Isetta Game Template

This is the repository which you can use as the base to make your own game with Isetta Engine.

Setup Steps

Choose one of the following two options to set up:

Option 1: To setup using our template project

• Download this repo as a zip
• Retarget the solution:
  • Open up the .sln
  • Right-click the solution (GameTemplate Solution)
  • Select Retarget Solution, then just select ok
• In /GameTemplate/GameTemplate, create a user.cfg file, we will introduce how to use it later.

Option 2: To setup a new project using the IsettaEngine:

• Create a Visual Studio Project
• Create a .cpp file to start the engine, copy:

  #include <EngineLoop.h>
  
  int main() {
      Isetta::Application::Start();
      return 0;
  }

• Download zip file of the engine (includes .dll and .h)
  • Extract in .sln directory
• Project Properties:
  • Configuration Manager > Active solution platform: > <Edit...> > Click x86 > Remove
  • Configuration Manager > Active solution configuration: > <New...> > Put "ReleaseEditor" in name > OK
  • (Make sure you do the following changes with "All Configurations" selected as Configuration)
  • Debugging > Change Working Directory to "$(TargetDir)"
  • C/C++ (you will need a .cpp file to view this section)
    • General > Additional Includes: > Add $(SolutionDir)Engine; $(SolutionDir)Engine\External;
    • Language > C++ Language Standard > ISO C++17 Standard (/std:c++17)
  • Linker > Input > Add $(SolutionDir)Engine\Build\*.lib;
    • This will need to be different for Debug and Release builds (not currently setup)
  • Build Events
    • Pre-Build Event > Command Line > Add XCOPY /Y /R "$(SolutionDir)Engine\Build\*.dll" "$(TargetDir)"
    • Post-Build Event > Command Line > Add:

    XCOPY /Y /R /S /I "$(SolutionDir)Engine\Resources\*" "$(TargetDir)Resources"
    XCOPY /Y /R /S /I "$(ProjectDir)Resources\*" "$(TargetDir)Resources"
    XCOPY /Y /R "$(ProjectDir)*.cfg" "$(TargetDir)"
    

• Configuration files
  • Create a config.cfg or copy a premade one (see Engine/Resources/Config/)
    • No .cfg in Engine/Resources/Config/ currently
  • Create a user.cfg for any other custom options
    • This file is not mandatory

Prebuilt/Packaged Engine Levels

Level Name	Level Description	Level Inputs
EmptyLevel	A level with only a camera and nothing else	N/A

For more information and documentation, look at our website