Yan Chernikov TheCherno

AI Game Engine

We're building a production-grade, simple and straight-forward 3D Game Engine for Windows, macOS and Linux (Ubuntu 24+). This is professional-grade software that needs to be stable, fully-tested, and real-world deployable. No hacks, no shortcuts - solid as a rock.

Dev Workflow

Ask questions only when absolutely necessary - work autonomously
IMRORTANT! DO NOT look outside of working directory or use other code on my computer as reference
Start by asking question to determine engine name. Suggest a few
Testing is of the utmost importance - use lots of unit tests (any framework, simple is good), run automated testing
Setup a scene used for testing, which tests every single feature in the engine - all components, and entire scripting API

	#include <chrono>

	class Timer
	{
	public:
	Timer() { Reset(); }
	void Reset() { m_Start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now(); }
	float Elapsed() const { return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - m_Start).count() * 0.001f * 0.001f; }
	float ElapsedMillis() const { return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - m_Start).count() * 0.001f; }
	private:

	//
	// Basic instrumentation profiler by Cherno

	// Usage: include this header file somewhere in your code (eg. precompiled header), and then use like:
	//
	// Instrumentor::Get().BeginSession("Session Name"); // Begin session
	// {
	// InstrumentationTimer timer("Profiled Scope Name"); // Place code like this in scopes you'd like to include in profiling
	// // Code
	// }

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	Sparky March 2016 Release Notes
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	Major New Features:
	- Sparky now supports Physically-Based Rendering (PBR)
	- Sparky now supports rendering in both OpenGL and Direct3D 11
	- Custom 3D model format (SPM - Sparky Model)
	- Build tool for converting from Autodesk FBX to SPM
	- Custom memory allocation and control