a good place to start:
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Everybody always says to 'build your own projects' or 'solve your own problems', what are some things you've done or personally solved for yourself that can inspire others to get their own ideas from?
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that most people use Unity or Godot for jams these days. But as long as your framework exports for the web, you should be fine. Personally, I use haxe and heaps.io, but it's a bit of an outlier and probably requires learning a new language on top of learning a framework.
What are some alternatives?
Godot - Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine
flixel - Free, cross-platform 2D game engine powered by Haxe and OpenFL
o3de - Open 3D Engine (O3DE) is an Apache 2.0-licensed multi-platform 3D engine that enables developers and content creators to build AAA games, cinema-quality 3D worlds, and high-fidelity simulations without any fees or commercial obligations.
Kha - Ultra-portable, high performance, open source multimedia framework.
filament - Filament is a real-time physically based rendering engine for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, and WebGL2
bevy - A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust
openfl - The Open Flash Library for creative expression on the web, desktop, mobile and consoles.
gemrb - GemRB is a portable open-source implementation of Bioware’s Infinity Engine.
armory - 3D Engine with Blender Integration
The-Forge - The Forge Cross-Platform Rendering Framework PC Windows, Steamdeck (native), Ray Tracing, macOS / iOS, Android, XBOX, PS4, PS5, Switch, Quest 2
raylib - A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming