Incomplete Code

There are only a few key areas left that need to be finished, before we can start creating a game using the Orion Engine framework. Note that some of the features mentioned on this page will likely have to wait for a later release to be finished.

NOTE: See the Engine Features page for details on the features that are currently finished.

This documentation is only a preliminary specification and is subject to change at any time.

Effect System

• Convert all existing scene objects to use the new effect system. Decide what needs to be deprecated from the API.
• Finish the material editor, and effect importers, in the Orion Genesis world builder.

Animation System

• Finish animation track blending.
• Finish animation event handling.

Terrain Management

• Test adding multiple patches of terrain together.
• Spline-based terrain and the associated tools.

Scene Manager

• Maintain large worlds by dynamically loading/unloading scene elements.

Networking

• Finish packet compression and encryption.
• Finish UDP communication (for things like voice chat).

Geometry Library

• Finish bones and skinned mesh support.
• Finish patch mesh support.
• Finish progressive mesh support.

Physics Library

• Path finding, path creation, etc.
• Collision analyzer for solving complex collisions (i.e. rolling, bouncing, sliding, spinning, etc.)
• Simulation manager.
  • Inverse kinematics (IK) system for 3 joint articulation.
  • Vehicles, such as car, bike, boat, etc.
  • Flocking, autonomous agents, etc.
  • Attached objects with breakable restraints.
  • Springs.
  • Inertial behavior, viscosity, friction, buoyancy, etc.

Sound Manager

• Allocate and manage sound buffers/channels, handle buffer priorities, dynamic load/unload, etc.

2D GUI Control Library

• Create new list box and/or drop-down list control.
• Create new menu control.
• Create new tab control.

Scripting

• Finish implementing high-level script language w/advanced data types.