diff --git a/_drafts/newsletter-001.md b/_drafts/newsletter-001.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d85549650 --- /dev/null +++ b/_drafts/newsletter-001.md @@ -0,0 +1,394 @@ +--- +title: "This Month in Rust GameDev #1 - August 2019" +--- + +Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Rust Game Development Workgroup’s +monthly (hopefully!) newsletter. + +[Rust] is a systems language pursuing the trifecta: +safety, concurrency, and speed. +These goals are well-aligned with game development. + +We hope to build an inviting ecosystem for anyone wishing +to use Rust in their development process! +Want to get involved? [Join the Rust GameDev working group!][join] + +[Rust]: https://rust-lang.org +[join]: https://github.com/rust-gamedev/wg#join-the-fun + +## News and Blog Posts + +<!-- +8-12 important news with their own sections. + +Ideal section structure is: +- image/GIF, +- a paragraph or two with a summary and useful links, +- and discussion links. + +If needed, section can be split into subsections with "------" delimiter. +--> + +### [Survey from the Rust GameDev Working Group][survey] 📋 + +Interested (maybe already invested?) in using Rust for game development? +Please set aside a brief moment to answer this short survey about +the current state of our GD ecosystem and what the GD working group +can do to nurture it. 🌱 + +While we'd greatly appreciate a modicum of identifying information +so we can easily connect with you for further discussions, +sharing that information is optional. +Only 3 questions in this survey are mandatory and we've saved +the most important one for last. + +_Discussions: +[/r/rust](https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cp2ib7/survey_from_the_rust_game_development_working/), +[twitter](https://twitter.com/rust_gamedev/status/1160659441550864384)_ + +[survey]: https://users.rust-lang.org/t/survey-from-the-rust-game-development-working-group/31270 + +------ + +Also, check out our previous post +["Introducing the Rust Game Development Working Group"][introducing-wg] +if you haven't seen it yet +\[[/r/rust](https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cs44vx/introducing_the_rust_game_development_working), +[twitter](https://twitter.com/rust_gamedev/status/1163137574812209152)]. + +[introducing-wg]: https://rust-gamedev.github.io/2019/08/18/introducing-the-rust-game-development-working-group.html + +### [This Month in Rustsim \#7 (June − July 2019)][rustsim_7] + + + +[nphysics] 0.12 release contains several long awaited features: + +- The support for linear and non-linear _continuous-collision detection (CCD)_ + with colliders on rigid bodies and sensors. + There's [a brand new page of the user guide][ccd guide] about it. +- Rigid body _velocity damping_: this allows to artificially + slow down some bodies. This is essential for, e.g., + top-down 2D games where traditional coulomb friction cannot be used. +- Rigid body _maximum velocity_ limit: it is possible to force a rigid body + to never get a velocity higher than a threshold. +- The possibility to use _custom containers_ for bodies, + colliders, joints, and force generators. + This helps overcoming some difficulties related to borrowing, + and also help for the integration of nphysics with other solutions. + The physics world structures will no longer own those containers. + +With [ncollide] 0.20, it is now possible to compute the time of impact +between two shapes undergoing an arbitrary rigid motion. +This is known as non-linear time-of-impact computation. +This is used by the new CCD integration on nphysics 0.12. + +Watch [a "CCD support on nphysics 0.12" video][ccd youtube] +or [play with the online demo yourself][nphysics examples] +(choose "CCD" in the "Select example" menu). + +_Discussions: +[/r/rust](https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cmxdyk/this_month_in_rustsim_7_june_july_2019_nphysics), +[twitter](https://twitter.com/rust_gamedev/status/1160659441550864384)_ + +[rustsim_7]: https://www.rustsim.org/blog/2019/08/01/this-month-in-rustsim +[nphysics]: https://nphysics.org +[ncollide]: https://ncollide.org +[ccd guide]: https://www.nphysics.org/continuous_collision_detection +[ccd youtube]: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EnjgJp9mKz0 +[nphysics examples]: https://nphysics.org/demo_all_examples3 + +------ + +Also, check out ["About the