Aether Engine

Aether Engine is a cross-platform, multi-API rendering engine designed to support both DirectX and Vulkan. It aims to provide a flexible and powerful foundation for game development. The project is very early days at the moment, as I aim to first port my old DX11/WIN32 game engine, before beginning to abstract out all platform-dependencies and then work on a Vulkan backend for the engine.

Features

• Cross-Platform: Supports Windows, with plans to also support Linux, and macOS.
• Multiple Rendering APIs: Initial support for DirectX 11 with plans for Vulkan integration.
• Modular Architecture: Easily extendable with additional features and APIs.
• Open Source: Encouraging community contributions under the Apache License 2.0.

Build Instructions

Prerequisites

• CMake (version 3.15 or higher)
• Ninja (optional, for faster builds)
• Visual Studio (Windows) or Clang/GCC (Linux/macOS)
• DirectX SDK (Windows)
• Vulkan SDK (optional, for Vulkan support)

Steps

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/AetherEngine.git
   cd AetherEngine

2. Create a Build Directory:

    mkdir build
    cd build

3. Generate Build Files:

    cmake -G "Ninja" .. # Ninja is specific to Windows, but allows for faster builds

4. Build the Project:

   ninja

5. Run the Executable:

   ./EngineApp/AetherEngine.exe

Usage

Currently, the engine initializes a basic DirectX 11 renderer and creates a window with GLFW. Future updates will include more features and rendering capabilities.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

Contributing to Aether Engine

Thank you for considering contributing to Aether Engine! I want this project to foster an open-source community, however it is currently incredibly early days for the project. Please instead add this to your watch for now, and I will send out an update once the project is far enough along that people can make more meaningful contributions!