Projects: Games Now Live Outside the Engine
This is the last of three catch-up posts, after the asset system and the platform layer. It’s about the change that the other two were leading up to: games are no longer part of the engine. They are projects that the editor builds, runs, and hot reloads. The Problem In the asset system post I described how Arkham ended up compiled directly into the engine after my first attempt at loading it as a module. That kept me productive for a while, but it meant the engine had an Arkham editor mode, Arkham game state, Arkham assets, and a “Play Game” button that only worked for one game. Starting a second game would have meant adding all of that again. ...