future of nphysics: a pure rust 2D and 3D real-time physics engine"][future] +\[[/r/rust](https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cm2858/about_the_future_of_nphysics_a_pure_rust_2d_and)]. + +[future]: https://www.patreon.com/posts/about-future-of-28917514 + +### Way of Rhea [Trailer][rhea trailer] and [Steam Wishlist][rhea steam] Announced + +[][rhea trailer] + +^ _click on the GIF to see [the full trailer][rhea trailer]_ + +[A new trailer][rhea trailer] and the [Steam wishlist][rhea steam] +were published for "Way of Rhea" by [Anthropic Studios]. + +Way of Rhea is an upcoming puzzle platformer that takes place in a world +where you can only interact with objects that match your current color. + +Take a look at [this Reddit comment][rhea notes] with a quick summary +about implementation and tooling. + +_Discussions: +[/r/rust_gamedev](https://reddit.com/r/rust_gamedev/comments/co8kqd/way_of_rhea_trailer_steam_wishlist_announced), +[twitter](https://twitter.com/AnthropicSt/status/1159867047821611010)_ + +[Anthropic Studios]: https://anthropicstudios.com +[rhea steam]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1110620/Way_of_Rhea +[rhea trailer]: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIzqlI-gbAY +[rhea notes]: https://reddit.com/r/rust_gamedev/comments/co8kqd/way_of_rhea_trailer_steam_wishlist_announced/ewryjet + +### [Veloren 0.3](https://veloren.net/devblog-26) + + + +Veloren is an open-world, open-source multiplayer voxel RPG. +The game is in an early stage of development, but is playable. + +The 0.3 version brings lots of new content and bugfixes. +Read more here: ["This Week In Veloren 26"](https://veloren.net/devblog-26/). + +_Discussions: +[/r/rust](https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/clziyh/veloren_03_the_multiplayer_voxel_rpg_written_in)_ + +### [RUZZT] + + + +[@yokljo] published [RUZZT] - a [ZZT] game engine clone written in Rust. + +> My wife and I wrote this as a fun exercise, and went a lot further with it +> than originally anticipated. We wanted to try to replicate the original +> game's behaviour by simply looking at it running in Dosbox and seeing +> if we could make RUZZT do the same thing. +> This means the code architecture is likely very different +> from the original game. +> +> Eventually we did get far enough that it seemed like a waste of time +> to try to guess how some specific things were implemented, +> so we used a disassembler to make sure various behaviours worked correctly. + +_Discussions: +[/r/rust](https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cl9qhk/ruzzt_a_zzt_game_engine_clone_written_in_rust)_ + +[RUZZT]: https://github.com/yokljo/ruzzt +[ZZT]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZT +[@yokljo]: https://github.com/yokljo + +### [oxygengine-navigation] - Navmesh Pathfinding System for ECS Games + + + +[oxygengine-navigation] is a crate to perform pathfinding +on [navmeshes][navmesh wiki]. +It's an ECS module (compatible with any SPECS engine) +and is a part of a bigger [Oxygen game engine][oxygengine]. + +Here's a [demo/example of the integration with Amethyst][oxygengine amethyst demo]. + +_Discussions: +[/r/rust](https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/co62an/navmesh_based_navigation_system_for_ecs_games), +[twitter](https://twitter.com/PsichiX/status/1159895167392002048)_ + +[navmesh wiki]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigation_mesh +[oxygengine]: https://github.com/PsichiX/oxygengine +[oxygengine-navigation]: https://github.com/PsichiX/Oxygengine/tree/master/oxygengine-navigation +[oxygengine amethyst demo]: https://github.com/PsichiX/Oxygengine/tree/master/demos/amethyst-integration + +### [Amethyst's Activity Report][amethyst news] + + + +- [Amethyst v0.12 quietly released](https://github.com/amethyst/amethyst/releases/tag/v0.12.0) + and now the project moves to two-week release cycle. +- 2D action platformer [Space Menace] by [@krankur] partnered with Amethyst + to become an official showcase project + ([announcement][space menace announcement]). + +  +- [Evoli] released [v0.2](https://github.com/amethyst/evoli/releases/tag/v0.2.0) + and [moved into 3D](https://community.amethyst.rs/t/evoli-v0-2-video-log-retrospective/1007). + +  +- New tools for 2D game development: + [the Sheep spritesheet packer and Amethyst 2D Starter](https://amethyst.rs/posts/tools-for-2d-games). +- Scripting