Framework or engine?
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Re: Framework or engine?
It's a Framework that you use to build your Engine on. And you use your Engine to power your Game.
Re: Framework or engine?
So it's a....its actually a standalone application and it uses a scripting language; its API is more like a framework though.
FRENGINE?
FRAMEGINE?
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Re: Framework or engine?
It may use a scripting language, but it uses it as a high level programming language rather than for actual scripting. This is also the reason why it's a "standalone application" - because Lua is compiled at runtime.BlackBulletIV wrote:You can call it either. I personally go with engine, largely because its actually a standalone application and it uses a scripting language; its API is more like a framework though.
Another major thing that shifts it in favour of framework instead of engine status is this missing part (from wikipedia): "Game engines provide a suite of visual development tools in addition to reusable software components. These tools are generally provided in an integrated development environment to enable simplified, rapid development of games in a data-driven manner."
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When you look at it technically, we're actually scripting an application (but then again, all interpreted languages are like this).slime wrote:It may use a scripting language, but it uses it as a high level programming language rather than for actual scripting.
I was also referring to the packaging system the LOVE uses; very engine-like to me.slime wrote:This is also the reason why it's a "standalone application" - because Lua is compiled at runtime.
I don't really agree with that part of the definition; it's something that many game engines do, and definitely makes an engine more... "engine-like".slime wrote:Another major thing that shifts it in favour of framework instead of engine status is this missing part (from wikipedia): "Game engines provide a suite of visual development tools in addition to reusable software components. These tools are generally provided in an integrated development environment to enable simplified, rapid development of games in a data-driven manner."
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Let's just call LÖVE awesome and leave it at that.
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It's really a framework, but I'm going to stick with framgine because it sounds funny
My game called Hat Cat and the Obvious Crimes Against the Fundamental Laws of Physics is out now!
Re: Framework or engine?
bartbes wrote:Oh you sneaky bastard, you totally said <3, didn't you?Robin wrote:a period in time less than three years ago?
The title should not be changed! People often search for "[free] 2d engine" on Google.
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I've heard that people often search for: "cock-hungry BBW sluts" on Google. I'd like to suggest a name change for LÖVE!rude wrote:The title should not be changed! People often search for "[free] 2d engine" on Google.
Re: Framework or engine?
I think LÖVE would not be to far away (in terms of entries) if you searched for that. (AnAL, LUBE, PeNIS, and so forth).nevon wrote:I've heard that people often search for: "cock-hungry BBW sluts" on Google. I'd like to suggest a name change for LÖVE!rude wrote:The title should not be changed! People often search for "[free] 2d engine" on Google.
If we could just get a library called COCK too, no change is required.
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