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'''openc2e''' is an open-source [[wikipedia:Game engine|game engine]] for the Creatures games. Development on openc2e began in May 2004. The primary developers are [[Fuzzie]], [[Nornagon]] and [[Bdonlan]], with [[ElasticMuffin]], [[Dylan]] and others having coded various bits. [[ElasticMuffin]] was also responsible for the website and the [[Windows]] builds, and [[Pez]] for the logo. Many other members of the community participated in testing.
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'''openc2e''' is an open-source [[wikipedia:Game engine|game engine]] for the Creatures games. Development on openc2e began in May 2004, was put on hiatus in 2010, and was restarted in 2020.
  
It was intended be an engine capable of running all the games in the [[Creatures series]], allowing people to run them on unsupported operating systems and to extend the engine in ways impossible without access to the source code.  Note, however, that openc2e is ''not'' a game by itself; it needs game content from elsewhere (either official Creatures games or community-created ones) to be playable.
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The original primary developers were [[Fuzzie]], [[Nornagon]] and [[Bdonlan]], with [[ElasticMuffin]], [[Dylan]] and others having coded various bits. [[ElasticMuffin]] was also responsible for the website and the [[Windows]] builds, and [[Pez]] for the logo. Many other members of the community participated in testing.
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It is intended be an engine capable of running all the games in the [[Creatures series]], allowing people to run them on unsupported operating systems and to extend the engine in ways impossible without access to the source code.  Note, however, that openc2e is ''not'' a game by itself; it needs game content from elsewhere (either official Creatures games or community-created ones) to be playable.
 
[[Image:C2-vista-injector.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Creatures 2]] running in openc2e on [[Windows|Windows Vista]].]]
 
[[Image:C2-vista-injector.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Creatures 2]] running in openc2e on [[Windows|Windows Vista]].]]
  
It is a project of the [[Creatures Community Development Network]]. You can visit their IRC channel (#ccdevnet on [http://freenode.net Freenode]) if you would like to ask questions about the project.
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It was started as a project of the now-defunct [[Creatures Community Development Network]]. The original website is archived [http://web.archive.org/web/20110223210931/http://www.openc2e.org/ here].
  
The project entered a hiatus in 2010, and the project website is currently down (archived [http://web.archive.org/web/20110223210931/http://www.openc2e.org/ here]).  The source code is available on [https://github.com/ccdevnet/openc2e github].
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Releases and source code are available on GitHub at [https://github.com/openc2e/openc2e openc2e/openc2e] .
  
 
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Additional missing elements at present include network abilities (ie, the Docking Station warp), the majority of serialisation (world saving/loading and creature exporting/importing) and [[music]] support beyond a preliminary implementation (thanks to work done by [[GreenReaper]] while developing [[MNGPlayer]]).
 
Additional missing elements at present include network abilities (ie, the Docking Station warp), the majority of serialisation (world saving/loading and creature exporting/importing) and [[music]] support beyond a preliminary implementation (thanks to work done by [[GreenReaper]] while developing [[MNGPlayer]]).
  
The eventual aim was being able to 'emulate' near-perfectly any of the Creatures [[engine]]s, and hence run all games in the [[Creatures series]]. It was also intended to be the basis for [[Freetures]] and [[Lifandi]].
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The eventual aim is to 'emulate' near-perfectly any of the Creatures [[engine]]s, and hence run all games in the [[Creatures series]]. It was also intended to be the basis for [[Freetures]] and [[Lifandi]].
 
[[Image:Openc2e-c1-april2008.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Creatures 1]] running in openc2e on [[Windows|Windows XP]]]]
 
[[Image:Openc2e-c1-april2008.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Creatures 1]] running in openc2e on [[Windows|Windows XP]]]]
  
 
==Technical Bits==
 
==Technical Bits==
openc2e is an implementation similar to the [[Creatures Evolution Engine]] (generally referred to as 'c2e', hence the name), built using [[Wikipedia:C++|C++]], [[Wikipedia:SDL|SDL]], [[Wikipedia:Boost_(C%2B%2B_libraries)|Boost]], and the [[Wikipedia:Standard Template Library|STL]].
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openc2e is an implementation similar to the [[Creatures Evolution Engine]] (generally referred to as 'c2e', hence the name), built using [[Wikipedia:C++|C++]], [[Wikipedia:SDL|SDL]], [[Wikipedia:Qt_(Software)|Qt]], and other open-source libraries.
  
 
It currently consists of a [[CAOS]] parser and runtime (supporting multiple versions of CAOS, to allow support for all of the [[Creatures series]]), an implementation of the majority of the [[CAOS]] functions, code for [[simple object|simple agents]], [[compound agent]]s and [[vehicle]]s, a basic [[physics]] engine, [[genome]]/[[creature]] code, and [[sprite]], [[PRAY]], and [[MNG files|MNG]] file support.  
 
