The Mirror is an fascinating venture we first lined again in 2022, then once more again in 2024 when it was open sourced, then yet one more time in late 2024 once they introduced they had been leaving Godot. At it’s core Mirror was an try to create an open various to UEFN or Roblox, however constructed on high of open supply applied sciences. Because of claimed technical points, they made the choice to fully rewrite the sport engine on high of a unique open supply framework, this time PlayCanvas.
At this level Mirror is out there in closed Alpha, you may request to affix by way of their Discord server.
Particulars of the Mirror v2 launch constructed on high of PlayCanvas:
Mirror Engine is a TypeScript sport engine designed for fast, collaborative sport growth. With our newest V5 launch, we’re excited to share a number of latest options and quality-of-life enhancements.
With mirrored multiplayer, each change you make – whether or not it’s including a script, tweaking a worth, or attaching a brand new part – occurs in actual time for everybody in your session. Replace a script, and everybody sees the outcome immediately. It’s really a collaborative sport dev expertise, a unique paradigm than the rest in the present day. Our intention is the expertise of constructing a shared dream world within the film Inception.
Mirror Engine isn’t only a sport engine; it’s additionally the sport itself. There’s no have to cease and recompile. Swap between construct and play modes immediately: press a button, and also you’re controlling your character on the earth. Make a change, and it’s mirrored reside, even in multiplayer. All the things saves robotically, so you may log out and in with out dropping progress.
You possibly can be taught extra about Mirror, them ditching Godot for PlayCanvas and extra within the video beneath.
