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DOCSENGINEGETTING STARTEDINTRODUCTION TO RUSTIC ENGINE

Using Rustic Engine

Rustic Engine is a native Rust editor and runtime for 2D and 3D scenes, with gameplay scripting in ten script types. It is under active development: read the feature status and compatibility reference before depending on a system.

Getting started

  1. Check requirements and install. Windows pre-alpha installers are published; other platforms have different availability.
  2. Launch and create a project.
  3. Learn the editor.
  4. Build your first playable scene: move a cube with keyboard input, add a falling physics box, read logs, save and reopen.
  5. Continue with gameplay and scripting, engine systems, and the API reference.

Lua 5.4 is a useful first language because its runtime is bundled. Luau, JavaScript and HTML/inline JavaScript also have engine-provided runtimes. Python, C, C++, C#, Java and PHP require their own tools; install only the tools your game uses. HTML/CSS support currently executes JavaScript behaviors without rendering layout. HTML-based game UI with CSS styling is planned.

For focused panel workflows, follow Editor overview. The quick startup exercise is a shorter attachment/logging check before the full controller tutorial.

Build and troubleshoot

Playtesting and publishing explains Play modes, debugging and current export limitations. Troubleshooting covers startup, attachment, input and saving problems. Versions and changes distinguishes the website, engine release and scripting API.

Contribute to Rustic Engine

Ordinary users of an installed editor do not need Rust or Cargo. For source setup, architecture, tests and contribution policies, use Open Source Development. It covers the public engine, docs, examples and hosting-sdk repositories; examples and hosting-sdk are Not Yet Implemented.