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The Mirror - A Godot fork meant to rival Roblox/UEFN just went open source (www.themirror.space)
submitted 8 months ago by popcar2@programming.dev to c/gamedev@programming.dev
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This is kind of huge, isn't it? I've been seeing this engine around for a while (it was still in closed alpha I believe) and it seemed really well done. It's a Godot fork that's intended to be a simpler experience like Roblox, where it has visual scripting, handles all the multiplayer itself, and allows you to create worlds collaboratively with friends and co-workers in real-time.

The only thing people seemed iffy about was monetization and its closed-source nature, but now that it's here and FOSS, anyone think it might blow up and be a great introduction to game development for beginners and kids?

I'll probably test it and see how it is later, but it does seem like it's still in alpha.

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[โ€“] thefreepenguinalt@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

BASED!!!

  1. Is it intended for making online multiplayer games?

  2. Will such games be integrated into a platform?

  3. If said platform exists, will the mods try not to be prudish with what gets published?

[โ€“] popcar2@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago

  1. Yes

  2. It seems like they have a platform/launcher with user-created content in it. They get 10% marketplace fee but since it's fully open source you can probably publish your game outside of their platform.