README

Game template using FireMonkey with Delphi

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This code repository is a “blank” example of a video game project using the “Gamolf FMX Game Starter Kit.” You can use it as a starting point to create your own multi-platform video games in Pascal using Delphi.

Check out the TODO-EN.md file to get started.

This code repository contains a project developed in Object Pascal language under Delphi. You don't know what Delphi is and where to download it ? You'll learn more on this web site.

Using this video game development kit

Visit the starter kit website to download the compiled version of the demo games, learn more about how it works, access videos and articles, find out about the different versions available and their features, contact user support...

Talks and conferences

Embarcadero CodeRage 2025

• The Christmas Game Evolution (in French or English depending on the videos or docs)

Twitch

Follow my development streams of software, video games, mobile applications and websites on my Twitch channel or as replays on Serial Streameur mostly in French.

Source code installation

To download this code repository, we recommend using "git", but you can also download a ZIP file directly from its Codeberg repository.

This project uses dependencies in the form of sub-modules. They will be absent from the ZIP file. You'll have to download them by hand.

• DeveloppeurPascal/AboutDialog-Delphi-Component must be installed in the ./lib-externes/AboutDialog-Delphi-Component subfolder.
• DeveloppeurPascal/CilTseg4Delphi must be installed in the ./lib-externes/CilTseg4Delphi subfolder.
• DeveloppeurPascal/Delphi-Game-Engine must be installed in the ./lib-externes/Delphi-Game-Engine subfolder.
• DeveloppeurPascal/Gamolf-FMX-Game-Starter-Kit must be installed in the ./lib-externes/Gamolf-FMX-Game-Starter-Kit subfolder.
• DeveloppeurPascal/librairies must be installed in the ./lib-externes/librairies subfolder.

Documentation and support

I use comments in XMLDOC format in Delphi to document my projects. They are recognized by Help Insight, which offers real-time input help in the code editor.

If you need explanations or help in understanding or using parts of this project in yours, please contact me. I can either direct you to an online resource, or offer you assistance in the form of a paid or free service, depending on the case. You can also contact me at a conference or during an online presentation.

Compatibility

As an Embarcadero MVP, I benefit from the latest versions of Delphi and C++ Builder in RAD Studio as soon as they are released. I therefore work with these versions.

Normally, my libraries and components should also run on at least the current version of Delphi Community Edition.

There's no guarantee of compatibility with earlier versions, even though I try to keep my code clean and avoid using too many of the new ways of writing in it (type inference, inline var and multiline strings).

If you detect any anomalies on earlier versions, please don't hesitate to report them so that I can test and try to correct or provide a workaround.

License to use this code repository and its contents

This source code is distributed under the AGPL 3.0 or later license.

You are free to use the contents of this code repository anywhere provided :

• you mention it in your projects
• distribute the modifications made to the files provided in this AGPL-licensed project (leaving the original copyright notices (author, link to this repository, license) must be supplemented by your own)
• to distribute the source code of your creations under the AGPL license.

If this license doesn't suit your needs (especially for a commercial project) I also offer classic licenses for developers and companies.

Some elements included in this repository may depend on third-party usage rights (images, sounds, etc.). They are not reusable in your projects unless otherwise stated.

The source codes of this code repository as well as any compiled version are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind.

How to ask a new feature, report a bug or a security issue ?

If you want an answer from the project owner the best way to ask for a new feature or report a bug is to go to the Codeberg repository and open a new issue.

If you found a security issue please don't report it publicly before a patch is available. Explain the case by sending a private message to the author.

You also can fork the repository and contribute by submitting pull requests if you want to help. Please read the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

Support the project and its author

If you think this project is useful and want to support it, please make a donation to its author. It will help to maintain this project and all others.

You can use one of those services :

• Patreon
• GitHub Sponsors
• Liberapay
• Ko-fi in French or in English

You can buy an end user license for my softwares and my video games or a developer license for my libraries if you use them in your projects.

I'm also available as a service provider to help you use this or other projects, such as software development, mobile applications and websites. Contact me to discuss.