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The Loving Cube Engine - original version

Download last release 0.58 (Windows) - 50 MB zipped

See more pictures and videos. Be warned that this is clearly an alpha (development) version. Additionaly, this version contains users-generated content (flags) and therefore might be inappropriate for children.

How to run

Any computer less than 3 years old with a decent video card should handle it (see details).

(windows) Windows XP/Vista/Seven users: simply download and unzip the file in a directory and double-click on one of the .bat files.
You may however need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package first. The game still crashes on some machines though, the problem is still unsolved.

(linux) Linux users: instead of using the button above, check the changelog for the last available Linux release, dowload, unzip, and start the .sh file. Note that Linux support is experimental.
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About the default test game

This is a large environment where you can create a flag anywhere with some text written on it, and it will be available for any player in the world.

Note: of course I am not responsible in any way about what is written on the flags :)

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About the engine

The engine is designed to allow an experienced user to modify the whole game. It features:

  • An integrated realtime world editor
  • A lua-based high-level script interface
  • A basic sound API
  • A basic network API
  • Cubes with soft borders and wrinkling
  • Shadows computed on the fly

The engine supports millions of cubes displayed in realtime, and very large worlds. It is written from scratch from low-level libraries (opengl, glu, glut, libpng, libjpeg, openal, alut, lua, ogg/vorbis, libpthread, ...)

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Computer requirements


Changelog

All available releases are here.

0.58 (windows) (november 1, 2011)
  • fixed bug when loading world
  • added city world
0.57 (windows) (november 1, 2011)
  • fixed shadows
  • fixed bug when creating large cubes
  • added junkyard world
  • misc enhancements
0.56 (windows) (august 17, 2011)
  • fixed missing dlls
0.55 (windows) (june 10, 2011)
  • fixed critical memory problem (the framerate was falling down)
  • recompiled with updated compiler and some libraries up to date
0.54 (windows) (may 12, 2011)
  • added a world which a 16 km² replica of the earth
  • fixed unloading memory problem
0.53 (windows) (may 10, 2011)
  • added a multiplayer flag system: you can create flags with quotes
  • added lua functions
  • misc enhancements
  • loading optimization
0.52 (windows) (may 8, 2011)
  • misc enhancements
  • new heightmap system
  • world with floating islands
  • fixed: position for water sound
  • increased maximum camera distance
0.51 (windows) (may 8, 2011)
  • misc optimizations
  • optimizations for multi-core machines
  • misc engine enhancements
  • added compass
  • more configuration available in worlds/world.xml
0.50 (windows) (april 30, 2011)
  • fixed bug causing crash
0.49 (windows) (april 25, 2011)
  • fixed some other visual bugs
  • optimization
0.48 (windows) (april 25, 2011)
  • fixed another visual bug
0.47 (windows) (april 23, 2011)
  • fixed some visual bugs
  • more optimization
0.46 (windows) (april 23, 2011)
  • now cubes are rounded (some visual bugs remain though)
0.45 (windows)(linux) (april 22, 2011)
  • optimization
  • linux version updated, not fully tested though
0.44 (windows) (april 21, 2011)
  • refactoring
  • optimization
0.43 (windows) (april 21, 2011)
  • bump mapping: fixed some visual bugs and faster (some other visual bugs remain)
  • bump mapping (grass) is now default
0.42 (windows) (april 18, 2011)
  • added new features and lua functions, see lua files in worlds/old/
  • experimental bump mapping, set true for cube_bumpmapping in worlds/world.xml to enable it
  • other misc enhancements
0.40 (windows) (june 27, 2010)
  • now lua code is object-oriented!
  • refactoring and more optimizations
  • kept only one world, the project was becoming too complicated
0.39 (windows) (june 19, 2010)
  • added a very big world
  • misc enhancements and bugfixes
0.38 (windows) (june 19, 2010)
  • now supports ogg vorbis sounds
  • added some lua functions
  • fixed some bugs
0.37 (windows)(linux) (june 15, 2010)
  • added two lua functions
  • updated linux version
0.36 (windows)(linux) (june 15, 2010)
  • more optimizations
  • misc enhancements in editor
  • misc bugs corrections
  • linux version updated to v35 (intermediate version which correct a bug)
0.35 (windows) (june 13, 2010)
  • misc small enhancements and added some lua functions
  • changed shadows system ; now shadows are almost realtime and calculated on the fly!
  • optimized worlds
0.33 (windows) (june 9, 2010)
  • added some lua functions and some xml configuration
  • fixed textures coordinates bug
  • fixed collision bug
  • misc small enhancements
0.32 (windows)(linux) (june 7, 2010)
  • added a very basic Worms3D-like game, two players, the goal is to put the other player in water
  • world optimization and enhanced sphere explosion
  • misc enhancements
0.31 (windows) (june 5, 2010)
  • nice hole when a sphere is exploding
  • misc enhancements and bugfixes
0.30 (windows)(linux) (june 4, 2010)
  • linux version updated
  • files reorganization and other misc enhancements
0.29 (windows) (june 2, 2010)
  • new player mesh, new world
  • enhancements on game configuration and world.lua
  • misc enhancements
0.28 (windows)(linux) (may 31, 2010)
  • linux version updated to 0.27
  • small refactoring and misc enhancements
0.27 (windows) (may 30, 2010)
  • textures enhancements
  • player collision enhancement
  • new lua functions: creation/destruction of objects
0.26 (windows)(linux) (may 25, 2010)
  • Updated linux version
  • Fixed potential security issue
0.25 (windows) (may 16, 2010)
  • Added random objects creation
  • Added new worlds and command line arguments to start them
  • misc enhancements
0.24 (windows) (may 16, 2010)
  • Added a config file config.xml
  • Enhancements on landscape generation
  • misc enhancements
0.23 (windows) (may 16, 2010)
  • Added a system of "progressive" loading to avoid freezes. This may be somewhat better. Whatever the problem is only on very large worlds.
  • Added experimental multi-layered water. Still not very nice, enable in options
  • small misc enhancements
0.22 (windows) (may 13, 2010)
  • fixes and enhancements on cubes modifications
  • improved landscape generation algorithm
  • improved player movement, no more bugs dues to framerate
  • misc enhancements
0.21 (windows)(linux) (may 11, 2010)
  • important shadows optimization
  • important cube rendering optimization
0.20 (windows)(linux) (may 10, 2010)
  • misc enhancements
  • improved landscape generation algorithm
  • corrected linux bugs
0.19 (windows)(linux) (may 9, 2010)
  • misc enhancements
  • added functions to add cube in the game (experimental)
  • fixed bug in shadows rendering
0.18 (windows)(linux) (may 8, 2010)
  • added menus in-game and for the editor
  • lots of misc editor enhancements
0.17 (windows)(linux) (april 26, 2010)
  • fixed: fog minimum distance
  • better shadows rendering
0.16 (windows) (april 3, 2010)
  • added functions and enhanced lua engine and script
  • added trees
  • larger world
  • misc enhancements

More screenshots and videos
Version 0.59
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Version 0.58
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Version 0.54
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Version 0.52
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A Gameplay video (version 0.50)

Version 0.50: (cube soft borders)
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Version 0.46:
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Some (really old!) videos of the game and the editor are still available.