Magnolia

Current state of the engine (test-game branch)

Windows build is still in development (for now is linux only)!

Requirements

• C++23
• Gcc 15.2.1
• Clang 21.1.6
• Python 3.14.2
• Cmake 4.2.2
• Vulkan SDK 1.3.268
• Mold linker (Optional, can be removed/swapped by changing the linkoptions field in the premake5.lua file)

Build

To build the program use

python3 build.py build debug

The executables for your system can be found in the build folder

References

• [VulkanAbstractionLayer] Renderer architecture and core structures
• [Godot] Lib management
• [VulkanTutorial] Vulkan foundations
• [VkGuide] Render to texture and other vulkan optimizations
• [ASliceOfRendering] Generating an infinite grid using shaders
• [Hazel] Content browser and other editor widgets
• [FontAwesome] Icon fonts
• [IconFontCppHeaders] Font awesome for C++
• [OGLDEV] Mesh optimizations using meshoptimizer
• [LearnOpenGL] Lighting and basic computer graphics concepts
• [LearnOpenGL] Basic text rendering
• [WickedEngine] ECS and other graphics systems
• [Kohi] Rendering systems, native data file formats
• [Scion2D] Lua scripting
• [podgorskiy] Frustum culling
• [Inigo Quilez] Frustum culling algorithm
• [OpenGLTutorial] Billboarding
• [Vulkan-glTF-PBR] PBR and tonemapping algorithms
• [Filmic Worlds] Tonemapping algorithms
• [glTF-Sample-Models] Better quality test models