README.md

toadot

toadot, based on Godot Engine 4.3 Branch.

my changes of godot, with retro style in modern ways.

not in any production, just a research for now.

why this name?

toad. --> toad + dot --> toadot

Goals

(Explicit Commits with [THIS] or [THIS][fix], e.g: [M][fix]this commit is related the Goals)

Modifications:

• [RGDS] remove GDScript support(will loss some performance);
• [PRB] change pack/repack/build methods;
• [RES] remove OpenGL-ES support;
• [WINAPI] minimal windows API magics;
• [RWEB] remove web support;
• [RUCH] rust with c/cpp as script languages support, natively;
• [RPY] remove scons buildsystem support, ucrt_gcc + cmake is enough.

Customizations:

Assets & File System:

• [BLOB] blob bundles (all_in_one.pck -> separate_1.blob, separate_2.blob);
• [AESM] AES blob encryption, multiple keychain;
• [BLOBH] blob bundles hot update.
• [GIG] minigame engine in a engine.

Graphic & UI:

• [GP] customized graphic pipeline;
• [ARMG] arm embedded devices compatibility (godot has own ktx/khr compression support with PowerVR for mobile nowadays).
• [CUT] real-time cutscenes support.

Audio & AI-TTS framework:

• [TKM] tracker music service;
• [BIA] encoded binary audio format (*.bia), as a sample bundle for tracker service;
• [RAS] real-time audio synthesizer service works with tracker service;
• [TTS] a minimal and fine-grained AI-TTS service framework (*.pts required).

meta-game specifics & game-AI:

• [ANA] characters' habit analyzer;
• [INTI] characters' intent info;
• [AIP] characters' AI status panel.
• [BAE] assets can be decrypted with some behaviors(signals);
• [Console] buildin game console panel;

Security & Analyzers for debugging:

• [TD] thread detection;
• [SBP] sandboxed process.

Middlewares:

Important

necessary middlewares will be built in this engine, godot addons / three-party sdk -> middlewares.

1. blender;
2. FFmpeg;
3. stb;
4. tracker service MUPU-core;
5. bia-format;
6. tine;
7. upx;
8. everything;
9. sbiextra;
10. gdt-cpus;
11. openAL;

Useful Links

1. godot-docs: escn exporter
2. godot-docs: optimizing 3d performance
3. godot-docs: binary serialization api
4. godot-docs: pck
5. godot-rust binding
6. godot-docs: custom platform ports
7. gdt-cpus
8. Android Vulkan for godot
9. godot-docs: buildsystem introduction
10. godot-docs: SCons building system

Licence

toadot: MIT