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Here is a high-level view of the different versions of the Oni engine and a brief introduction to some of the subsystems in the engine. Also see [[Game data terminology]] to learn more about the game data files. | |||
==Engine versions== | ==Engine versions== | ||
There are three versions of Oni's engine found in released versions of the game. They are referred to interchangeably by various names. | There are three versions of Oni's engine found in released versions of the game. They are referred to interchangeably by various names. | ||
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==Subsystems== | ==Subsystems== | ||
The engine consists of various subsystems, some of which have colorful animé-related names and some of which have | The engine consists of various subsystems, some of which have colorful animé-related names and some of which have boring descriptive names. If an article is devoted to documenting more of that subsystem, it will be linked. | ||
;AI2 | ;AI2 | ||
The second iteration of the code for driving the [[AI]] | The second iteration of the code for driving the [[AI|AIs]] (NPCs). | ||
;Akira | ;Akira | ||
The environment code, responsible for holding the game world in memory. Named for the 1988 film [[wp:Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]. | The [[Graphics|environment]] code, responsible for holding the game world in memory. Named for the 1988 film [[wp:Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]. | ||
;BFW | ;BFW | ||
A layer rather than a subsystem | A layer rather than a subsystem: stands for "BungieFrameWork". This is the lower layer of the game engine, consisting of generalized cross-platform engine code. The upper layer is simply called "Oni" and contains specializations needed to implement Oni's gameplay logic. | ||
;BSL | ;BSL | ||
Standing for BFW Scripting Language, this is the subsystem responsible for running [[BSL| | Standing for "BFW Scripting Language", this is the subsystem responsible for running Oni's [[BSL|scripting language]]. | ||
;Motoko | ;Motoko | ||
The renderer code, responsible for drawing | The renderer code, responsible for drawing Oni's [[graphics]]. Named for the main character of the 1995 film [[Ghost in the Shell]]. | ||
;Totoro | ;Totoro | ||
The code for [[Animation| | The code for Oni's 3D [[Animation|animation system]]. Named for the 1988 film [[wp:My Neighbor Totoro|My Neighbor Totoro]]. | ||
;''Et cetera'' | |||
There are various other subsystems that we essentially never talk about, such as LocalInput, WindowManager, SoundSystem2 and TemplateManager. | |||
[[Category:Engine docs]] | [[Category:Engine docs]] | ||