support [edges closer](https://community.amethyst.rs/t/scripting-what-do-we-need-to-get-there/958). +- Learning from Legion: [an ECS design discussion](https://community.amethyst.rs/t/legion-ecs-discussion/965). +- [Arsenal](https://github.com/katharostech/arsenal) - a Blender game engine + built on Amethyst and Rust ([announcement][arsenal announcement]). +- [amethyst-imgui](https://github.com/amethyst/amethyst-imgui) and + [Laminar](https://github.com/amethyst/laminar) + (a semi-reliable UDP-based protocol for multiplayer games) steadily mature. +- [Rendy](https://github.com/amethyst/rendy) (rendering engine) is well + [on its way towards web and OpenGL support](https://twitter.com/AmethystEngine/status/1159765804205957120). +- Atelier Editor underwent some [visual planning](https://github.com/amethyst/atelier-editor/issues/21). + +_Discussions: +[/r/rust](https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/coh2hy/amethyst_activity_report_july_2019), +[twitter](https://twitter.com/AmethystEngine/status/1160992752341016576)_ + +[@krankur]: https://github.com/krankur +[Space Menace]: https://github.com/amethyst/space-menace +[Evoli]: https://github.com/amethyst/evoli +[amethyst news]: https://amethyst.rs/posts/activity-report-july-2019 +[space menace announcement]: https://amethyst.rs/posts/space-menace-showcase +[arsenal announcement]: https://community.amethyst.rs/t/arsenal-the-vision-for-a-full-amethyst-blender-integration/911 + +### [Embark's Rust Open-Source Crates and Ecosystem Tracking](http://embark.rs) + + + +A quote from the announcement: + +> We've put together a tracking page for our Rust open source work, +> future ideas/plans, and issues that we've run into and want to improve on. +> +> [embark.rs](http://embark.rs) +> +> It is still pretty early, but hope it can be useful or of interest +> to see what we, a commercial games company, +> is planning and thinking about Rust. +> +> We are also open to collaborate with other companies or individuals, +> as well as sponsoring more open source work to improve and support the ecosystem. +> Feel free to reach out to us here or on +> [opensource@embark-studios.com](mailto:opensource@embark-studios.com)! + +_Discussions: +[/r/rust](https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cr73zz/embarks_rust_open_source_crates_and_ecosystem), +[twitter](https://twitter.com/repi/status/1162361431355994112)_ + +[rust40]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3AdN7U24iU + +------ + +Also, Embark has recently open-sourced [physx-rs] - [PhysX] bindings to Rust. + + + +> Quite complex big C++ project to build & bind to ([@h3r2tic] did some magic). +> Eventually want full native Rust lib but PhysX is +> feature rich & performant today so nice to be able to use it! + +_Discussions: +[/r/rust](https://old.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cqbhif/embarkstudiosphysxrs_rust_binding_and_wrapper_for/), +[twitter](https://twitter.com/repi/status/1161645313532280835)_ + +[physx-rs]: https://github.com/EmbarkStudios/physx-rs +[PhysX]: https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/PhysX +[@h3r2tic]: https://github.com/h3r2tic + +### Other News + +<!-- +Special section for other news (up to 15) in a one-liner format: +- Main link, +- short summary, +- optional discussion links (in square brackets), +- optional small image. +--> + +- Vlad Zhukov shared on Twitter videos of [his space game prototype](https://twitter.com/VladZhukov0/status/1157636331629137921) + and [his experiments with Voronoi diagram for procedural destruction](https://twitter.com/VladZhukov0/status/1162462543530643457). +- [Azriel] published a devlog ["Charging Up"] - characters in [Will] can now charge up + by holding the Attack button. + +  +- [droprate](https://crates.io/crates/droprate) - a crate for choosing + outcomes based on a weighted probability map, + aka more player-friendly random numbers + \[[/r/rust](https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/co3buo/ann_droprate_a_crate_for_randomly_choosing_things)]. +- ["Compare Against Your Friends"] - after the [1.0 release][roboinstructus 1.0] + of [Robo Instructus], [Alex Butler] released a few more versions + that fix some bugs, improve performance, scoring and UI. + +  +- [@Remco](https://twitter.com/wodannson) shared on Twitter + [a video of hot reloading