FXGL

JavaFX Game Development Framework

Good for ...

• 2D or casual UI based games
• Hobby & academic projects
• Learning & practising game development
• Fast prototyping

Not so good for ...

• 3D, mobile or web (until JavaFX can painlessly support these)
• Commercial projects

Latest Release Features

Graphics & UI	Application Framework
JavaFX 8	FXEventBus
Multi-Layer Rendering	Time Management System (in-game time + real time)
Canvas Particle System	Multithreading
Dynamic Texture Manipulation	Log4j2
Sprite Sheet Animations	Performance Monitor + Profiling
Target Screen Resolution (+Fullscreen)	Global Services Framework
Customizable Intro Video / Animation	Developer Panel
Customizable Main Menu / Game Menu (3 built-in menu styles)
Customizable UI elements (Dialogs, Bars, Buttons, etc)
Customizable Global CSS for menus / UI elements

User Input	I/O
Key & Mouse Bindings	EasyIO & Networking (TCP and UDP)
Full Input Mocking	Asset Management (".png", ".jpg", ".wav", ".mp3", ".txt", ".ttf/.otf", custom)

Physics	Utilities
JBox2D	GameUtils
Unified Collision Handling (jbox2d + FXGL physics)

Gameplay	AI
Ents	gdxAI
Game Loop	AStar
Quick Time Events (QTE)	JavaScript Behavior Injections (for entities) + JavaScript Coding Environment
Achievement System	Text/Script Parsers
Notification System
Saving / Loading System
User Profiles (Save/Load/Restore Game Settings)

If you have a use case (feature) that FXGL doesn't cover, raise an issue, carefully describing the use case.

Showcase

You can browse sample games (with screenshots) on the FXGLGames website. The source code is included.

Basic Usage

Java Example

public class BasicGameApp extends GameApplication {

    @Override
    protected void initSettings(GameSettings settings) {
        settings.setWidth(800);
        settings.setHeight(600);
        settings.setTitle("Basic Game App");
        settings.setVersion("0.1");
        // other settings
    }

    @Override
    protected void initInput() {}

    @Override
    protected void initAssets() {}

    @Override
    protected void initGame() {}

    @Override
    protected void initPhysics() {}

    @Override
    protected void initUI() {}

    @Override
    protected void onUpdate(double tpf) {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
}

Kotlin Example

class BasicGameApp : GameApplication() {

    override fun initSettings(settings: GameSettings) {
        with(settings) {
            width = 800
            height = 600
            title = "Basic Game App"
            version = "0.1"
            // other settings
        }
    }

    override fun initInput() { }

    override fun initAssets() { }

    override fun initGame() { }

    override fun initPhysics() { }

    override fun initUI() { }

    override fun onUpdate(tpf: Double) { }
}

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    Application.launch(BasicGameApp::class.java, *args)
}

• For all (up to date) "Getting Started" tutorials check out the Wiki.
• The (up to date) Samples folder will be constantly updated to include demonstrations of various features.
• The YouTube (outdated) videos will walk you through the basics.
• For advanced examples please see FXGLGames.

Setup Tutorials

• Eclipse
• IntelliJ

Maven

<repository>
    <id>jitpack.io</id>
    <url>https://jitpack.io</url>
</repository>

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.AlmasB</groupId>
    <artifactId>FXGL</artifactId>
    <version>0.2.7</version>
</dependency>

Gradle

repositories {
    maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.github.AlmasB:FXGL:0.2.7'
}

Contact