minetest as a library?
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 05:24The extreme of game/engine split, break minetest down to a core functionality of maintaining voxel areas and providing an interface for manipulating them, real-time mesh generation. Offload everything else to whatever other program (ie. game engine) wants to utilize it. Most games/mods, as they exist, would probably even be maintained (moreso those concerned with block definitions).
Would it be valuable? Would it be valuable to minetest_game? Reading the outstanding issues, reading this forum, it seems like a definite 'maybe'. The muddiness of the line between engine and game seems like the core problem of the project.
If nothing else I feel 'tidy up game/engine split' should definitely be added to the roadmap. Basic stuff like splitting up the config file, devolving appropriate settings to the game or isolating them to the server.
Would it be valuable? Would it be valuable to minetest_game? Reading the outstanding issues, reading this forum, it seems like a definite 'maybe'. The muddiness of the line between engine and game seems like the core problem of the project.
If nothing else I feel 'tidy up game/engine split' should definitely be added to the roadmap. Basic stuff like splitting up the config file, devolving appropriate settings to the game or isolating them to the server.