JackdawEngine 0.2.2

.NET 10.0 This package targets .NET 10.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package JackdawEngine --version 0.2.2
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package JackdawEngine -Version 0.2.2
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="JackdawEngine" Version="0.2.2" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="JackdawEngine" Version="0.2.2" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="JackdawEngine" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add JackdawEngine --version 0.2.2
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: JackdawEngine, 0.2.2"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package JackdawEngine@0.2.2
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=JackdawEngine&version=0.2.2
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=JackdawEngine&version=0.2.2
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

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Jackdaw

A simple game library/engine designed to reduce the overhead of making 2D projects.

Note: This project is unfinished and likely to have breaking changes as features get added/adjusted. Use at your own risk!

Getting started

Creating a basic project with Jackdaw is as simple as creating a game instance and adding actors to the game root. All children of the game's root actor with be updated and rendered automatically.

// Create the game instance with a basic configuration
Game game = new(new GameConfig() {
    ApplicationName = "JackdawExample",
    WindowTitle = "My First Jackdaw Game",
    Window = new() {
        WindowWidth = 320,
        WindowHeight = 180,
        ClearColor = "0x6495ED"
    }
});

// Create a new actor to use as the root
Actor rootActor = new(game);
rootActor.Position.LocalPosition = new(100, 50);

// Add a component to the root
rootActor.Components.Add(new SpriteComponent(game, "fallback-man"));

// Assign the root actor to the game;
game.Root = rootActor;

// Run the game
game.Start();
Samples

Example projects are in progress and will be available soon.

Extensions

Jackdaw is designed to not require any specific programs to run, so extensions have been made to interface with some existing utilities.

Dependancies

This project is built off of the framework Foster. Anything requiring other external libraries or programs should be implemented through extensions.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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NuGet packages (2)

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JackdawEngine.LDTK

An extension for importing LDTK projects into Jackdaw games.
JackdawEngine.FMOD

An extension for using FMOD in Jackdaw.

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Version Downloads Last Updated
0.2.2 297 12/18/2025
0.1.1 308 10/14/2025