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Plasma Engine documentation

Everything you need to build games with Plasma Engine, from your first scene to shipping.

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Three steps to your first running scene

01.Install & BuildGet the engine building and the editor running on your machine.02.Build Your First GameA guided path from an empty scene to running gameplay code.03.Explore the ManualReference documentation for every system in the engine.

Manual

Browse the Manual

Reference documentation for every system in the engine. The eight sections most readers open first:

All 24 sections
EditorEditor views, documents, settings, and workflows.
ScenesScene editing, gizmos, layers, and object references.
CodeGameplay programming in C++, AngelScript, TypeScript, and visual script.
GraphicsLighting, meshes, shaders, and the render pipeline.
PhysicsJolt actors, shapes, constraints, ragdolls, and character controllers.
AnimationSkeletal animation, animation controllers, and property animation.
AssetsImporting, browsing, and managing engine assets.
BuildBuild the engine from source on your platform.

Tutorials

Learn by doing

Step-by-step tutorials that build something real.

All tutorials
Build Your First GameA guided path from an empty scene to running gameplay code.
PhysicsCharacter movement, collision, triggers, constraints, and interactions.
AnimationSkeletal animation assets, animation controllers, and animation events.
GraphicsMaterials, lighting, cameras, render targets, and rendering workflows.

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