Cataclysm – Jack P Smith

Cataclysm Engine

Caterpillar Editor

Cataclysm is a cross-platform 2D rendering and game development engine written in C++. Included with the Cataclysm Engine is Caterpillar, the visual editor for Cataclysm, as well as the Cataclysm Core Mono Library (CCML). The default renderer included with Cataclysm is Vesuvius, a 2D renderer that currently supports OpenGL. Cataclysm supports C# scripting with Mono, an open source implementation of .NET, as well as native scripting with C++.

Compiled binaries will be publicly available soon. Source code and documentation can be accessed with the links below:

Cataclysm Source Code

CCML Documentation

Features

.NET Framework 4.5
Mono Script Assembly Hot Reload
Caterpillar Editor
C# Serialization

2D Rendering with Vesuvius
ECS Architecture
OpenGL Support
2D Physics + Collision Detection

Profiling & Instrumentation
Scene Serialization
Frame Debugging

Cataclysm Core Mono Library (CCML)

Documentation

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did you make Cataclysm?

Cataclysm is a personal project that was born out of my desire to gain a better understanding of game engine architecture and low-level graphics application development. While Cataclysm is open-source, I plan on personally maintaining the main development branch as my experience and knowledge to build more advanced tools for the engine grows.

Can I use Cataclysm for personal and/or commercial projects?

Cataclysm is completely free and open-source under the MIT license, however I would recommend that you DO NOT use Cataclysm in its current state for commercial projects. The engine is still very young in its development and stable binaries have not yet been released. When an official distribution build becomes available, check the corresponding license and changelog for more details.

Can Cataclysm render in 3D?

Cataclysm uses a three-dimensional world-space, however meshes and object file types (.obj, .fbx, .stl, etc.) are not supported. 2D textures and primitive shapes can be rendered in 3D space by adjusting the entity’s transform component. Ensure that the main camera is set to perspective mode for 3D.