Prerequisites

Visual Studio 2019 or 2022 with the Desktop development with C++ workload
.NET 9.0 SDK
Git

Generate Build Files

bash

# Visual Studio 2022 (recommended)
cmake -B build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64

# Visual Studio 2019
cmake -B build -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64

This generates a .sln file in the build/ directory. You can open it in Visual Studio or build from the command line.

Build

bash

cmake --build build --config Debug
cmake --build build --config Release

Run

bash

.\build\bin\Debug\OpenEngine.exe

The executable runs integration tests then enters the main loop.

Batch Building

Use the provided scripts:

bash

# Command Prompt
build.bat

# PowerShell
.\build.ps1

CI Build

bash

cmake -B build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
cmake --build build --config Release --parallel

Next Steps

Set up C# Scripting for game logic
Try the Development Workflow

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