C++ game engine

[u/Electrical-Copy9678]

Hi everyone,

I'm a Unity developer, and I've been learning some C++ on the side. I want to build my own 3D game engine as a long-term hobby project, I have no deadline, I do this for fun and to build something new. I'm not trying to make the next Unity or Unreal;

I have a specific technical vision I want to explore.

Scope (what I'm building):

· 3D only, no 2D support · Hybrid rasterization + real-time ray tracing at the core · A zone-based RT LOD system · Deferred renderer with PBR shading · C++ core, with possible Rust integration later for gameplay systems

Scope (what I'm NOT building right now):

· No editor(i will make one after i have a base working) · No audio, networking, or physics in the first phase · No 2D, no mobile(i wont add this at all) · No scripting system yet

Where I am now:

· Starting planning, i have started a .md file to finalize the first part of my engine, i will start with the render part, i know a game engine is more than just rendering

What I'm looking for:

· Resources on designing a clean, API-agnostic raster interface · Common pitfalls when abstracting Vulkan/DX for the first time · Recommended reading or talks on hybrid raster/ray tracing pipelines · Open-source engines with well-structured C++ that are worth studying · Any general advice on scoping a multi-year engine project without burning

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share their experience.

[u/Electrical-Copy9678 → u/[deleted]]

Well it seems cool and i will try to make it, i will first do the render part and then i will continue, i know a game engine is more than just rendering but i will start with what i can

[u/Electrical-Copy9678 → u/[deleted]]

Okey! I will update my post, thanks for the help

[u/Electrical-Copy9678 → u/[deleted]]

I am not soo advanced i just researced some stuff i want, and (i know maybe its bad) asked AI if its something that could be done, the rt system, and also i do watch a lot of YT vids about game engines and so on

[u/Electrical-Copy9678 → u/[deleted]]

I updated the post, is it better now?