Blocks

A voxel-based game/game-engine written in Zig with a Vulkan renderer. Inspired by Minecraft, FarHorizons features a client/server design with block-based world rendering, async chunk loading, and a modern graphics pipeline.

Current Features

• Vulkan rendering pipeline with dynamic shader compilation
• Block model system with variants and multipart definitions
• Async chunk loading and mesh generation
• Texture array management
• Player input and camera controls
• Entity system
• Voxel shape system for block geometry (Will be used for collisions later on)
• Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux)

Planned Features

• Multiplayer support (server currently in early development)
• Physics and collision system
• World generation
• Custom block types and textures

Requirements

• Zig 0.16.0-dev or higher (bundled in via the run.bat)
• Vulkan-capable GPU with up-to-date drivers

Building from Source

Windows

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/HTRMC/FarHorizonsZig.git
   cd FarHorizonsZig
   

2. Build and run using the provided script:

   run.bat
   

   The script will automatically download the Zig compiler if not present.

   Optional: Specify optimization mode:

   run.bat --om ReleaseFast
   

Manual Build

1. Build with Zig:

   compiler/zig/zig build
   

2. Run the client:

   zig-out/bin/FarHorizons
   

License

This project is licensed under MIT.