General

• Introduction
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Roadmap
• Release notes

Basics

• Getting Started
  • Install JDK
  • Set Up IDE
  • Build Systems
  • Project Structure
  • Get LITIENGINE
  • Manage native libraries
  • Run the Game
• Game API
  • Game.graphics()
  • Game.audio()
  • Game.physics()
  • Game.loop()
  • Game.world()
  • Game.window()
  • Game.screens()
• Input API
  • Input.keyboard()
  • Input.mouse()
  • Input.gamepads()
• Configuration
• Tile Maps
  • Map Objects
  • Custom Properties
• Resource Management
  • Texture Atlas
  • Sprite Info Files
• Entity Framework
  • Default Entity Types
  • Subscribe to Entity Events
  • Annotations for static information
• Control Entities
  • Entity Controllers
  • Animation Controller
  • Movement Controller
  • Behavior Controller
  • Messaging System
  • Ability Framework
• User Interface
  • GuiComponents: An Overview
  • Creating Menus
• utiLITI
  • Create Projects
  • Import maps
• Deployment
• Savegames
• Libraries and Tools

Tutorials

• Creating a Simple Platformer
• Creating an Arkanoid Clone
• Modifying example projects

Get LITIENGINE

Now, let us discuss how to actually download the LITIENGINE. The engine consists of two major parts: the editor and the java library.

1. Download the LITIENGINE SDK

The LITIENGINE SDK contains utiLITI, our project management and map creation tool. It is a stand-alone editor which produces project files that can then be loaded to your game. You can download the LITIENGINE SDK from litiengine.com.

Note: The utiLITI editor is not an IDE for Java development.

2. Get the LITIENGINE Java library via Gradle

The library itself is used by your game's implementation and provides you with the actual Java API. Add the LITIENGINE dependency to your Gradle project by adding the following code to your project's build.gradle file:

While it's also possible to reference the library via Maven or Ant, our recommended and supported way is to use gradle.

Gradle (Groovy)

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'application'

repositories {
  mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
  implementation 'de.gurkenlabs:litiengine:0.5.1'
}

Note: if you failed build, try to modify apply plugin: 'java' to apply plugin: 'java-library'

Gradle (Kotlin)

plugins {
  java
  application
}

repositories {
  mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
  implementation("de.gurkenlabs:litiengine:0.5.1")
}

Sample Project

A basic example for a Gradle based LITIENGINE project can be found HERE. Have a look at the project's build.gradle and settings.gradle.

(Advanced) Build the LITIENGINE from source

If you want to use recent features of the LITIENGINE master branch that haven't been part of a stable release yet, you can configure Gradle to include a local clone of the engine repository. Assuming you have cloned the engine to a folder in the same location as your project, you would have the following project structure:

project/settings.gradle
litiengine/setting.gradle.kts

Then in project/settings.gradle, add the following line:

includeBuild "../litiengine"

In project/build.gradle, define the dependency as usual:

dependencies {
  implementation 'de.gurkenlabs:litiengine'
}

Gradle will automatically replace any dependency with the version provided by includeBuild if it finds a matching module.

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