MilkTea Engine is a simple, beginner-friendly 2D game engine designed for ease of use and flexibility. Inspired by the comforting and familiar aspects of tea, MilkTea Engine aims to provide a cozy and intuitive environment for game developers.

• Easy-to-use interface for asset management and scene building.
• Basic 2D rendering capabilities.
• Integration with Dear ImGui for UI elements.
• Support for simple sprite and sound assets.

(Instructions on how to install, set up, and start using MilkTea Engine, coming soon!)

• Initial Project Setup: Set up the basic project structure and dependencies.
• Game Engine Foundation: Laid down the basic framework for the game engine.
• GUI Refactoring: Extracted the GUI into its own GuiLoader class for better modularity and organization.
• UUID Generator: Built a primitive UUID generator to uniquely identify asset instances following the Factory Pattern.
• GUI->AssetManager Callback: Implemented a callback mechanism for the GuiLoader to invoke asset importing via AssetManager.
• Implementing Eventbus: Building a simple Eventbus system (ChaiBus) to replace callbacks.
• Added WinAPI to the project: Added OpenFileDialog method to handle asset import via AssetManager.
• Added Boost Filesystem: Added the Boost Filesystem to the Engine.

• Documentation: Regularly update documentation and inline comments for clarity and maintainability.
• Testing and Debugging: Continuously test new features and fix bugs.
• Refining the eventbus / event system: Expanding the functions of the eventbus

• Asset Manager Implementation:

  • Develop a basic version of the AssetManager class.
  • Implement asset-importing functionality for one asset type (e.g., images).
  • Create a simple UI for asset importation and display.

• Asynchronous Asset Loading:

  • Research and decide on an approach for asynchronous operations.
  • Implement asynchronous loading for the initial asset type.

• Basic Editor Features:

  • Implement a basic level editor.
  • Develop simple object placement and manipulation capabilities.

• Expand Asset Manager:

  • Add support for additional asset types (audio, text, etc.).
  • Implement advanced features like search, filter, and metadata editing.

• Enhanced Editor Functionality:

  • Integrate the asset manager with the level editor.
  • Add more complex object manipulation features (scaling, rotation, etc.).

• Scripting Integration:

  • Evaluate and integrate a scripting language for game logic (e.g., Lua, Python).

• Full Game Engine Capabilities:

  • Implement a complete set of game engine features (physics, audio, AI, etc.).
  • Optimize engine performance and memory usage.

• User-Friendly Editor:

  • Develop an intuitive and feature-rich game editor.
  • Implement user customization options and themes.

• Community and Feedback:

  • Open the project for community contributions.
  • Regularly gather user feedback and iterate on it.

• Mobile Platform Support: Explore and implement compatibility with mobile platforms.
• Networking Capabilities: Add multiplayer or networking features to the engine.
• Asset Store Integration: Create or integrate with an asset store for additional resources.

Contributions to MilkTea Engine are welcome! Please read the contributing guidelines first.

MilkTea Engine is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

• SFML for rendering.
• Dear ImGui for UI components.