+++ title = "This Month in Rust GameDev #49 - August 2023" transparent = true date = 2023-09-16 draft = true +++
Welcome to the 49th issue of the Rust GameDev Workgroup's monthly 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!
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- Announcements
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- Engine Updates
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- Library Updates
- Other News
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- Discussions
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goku (Discord) by @ladroid is a new 2D Rust game engine backed by SDL2. It's currently compatible with Windows and WASM and features multi-language (Spa, Fra, Ger, Jpn) docs.
Quick Peek:
- Sprite sheets loading and animation support.
- Basic particle effects.
- Point, spot, and ambient lights.
- UI layer with ready widgets like buttons, checkboxes, and sliders.
- Audio support backed by SDL2 Mixer.
- Gamepad input support.
- Tile system and JSON format for describing scenes.
- Built-in support for parallax backgrounds.
- Simple timing and frame management utils.
- Behavior tree AIs.
Discussions: /r/rust
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