[24 Aug 2024] Orx - Portable Game Engine version 1.15 has been released.

The Orx community is pleased to announce the 1.15 release.
There are quite a few changes in this release.
Here are some highlights:

• A new resource type, mem, has been added for in-memory/embedded resources. The embedded default font and orx logo are leveraging it, while ultimately reducing the size of the library/binary on disk.
• The FX module has been completely overhauled and now supports Bezier curves & 30 web easing curves.
• Trigger is a new module that allows to define and run commands, when handling hierarchical/cascading events. Some triggers have been internally added to handle physics collisions (On[Part]Collide/On[Part]Separate) and object lifetimes (OnCreate/OnDelete).
• Input sets can now optionally be linked to ScrollObjects, providing a unified interface for controlling objects, either from physical devices, with code or with commands. Additionally, OnInput triggers will be fired for ScrollObject that are bound to an input set.
• Orx can now easily run in headless mode, allowing for simple partial or complete embedding in other projects/engines.
• Init can now update projects: adding/updating/removing extensions on existing projects.
• Inspector, a new extension to inspect objects and their associated config at runtime.
• Cheat, a new extension to handle cheat codes (think Konami code or Doom cheats).
• SNDH, a new extension to play Atari ST audio files.
• The Mod extension has been updated to support FastTracker 2 .XM & Scream Tracker 3 .S3M audio formats.
• A ton of other features and quality of life improvements.

The complete list of changes can be found here.

[7 Jul 2024] Live session #13 - Updating a Project, Colors & Misc

The “denoised” version is now available.

This session was about using & expanding on HTML color literals and using Init to update projects:

• HTML colors
• Load (large) config properties from memory
• Compose shaders using CodeList
• Update projects using Init
• New extension sneak peek: Inspector
• How to retro-fit Init into an existing project

[5 May 2024] Live session #12 - Fixed Resolution, Saves & Recent Feature

The “denoised” version is now available.

This session was about targeting a fixed internal resolution, handling save files (config & binary) and recent features that were added over the past couple of months:

• Atari ST SNDH music format support
• New cheat codes extension
• Enabling/Disabling typo checks for config properties
• The Config.GetSystem command
• Conditional config includes (debug, multi-platform, etc.)
• Rendering at a fixed internal resolution
• Using the Config module for saving/loading save games
• Using the Resource module for manual (binary) serialization (maps, etc.)

[24 Mar 2024] Live session #11 - Profiler & Recent Feature

The “denoised” version is now available.

This first session of 2024 was about the profiler and recent features that were added over the past couple of months:

• Installing orx from scratch (fresh install)
• How to use the embedded profiler
• Object.LogParents for debugging object positioning
• Group sorting & CPU performance considerations
• New native hardware cursors
• New FX types: Size & Origin
• Support for XM & S3M formats with Mod extension
• Support for audio noise & wave generation
• Config property typo detection
• Hot-swapping resource bundles

[17 Mar 2024] So long, forum!

Most of the support over the past few years has been provided through our Discord forum, leaving little to no activity to our historic forum.

We’ve thus decided to archive the forum and focus solely on Discord support.

However, given that the forum’s content might still be useful and relevant, it’ll be kept online (as read-only).
Its link in the main menu has thus been renamed: Forum -> Archives.