Pixelometry is a gem that helps you build isometric pixel art games on top of Ruby2D. It aims to add utility classes and a DSL to it, that not only removes the tedium of building a game with only code, but also applies the structure and optimizations that make sense for such a game.
A good way to think of it is as a Gamebox for Ruby2D for isometric pixel art games. The approach taken will be to start as a gem (which will require a typical Ruby runtime) and to later add support for mruby and native builds.
If using Bundler add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'pixelometry'And then execute:
$ bundle install
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install pixelometry
In most cases you would want to start a project with Pixelometry:
pxl new <YOUR_APP_NAME_HERE>This will generate a folder with a basic starting point for you. See the examples for examples of how to get started.
If you already have a Ruby2D app, you can simply require 'pixelometry'
right after Ruby2D to get access to the DSL and classes.
require 'ruby2d'
require 'pixelometry' # just add thisThis gem is currently in development and has not yet been released. Examples will be created for all the features, so that is a good indication of progress. The following is needed before it will be released:
- Entity Component System (sort of)
- Scene Management
- State Serialization
- Common predefined systems
- Isometric Depth-sorted Rendering
- Input System
- Animation State
- Simple Isometric Physics
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/exastencil/pixelometry. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.
Everyone interacting in the Pixelometry project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.