SuoraEngine is an open-source C++ Engine for building 3D real-time rendering Applications and interactive Content, especially Video Games.
Gameplay Programming using C++ and a custom C++ Reflection System using SuoraHeaderTool and SuoraBuildTool. Everything is devided into C++ Modules, which can be compiled incrementally.
Full Clean Engine Build within 5 Minutes.
Incremental C++ Build (Compile + Editor Startup) in <15 Seconds.
Gameplay Scripting using C#. Extend Native C++ Classes and Functionality with C# and .Net Core 8.
.Net Core 8 SDK is required!
Full C# Build + HotReload in <5 Seconds.
Create custom Gameplay Logic using Visual Scripting. Easy interoperability with C++ using SuoraHeaderTool.
Other Features Suora offers:
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Custom SuoraBuildTool | To extend the Engine using Modules as Plugins and to allow Reflection and Introspection |
| Custom Visual Scripting Tools | Node-based Visual Scripting to enable easy implementation of custom logic |
| Physics | 3D Physics using JoltPhysics |
| GameFramework | Flexible Node-based GameFramework |
| Custom EditorUI | using the RenderingAPI as a Backend (Immediate) |
| InGameUI | using the GameFramework and UINodes (Retained) |
| Full Visual Editor | Feature complete Level- and Asset-Editor to enable authoring game content |
| Deferred Rendering | Deferred + Forward Rendering using scriptable Shaders |
| Particle Systems | using Instanced Rendering |
- Download the latest Engine Release on GitHub
- Install the .Net Core 8 SDK
- Install Visual Studio 2022 and also install Desktop Development with C++ using the Visual Studio Installer
- To create a new or open an existing Suora Project, start the Launcher in /Binaries/
- Choose a Project Name and Location and select Create Project
- Visual Studio should open by default
- If not, open the Location in your File Explorer and use the Buildscripts in {ProjectLocation}/Scripts/
- Open the .sln manually
- Choose Editor as your Startup Project and Release as your Configuration
- Compile and Run
- Clone the repository: git clone --recursive https://github.com/YanSchw/SuoraEngine
- Generate the Solution using /GenerateSolution.bat
- Make sure, MSBuild Path is valid
- This script compiles SuoraBuildTool.exe and copies it into /Binaries/Scripts/
- It executes SuoraBuildTool.exe and generates a VS2022 Solution
- Open the Solution using Visual Studio 2022
- Build using VS2022
- C++20 Compiler
- [Windows] Visual Studio 2022 Toolset (MSVC) (Community Edition)
- Windows (64bit)