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Game Development

This information is meant to help newcomers learn how to develop their own games for the Spring Engine. If you are interested in creating maps for Spring, see Mapdev:Main.

Templates & Examples

• SpringABC - A hierarchical set of empty template games, without examples
• Spring Tutorial Game - A tutorial template game with full examples
• Public Repos - Publicly readable Spring game code repositories

Technical Documentation

GameData

• Armordefs.lua - armor classes
• Icontypes.lua - strategic unit icons
• Modinfo.lua - game identifier file (name, version,...)
• Modrules.lua - Global game variables
• Movedefs.lua - MoveClasses for pathfinding
• Resources.lua - index file for textures
• Sidedata.lua - playable factions/races/sides
• Sounds.lua - index file for sounds
• Messages.lua - Team death messages New in version 95.0:deprecated

Definition Files

• Gamedev:UnitDefs - define the attributes of units
• Gamedev:WeaponDefs - define the attributes of weapons/projectiles
• Gamedev:FeatureDefs - define the attributes of static map features and wrecks
• CEG:Main Particle effects (explosions etc)

Lua API & Libraries (excerpt)

• Lua API Documentation
• LUPS - Lua Particle System
• Chili - A GUI Framework
• ChangePiece - Switch piece geometry

Animation of units

Lua Animations (LUS)

• Animation-LuaScripting
  • Animation-LuaCallins
  • Animation-LuaCallouts
  • Animation-CobLuaDifferences

COB Animations (Antiquated)

• Animation-CobOverview
  • Animation-CobAnimation
  • Animation-CobCallins
  • Animation-CobConstants
  • Animation-CobThreads
  • Animation-CobHitByWeaponID
  • Lua-LuaCOB - how to interface COB with LUA
  • Game Development:Calling basic CEGs from COB
  • GPL COB Examples

Models & Textures

• .s3o
• Assimp
  • 3DModels:AssimpWorkflow
• 3DModels:Textures

Misc

• Gamedev:DebugDrawModes
• Gamedev:Archives - packing game/map
• Gamedev:Buildpics
• Gamedev:CollisionVolumes
• Gamedev:Glossary
• Gamedev:MouseCursors
• Gamedev:Sidepics
• Gamedev:Structure
• VirtualFileSystem

Tools

In-Game Tools

• SpringBoard - Powerful map and scenario editor
• Feature Placer - A Map Feature & NPC Unit Placement Tool

External Tools

• Upspring
• Development Tools

Engine Related

• Download_Testing - Test the compatibility of your game on upcoming versions of the Spring engine.

• EngineChangelogForContentDevs - New engine versions sometimes require games to adjust. A list of common problems.

• EngineSource_for_GameDevs - Notes about the engine source, from modding point of view.

Tutorials

Tips, Tricks & Testing

These tricks and commands are useful for testing or debugging.

Game Development Tutorials

• The Complete Guide To Making A Spring Game - A fairly comprehensive getting started tutorial.
• Porting TA content to Spring
• Simple Game Tutorial - needs to be updated

Modelling Tutorials

Wings3D

• 3DModels:Wings3DTutorial
• Wings UV Mapping Tutorial

Blender

• Blender Workflow Tutorial

3DS Max

• Runecrafter's 3DS Max UV Mapping Tutorial

Texturing Tutorials

• DDS Textures: How To
• Greeble Tutorial 1
• Greeble Tutorial 2

Misc

• Ren'Py: a visual novel engine that can be used with Spring
• Q&A Site for the Spring Engine Currently down.