The Ultraviolet Framework is a .NET game development framework written in C#. This package contains the OpenGL implementation of the Framework's graphics subsystem. Quick start guides for development using the Ultraviolet Framework are available on the project's wiki at https://github.com/UltravioletFramework/ultraviolet/wiki Additional licensing information is available at https://www.ultraviolet.tl/licenses
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Ultraviolet is a cross-platform, .NET game development framework written in C# and released under the MIT License. It is heavily inspired by Microsoft's XNA Framework, and is intended to be easy for XNA developers to quickly pick up and start using. However, unlike MonoGame and similar projects, Ultraviolet is not intended to be a drop-in replacement for XNA. Its current implementation is written on top of SDL2 and OpenGL, but its modular design makes it (relatively) easy to re-implement using other technologies if it becomes necessary to do so in the future.
At present, Ultraviolet officially supports Windows, Linux, and macOS using .NET 6, as well as Android through Xamarin. Support for iOS is no longer provided due to a lack of the requisite development hardware. If anyone wants to take responsibility for providing this support, please Create an issue.
Some core features of the Ultraviolet Framework:
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A runtime content pipeline
Easily load game assets using Ultraviolet's content pipeline. Unlike XNA, Ultraviolet's content pipeline operates at runtime, meaning no special Visual Studio projects are required to make it work. Content preprocessing is supported in order to increase efficiency and decrease load times.
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High-level 2D rendering abstractions
Familiar classes like SpriteBatch allow you to efficiently render large numbers of 2D sprites. Ultraviolet includes built-in support for texture atlases and XML-driven sprite sheets.
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High-level 3D rendering abstractions
Built-in support for glTF 2.0 models and skinned animation makes it easy to get started with 3D rendering. Alternatively, you can write your own GLSL shader programs to take full control of the rendering process, and support for additional model types can be provided by extending the runtime content pipeline.