Castle Game Engine: what changed
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| 1 | 1 | [Castle Game Engine](https://castle-engine.io/) is a cross-platform 3D and 2D [[Game Engine|game engine]]. | |
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| 3 | 3 | - You can use any 3D or 2D software to create models in various formats: [glTF, X3D, VRML, Spine JSON, Collada...](https://castle-engine.io/creating_data_model_formats.php). In particular creating game models in [Blender](https://castle-engine.io/creating_data_blender.php) is fully supported, through the glTF format. | |
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| 5 | 5 | - The engine can be used to compile desktop (Linux, Windows, macOS), mobile (Android, iOS) and consoles ([Nintendo Switch](https://castle-engine.io/nintendo_switch)) games. | |
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| 7 | 7 | - You can [design and build applications in a visual editor](https://castle-engine.io/manual_editor.php). The editor utilizes a [command-line build tool under the hood](https://castle-engine.io/build_tool). The build tool calls FPC and some other tools to compile and run the project. | |
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| 9 | 9 | - Many graphic effects are available: physically-based rendering, shadows, mirrors, bump mapping, shader effects, gamma correction. Rendering is done through OpenGL or OpenGLES. | |
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| 11 | 11 | - Numerous services, like in-app purchases and game services, are available on mobile devices. See [Android servcies](https://castle-engine.io/android_services), [iOS services](https://castle-engine.io/ios_services). | |
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| 13 | 13 | - The user interface is cross-platform and supports anchors and automatic scaling. | |
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| 15 | 15 | The engine is open-source. [The engine may be used under GNU LGPL with "static linking exception"](https://castle-engine.io/license.php), just like FPC RTL and Lazarus LCL. So you can make both open- and closed-source games. | |
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| 17 | 17 | ## Screenshots | |
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| 19 | 19 | glTF 3D scene with outlines: | |
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| 23 | 23 | Using gizmo to design 2D game: | |
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| 27 | 27 | "Escape from the Universe" game localized to Japanese: | |
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| 31 | 31 | Strategy game, using Tiled to design maps: | |
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| 35 | 35 | 3rd-person camera demo: | |
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| 39 | 39 | 3D model browser in Lazarus: | |
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| 43 | 43 | ## External links | |
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| 45 | 45 | - [Castle Game Engine YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/CastleGameEngine/) | |
| 46 | 46 | - [More complete list of engine features](https://castle-engine.io/features) | |
| 47 | 47 | - [Manual, starting from Installation and Building your first application](https://castle-engine.io/install) | |
| 48 | 48 | - [API reference](https://castle-engine.io/apidoc/html/index.html) | |
| 49 | 49 | - [Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/castleengine) | |
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| 52 | 52 | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Castle Game Engine", as it stood on 2022-09-20 after a change by Michalis, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* | |
| 53 | 53 | Category: Components | |
| 54 | 54 | Category: Game Development | |
| 55 | 55 | Category: Games | |
| 56 | 56 | Category: Graphics |