NeL¶

NeL is a toolkit for the development of massively online universes. It provides the base technologies and a set of development methodologies for the development of both client and server code.

Overview¶

NeL contains these different libraries:

• Miscellaneous library
• 3D engine
• Network engine
• Sound engine
• Collision engine (PACS)
• Form management (Georges)
• Landscape management (LIGO)
• Logic engine

NeL is working on Windows, Linux and Mac under GNU General Public License.
Graphics API: OpenGL, DirectX
Sound API: DirectSound, FMOD, OpenAL, XAudio2

Getting Started¶

• Contact the community
• Download NeL
• Compile NeL on Windows
• Compile NeL on Linux
• A sample Hello World Client
• Compile "Helo world" with code::blocks on Linux
• Make a custom node
• Viewing NeL 3D data with ObjectViewer
• Configuring Builds For the NeL Dashboard

Documentation¶

• Logging
• Creating Custom Displayers for Logging
• Timing system
• Georges Form
• Packed Sheets
• Chat Sample

Artist / Plugin Documentation¶

• Using the NeL Tree Vertex Painter

API reference¶

• NeL Doxygen
• NeLNS Doxygen
• NeLTools Doxygen

• NeL Build Dashboard

Contributing¶

• Read the coding conventions
• Read the coding mantras
• How can I help?
• How to format Mercurial log messages
• Help Wanted - Work Available
• Details of Current Tasks/Projects In Progress

They are using NeL¶

This page lists some projects using NeL.
NeL community pages.

Miscellaneous¶

File Extensions
NeL Files and Serialisation
CreateExternal
DoxygenFeatures
Google Summer of Code 2010
Google Summer of Code 2009