BBMOD 3

Description

BBMOD 3 - a successor of BBMOD 2 - is an advanced 3D rendering solution for GameMaker Studio 2! It consists of a custom model and animation file formats (*.bbmod, *.bbanim), a model convertor (BBMOD CLI), a powerful and easy to use GML library, as well as PBR shaders using which you can render models textured in professional, industry standard software.

Package contents:

• BBMOD CLI - A command line interface for converting 3rd-party model formats (using Assimp) into *.bbmod and *.bbanim.
• A powerful GML library using which you can load and render BBMOD files with ease.
• A demo project for you to explore!

GML library contents:

BBMOD GML library is siplit into multiple folders - modules. Each one of them adds extra functionality - ranging from BBMOD model conversion on runtime, through advanced rendering techniques to interfaces with 3rd-party libraries. The only module you have to import into your project to use BBMOD is the Core module.

• Core module - Contains code essential for loading models and animations, animation playback, basic rendering, batching models for increased rendering performance, as well as a math library for easier manipulation with vectors, quaternions etc.
• DLL module - Exposes the functionality of BBMOD CLI to GM using a DLL.
• Mesh module - Using this module you can create BBMOD meshes through code.
• Importer module - Using these you can load some model formats without converting them to BBMOD first. Currently only *.obj importer is included.
• Camera module - Contains a first-person and third-person camera with mouselook. With the Renderer module this is a great combo to start making 3D games using BBMOD.
• Rendering module - Contains submodules related to rendering.
  • Cubemap submodule - Contains a struct using which you can easily render scenes into a cubemap.
  • Depth buffer submodule - Contains shaders for rendering scene depth.
  • FXAA submodule - Contains fast approximate anti-aliasing shader.
  • PBR submodule - Contains physically based (PBR) shaders and materials with full support for the metallic-roughness workflow.
  • Post-processing submodule - Contains shader with color grading, chromatic aberration, grayscale and vignette post-processing effects.
  • Renderer submodule - Contains a renderer struct which greatly simplifies 3D rendering.
• State machine module - Contains a general-purpose state machine, as well as a state machine for animation playback control.
• ColMesh module - ColMesh is a popular solution for 3D collisions by TheSnidr. This module contains functions using which you can easily add BBMOD models into a colmesh.

If you would like to learn more about individual modules and their contents, see the Modules section in the documentation.

BBMOD GUI:

Become our Patron and get to the next level of 3D game development in GameMaker with BBMOD GUI - a graphical user interface using which you can

• convert models to BBMOD,
• preview their animations,
• configure their materials,
• create custom image based lighting textures.

All with a live preview, wrapped in a familiar interface that will make you feel at home. Get BBMOD GUI here.

Links:

• BBMOD GUI
• Discord
• Documentation
• Download demo
• GameMaker Community
• GitHub
• Official website
• Trello board

End User Licence Agreement (EULA).

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