Read more about what's new in this cerlib release.

This release focuses on cleaning up cerlib’s API as well as preparation for the upcoming 1.0 release.

• Improved website and documentation

• Replaced several C++ STL types by custom implementations:

  • std::string -> String
  • std::string_view -> StringView
  • std::optional -> Option
  • std::tuple -> Tuple
  • std::pair -> Pair
  • std::span -> Span and MutableSpan
  • The rationale for this is outlined here.

• Added a new type pint

  • A checked positive-only integer, used as a replacement for size_t
  • Used to index into containers, automatically checks invalid values
  • Simplifies algebra and reduces casting between signed and unsigned integers

• Added a script NewGame.py that’s able to generate game templates

  • See Getting Started

• Added entt as an optional component

  • entt is now automatically available in your game
  • Simply #include <entt/entt.hpp> and go

• Improved the general game architecture

  • You’re now able to write a game loop directly in the main function
  • The Game class is now final
  • Events can now be polled and handled separately

• Added a new class Camera

  • Can be used to easily implement a 2D observer

• Added a new class AnimatedImage

  • Allows you to load and play sprite sheets

• Added types Degrees and Radians

  • Improved type-safety for types and functions that handle rotations
  • Supported by user-defined literals
  • Can be converted to and from

• cerlib games now link statically with the C++ runtime on Windows and Linux

  • On macOS, dynamic linking is preferred, since the OS guarantees the existence of a C++ runtime

• Dropped WASM support

  • Low interest in supporting the web platform for now; a focus on desktop, mobile and embedded platforms is preferred.

• Your game now uses precompiled headers to reduce compilation times

• Replaced SmallDataArray by List

• Removed multiwindow support

• Various build system improvements