cocos2d multiplatform

[RDP1974 40]

hello,

I like enhance this library https://github.com/HandymanPlus/delphi-cocos2dx and make it FMX compatible multiplatform, but using low level OpenGLES (Android, Ios, Osx)

I have few spare time, does somebody wants join me in this work?

Coco2d is by far the best engine for cellphones realtime games, making it fully compatible delphi android and ios... is a must to do!

 

Let me know, thanks

[Dave Nottage 557]

6 hours ago, RDP1974 said:

but using low level OpenGLES (Android, Ios, Osx)

I don't have time to help with this particular project, however for iOS and macOS you should be using Metal:

 

  https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal?language=objc

 

Which is what Delphi is moving towards (from 10.4, apparently)

 

[Markus Kinzler 174]

Or Vulkan being available on all platforms ( on macOS and iOS via MoltenVK, which is part of the official Vulkan SDK).

 

https://vulkan.lunarg.com/sdk/home

 

https://github.com/BeRo1985/pasvulkan

[RDP1974 40]

Metal is Apple only,

Vulcan is not well supported.

 

further both are low level api,

cocos is high level game engine, the most used. Also GLes (OpenGL subset) works perfectly from Android, iOS to Linux ...

 

will be cool to have a Delphi counterpart of this engine

 

I’ll try to do in the spare time

[Markus Kinzler 174]

OpenGL/OpenGL ES are being deprecated by Apple and will be removed shortly. If you want to use it you need an wrapper to Metal. (MoltenGL for instance; not free!)

[RDP1974 40]

I see, thanks for the info

[Markus Kinzler 174]

https://discuss.cocos2d-x.org/t/opengl-deprecation-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-cocos2d-x/42746/37