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Hello, I am interested in purchasing the Studio version of CopperCube. Is there any documentation for the API? |
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Well, look, the engine uses the Irrlicht and IrrKlang libraries, which have documentation available online. As for the other libraries, like those for opening and working with different 3D mesh files and so on, you can just check the files. The part written by Niko himself doesn’t seem to be documented and is mostly just a wrapper for Irrlicht. |
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So there is no API built on top of these libraries then? It's hard to know since there is literally no additional documentation on this £118 price tag. Hence why I am asking here. Does CopperCube use an entity component system? |
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the source code provides access to modify and extend the compiled game on the CopperCube engine - that's obvious and well-known. But many don’t realize that the engine is based on Irrlicht, which means a lot of objects and elements are actually nodes from the Irrlicht engine, along with their parameters. To work conveniently with the source, you need to clearly understand what you want to do. I’m using only the pro version but I’m familiar with the source, and I can say the most efficient way to use it is by extending the JS API with your own functions. This allows you to take advantage of all the capabilities of C++ and the Irrlicht and IrrKlang libraries. For this, you don’t need to dive too deep into the code written by Niko it's enough to study the libraries and know C++. |
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Thanks for your response Sam. |
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Yes, as Sam mentioned, CopperCube is basically a modified irrlicht game engine - the vast majority of irrlicht C++ code can also be found in CoperCube. There are not many things that wont run from the irrlicht code in CopperCube directly - in those cases some adjustments are needed - so far I have been successful in doing this, and I am not a c++ programmer.....doh! A good web source is: https://irrlicht.sourceforge.io/docu/index.html and for a forum type help try: https://irrlicht.sourceforge.io/forum/index.php?sid=01cfaead42b5966275dbc96610a235e5 If your stuck maybe try github also for more information. |
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