Show HN: NasNas, a new intuitive and user friendly C++ game framework

by Madour • 6 years ago

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Madour7• 6 years ago

Hello folks,

NasNas is a personal project I have been working on for the past 4 or 5 months. It is an easy to use/learn game framework that targets beginner and intermediate game developers. It is built on top of SFML, thus it is cross platform Windows, Linux and Android (not tested on macOS, but should work fine).

The framework has a modular architecture : it is separated in multiple independent modules, so the user can choose to use or not some parts of the framework, or even develop his own module for NasNas.

I already used NasNas to create 2 game jam games, so I tested it in real situation, and got very positive results !

Finaly, it is documented, and a tutorial explaining how to use it is available on the Github wiki. Please check them out !

(also, this is my first time on hacker news, I hope my post is fine)

offtop52• 6 years ago

Thanks for posting.

Would you advise this as a good way for someone to learn CPP ?

Madour7• 6 years ago

You mean creating a framework or using the framework ? Creating a project you like is always a good way to learn a programming language. However, using a framework before knowing a programming language is not a good way imo, because you will actually learn the framework, and not the language really. You need at least to know the basic notions and concepts of c++ before using the framework. I hope this answers your question :)

bArray• 6 years ago

Great project, two recommendations:

1. A screenshot of something an implementer might expect to see (maybe a demo).

2. Mention that it's cross-platform near the top of the readme.

tonmoy• 6 years ago

I can see a showcase section in the readme

Madour7• 6 years ago

Thanks for your comment, indeed I'll have to update the Readme ^^'. I agree, some screenshots would keep the attention of visitors, and cross platform keyword is important also .

jagger27• 6 years ago

I can confirm this appears to build and launch fine on macOS.

Madour7• 6 years ago

Thats awesome ! Tyvm for building it on macOS !

nine_k• 6 years ago

Intuitive, user-friendly, and C++ in one phrase! Amazing how far C++ has gone.

lightgreen• 6 years ago

We have more game frameworks than games.

pedrambehroozi• 6 years ago

Nasnas is a monstrous creature in Arab/Persian folklores :D

Madour7• 6 years ago

That's what I found after I decided to name my project that way. Wasn't aware at all Nasnas can also mean a monstrous creature.

In fact, the definition of Nasnas(نسناس) in arabic dictionary is : "a type of small monkey with a long tail". https://www.google.com/search?q=نسناس

marrianeKK3• 6 years ago

Looks interesting. But how does this compare to other frameworks like Godot or Unity?

jcelerier• 6 years ago

is a comparison between a 168-commit one-man show and an 30k-commit, 1600-contributor project or a project which his the main asset of a company valued at 2.8$ billion dollars really going to be relevant ?

marrianeKK3• 6 years ago

I meant a comparison in terms of goals, ergonomics, etc. Whatever this new framework is trying to do differently. IIRC, Godot also started as a one-man show.

Madour7• 6 years ago

Well Godot and Unity are GUI game engines, and my project is a code game framework, which is quite different.

A game framework usually does not provide specific "game logic" but only some tools and functionalities that can be used in any type of game. Frameworks are also more lightweight and flexible than engines (again, usually)

As a hobbyist, I always find game engines overkill for 2D games, and I like to do things by code, rather than using a user interface.

marrianeKK3• 6 years ago

Thanks for your reply! I played around with Monogame[0] in the past and I absolutely loved the "code first" approach. I will definitely try out NasNas.

[0](https://www.monogame.net/)

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