It currently consists of a [[CAOS]] parser and runtime (supporting multiple versions of CAOS, to allow support for all of the [[Creatures series]]), an implementation of the majority of the [[CAOS]] functions, code for [[simple object|simple agents]], [[compound agent]]s and [[vehicle]]s, a basic [[physics]] engine, [[genome]]/[[creature]] code, and [[sprite]], [[PRAY]], and [[MNG files|MNG]] file support.  
  
It is known to run on [[Macintosh|Mac OS X]], [[Windows]] and [[Linux]], though the existing builds for Mac OS X and Windows are very out of date.
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It is known to run on [[Windows]], [[Macintosh|macOS]] and [[Linux]].
  
 
==Tools==
 
==Tools==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
  
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* [https://github.com/openc2e/openc2e Git repository]
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110223210931/http://www.openc2e.org/ Archive of official website]  
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110223210931/http://www.openc2e.org/ Archive of official website]  
 
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* [https://github.com/ccdevnet/openc2e Original Git repository (defunct)]
* [https://github.com/ccdevnet/openc2e Git repository]
 
 
* [https://code.google.com/archive/p/openc2e/ Google Code repository (old, does not have latest code)]
 
* [https://code.google.com/archive/p/openc2e/ Google Code repository (old, does not have latest code)]
 
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090417225902/http://openc2e.org/docs.html Archived documentation of supported CAOS commands (possibly outdated)]
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090417225902/http://openc2e.org/docs.html Archived documentation of supported CAOS commands (possibly outdated)]
 
* CIA activity stats/changelog (down, formerly at cia.navi.cx/stats/project/openc2e) - Useful for observing the latest progress on the project.
 
* CIA activity stats/changelog (down, formerly at cia.navi.cx/stats/project/openc2e) - Useful for observing the latest progress on the project.
 
* [https://code.google.com/archive/p/openc2e/issues Bug Tracker] - Check this list before reporting bugs!
 
* [https://code.google.com/archive/p/openc2e/issues Bug Tracker] - Check this list before reporting bugs!

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openc2e is an open-source game engine for the Creatures games. Development on openc2e began in May 2004, was put on hiatus in 2010, and was restarted in 2020.

The original primary developers were Fuzzie, Nornagon and Bdonlan, with ElasticMuffin, Dylan and others having coded various bits. ElasticMuffin was also responsible for the website and the Windows builds, and Pez for the logo. Many other members of the community participated in testing.

It is intended be an engine capable of running all the games in the Creatures series, allowing people to run them on unsupported operating systems and to extend the engine in ways impossible without access to the source code. Note, however, that openc2e is not a game by itself; it needs game content from elsewhere (either official Creatures games or community-created ones) to be playable.

Creatures 2 running in openc2e on Windows Vista.

It was started as a project of the now-defunct Creatures Community Development Network. The original website is archived here.

Releases and source code are available on GitHub at openc2e/openc2e .

Status

openc2e does not currently perfectly simulate physics, nor does it completely simulate Creatures themselves. However, it manages to run most of the Creatures 1, Creatures 2, Creatures Village, Creatures 3 and Docking Station agents well apart from physics issues, and accurately simulates the creature biochemistry in those games. Before development stalled, the primary goals were significant improvements to both Creatures 1 and 2 support (which are poorly supported or entirely nonfunctional on many platforms unlike C3 and DS).

Additional missing elements at present include network abilities (ie, the Docking Station warp), the majority of serialisation (world saving/loading and creature exporting/importing) and music support beyond a preliminary implementation (thanks to work done by GreenReaper while developing MNGPlayer).

The eventual aim is to 'emulate' near-perfectly any of the Creatures engines, and hence run all games in the Creatures series. It was also intended to be the basis for Freetures and Lifandi.

Creatures 1 running in openc2e on Windows XP

Technical Bits

openc2e is an implementation similar to the Creatures Evolution Engine (generally referred to as 'c2e', hence the name), built using C++, SDL, Qt, and other open-source libraries.

It currently consists of a CAOS parser and runtime (supporting multiple versions of CAOS, to allow support for all of the Creatures series), an implementation of the majority of the CAOS functions, code for simple agents, compound agents and vehicles, a basic physics engine, genome/creature code, and sprite, PRAY, and MNG file support.

It is known to run on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Tools

The project also includes some useful tools, such as a PRAY dumping utility similar to REVELATION, a basic Injector Kit, a Brain in a Vat clone, and the start of a genetic editor.

External Links