Caramel is a 2D Game Engine that is solely built on the Java Programming language. Why did I choose this language? Firstly, it is still one of the most widely used languages worldwide. Secondly, I feel much better coding in Java than a faster but more complicated language such as C or C++.
Since Caramel is a Java project, I have included a portable version of JDK 1.8 inside the jdk/ folder. Why JDK is
needed you ask? Well, JDK is needed to compile Java script classes (not JavaScript) into components for each
GameObject. That is right! You can use Java as a scripting language to program the logic behind your game! Simply run
Caramel.exe with the jdk/ and launch4j.xml beside it and you will see the engine open!
Right click the Hierarchy Panel and select the GameObject you want to create.
Select the GameObject you want to edit and go to the Inspector Panel to add a Component.
From here, you can manipulate the Components of the GameObject and change whatever you want.
To create a Script for your GameObject, scroll down until you see Create Script, and enter a script name to your preference
and click on Create.
This is what a Script looks like. It is similar to Unity Scripting, so you might get the hang of it pretty quickly.
If you want intellisense for your scripts, you can add the API dependency using Maven:
<repository>
<id>caramel-repo</id>
<url>https://repo.destial.xyz/repository/maven-snapshots/</url>
</repository>
<dependency>
<groupId>xyz.destiall.gameengine</groupId>
<artifactId>api</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
You can find the Java Docs for the API in docs/.