I am just getting back into game development and I am really impressed with XNA. My only problem is that I want a community based 2d game engine so that I can harness the power of the community. Does anybody know of a good XNA 2d game engine that is currently being supported or Do I just have to write one myself?
well I meant XNA based and that doesn't cost money. I've used Torque engines before but they lack documentation. Thanks
Khalid Abuhakmeh
2009-04-02 21:42:27
Ah. You might want to clarify that in the question (I didn't immediately think of that when I read "community based")
Schnapple
2009-04-02 22:00:12
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FlatRedBall is a good option and is being actively supported. http://www.flatredball.com/frb/
Bill Reiss
2009-04-02 23:33:51
I looked at FlatRedBall and it is missing something. I can't tell what it is, but dare I say... it's not a very sexy engine. Thanks though.
Khalid Abuhakmeh
2009-04-03 01:48:16
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It looks like the engines posted are pretty much your only options for 2D right now. You can find a list of available game engines for XNA at the XNA forums. Ziggyware also keeps a list of engines for XNA, and there are a few more 2D engines listed there. Most of them were posted years ago, and I doubt they are currently being supported. You could also check out DEngine, but it looks like that is still in an alpha stage.
For certain types of games (e.g. tile-based RPG) there are starter kits, such as the RPG starter kit and spaceship game starter kit. If you happen to be developing a game for one of those genres, you could build on those examples.
Venesectrix
2009-04-03 16:00:10
I've looked at all those that you suggested but they seemed geared directly to their particular genre. I guess I'm looking for a EntLib for XNA but I guess it doesn't exist. Thanks.
Khalid Abuhakmeh
2009-04-06 13:36:55
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The Kitae game engine is currently under heavy development @ NullCity.com
It is currently in beta but you can sign up for testing.
Rob
2010-06-19 12:31:57
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Ice Cream is really freaking sweet but last I check still in beta. So its a little bit buggy but, I'm sure once they get an official release going. Its already pretty awesome and pretty damn usable. And it comes with Milkshake , a level / animation editor (So Sweet!)
Terrance
2010-08-31 18:25:28