demonstration](https://twitter.com/wodannson/status/1157472538622078976) + \[[/r/rust](https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cldaew/hot_reloading_of_function_bodies_in_rust), + [/r/rust_gamedev](https://reddit.com/r/rust_gamedev/comments/cldajt/hot_reloading_of_function_bodies_in_rust/)]. + +[Azriel]: https://azriel.im/ +["Charging Up"]: https://azriel.im/will/2019/08/16/charging-up +[Will]: https://azriel91.itch.io/will +[Robo Instructus]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1032170/Robo_Instructus +["Compare Against Your Friends"]: https://blog.roboinstruct.us/2019/08/02/better-than-your-friends.html +[Alex Butler]: https://twitter.com/bigabgames +[roboinstructus 1.0]: https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cdw1ct/robo_instructus_is_out_now_programming_puzzle + +## Popular Workgroup Issues in Github + +<!-- Up to 10 links to interesting issues --> + +- [\#23 "[Needed Crate] A pure rust SPIRV generator"](https://github.com/rust-gamedev/wg/issues/23) +- [\#25 "The state of math libraries"](https://github.com/rust-gamedev/wg/issues/25) +- [\#26 "[Tracker] Better windowing/graphics inter-operation"](https://github.com/rust-gamedev/wg/issues/26) +- [\#42 "[Discussion] A plan for crate stewardship"](https://github.com/rust-gamedev/wg/issues/42) +- [rust-gamedev.github.io](https://github.com/rust-gamedev/rust-gamedev.github.io): + - [\#2 "Newsletter"](https://github.com/rust-gamedev/rust-gamedev.github.io/issues/2) (so meta!) + - [\#4 "Create a rust-gamedev.github.io site"](https://github.com/rust-gamedev/rust-gamedev.github.io/issues/4) + +## Meeting Minutes + +<!-- Up to 10 most important notes + a link to the full details --> + +_**TODO**: This section definitely needs more work, help._ + +- The workgroup recommends crates to have a minimum supported rust version policy +- winit/raw-window-handle +- Gfx-hal 0.3 is coming! (_**TODO**: this is outdated now, remove_) +- Web presence (Newsletter, arewegameyet.com) + +[See all meeting issues](https://github.com/rust-gamedev/wg/issues?q=label%3Ameeting) +including full text notes or [join the next meeting][join]. + +## Requests for Contribution + +- [winit](https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit): + - [Issues tagged as "Good first issue" and “help wanted”][winit help wanted]; + - [Issues tagged as "Blocking a release"][winit blocking]; +- [gfx-rs's "contributor-friendly" issues](https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Acontributor-friendly); +- _**TODO**: anything else to highlight here?_ + +[winit help wanted]: https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit/issues?utf8=✓&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22status%3A+help+wanted%22+label%3A%22Good+first+issue%22 +[winit blocking]: https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit/issues?utf8=✓&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Blocking+a+release%22 + +## Bonus + +<!-- Bonus section to make the newsletter more interesting --> + +Just an interesting Rust gamedev link from the past. :) + + + +On 2017.07.06 one of the first commercial Rust games ["A Snake's Tale"] +by [Michael Fairley] was released: +[Steam][snake steam] (Windows/Linux/macOS), +[itch.io](https://m12y.itch.io/a-snakes-tale), +[AppStore](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a-snakes-tale/id1211845149?mt=8&at=1001lnX5), +[Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.m12y.asnakestale). + +> A Snake's Tale is a puzzle game about snakes in cramped places. +> Clear a path to get to the hole, eat some eggs along the way, +> and make sure to press all the buttons. + +[][snake trailer] + +^ _click on the GIF to see [the full release trailer][snake trailer]_ + +A few posts about the game and how it was developed: + +- ["I Made a Game in Rust"](https://michaelfairley.com/blog/i-made-a-game-in-rust), +- ["A Snake's Tale Postmortem"](https://michaelfairley.com/blog/a-snakes-tale-postmortem). + +["A Snake's Tale"]: https://m12y.com/a-snakes-tale +[Michael Fairley]: https://twitter.com/michaelfairley +[snake steam]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/654810/A_Snakes_Tale +[snake trailer]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23pQmEuueNw + +------ + +That's all news for today, thanks for reading! + +Want something mentioned? 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