README.md

awesome-solar2d

a collection of awesome Solar2D resources.

(to add any work to the list, please create a pull request with a link with the topic that you think it belongs to. to make your entry futureproof, a simple explanation is a welcome addition.)

• Animation
• Audio
• Coding & Debugging
• Collections
• Files & Data
• Games
• Graphics
• Input Handling
• Level Design & Management
• Localization
• Marketplaces (Third-Party)
• Monetization
• Networking
• Particle Effects
• Physics
• Post-Processing
• Starter Kits
• Templates
• Text Editor Extensions
  • Sublime Text
  • Visual Studio Code
• Text Rendering
• Utilities
  
  
  

Animation

• Flow - animation and task management library.
• gtween - a tweening library ported from ActionScript.
• LHTween - a tweening library to add more transitions.
• transition2 - full rewrite of the transition library with an extra set of transitions.

Audio

• Scrappy Audio - audio management library.
• SoLoudModule - a drop-in replacement for the audio API using the SoLoud plugin.
• XeduR - sfx.lua - a module for loading and handling all audio files via their filename (and path).

Coding & Debugging

• LuaBreakpoints - a utility that enables the integration of breakpoints.
• LuaLiveEdit - a tool that allows for real-time editing of variables and objects.
• Patcher (documentation) - a tool you can use to replace locally bundled scripts with downloaded patches.
• Solar2DGameSpeed - a tool designed to control the game speed.
• Spyric Performance - a library to track your app/game performance.

Collections

• ggcrunchy
• Plugins - source code for various plugins
• PonyBlitz
• Roaming Gamer
• Scrappy Ferret
• SpyricGames
• XeduR

Files & Data

• Binary Archive - a module for reading and writing binary archive files for storing resources.
• corona-settings - a module to add easy saving & loading of user settings.
• GBCDataCabinet - a plugin to create and use session (located in memory) and persistent (located on disk) data throughout your application. (part of Free Plugins Directory)
• Loadsave - a module for saving and loading data to & from external files across all supported platforms.
• Preference - save and retrieve tables,numbers,strings or boolean.
• Scrappy Data - a data management library that allows for unlimited containers and optional encryption.
• Scrappy Encryption - an encryption helper library.
• Simple-Table-Load-Save - load and save function to store a Lua table and read it back.

Games

• Asteroids - a clone of the arcade classic Asteroids.
• Corona Cannon - cannon shooting game.
• Endless Sk8boarder - endless runner style game.
• Flappy Bird - a flappy bird clone.
• OpenBilgi - roguelike trivia/quiz game.
• Pixel Shields - game jam entry.
• Snake - a clone of the classic Snake game.
• The Great Pong - a clone of Pong game developed by Atari.
• War with Infinity - Fantasy Heroine Edition - partial source code for a fantasy RPG game with turn-based combat.
• XeduR's Games - a collection of games in various genres.

Graphics

• Color Tween - a module for color transition using linear interpolation.
• corona-magnifier - a module that creates a virtual magnifying glass.
• Graphics-Extensions-for-Solar2D - an extension to supported image formats(SVG, WEBP, QOI, PNG, JPEG).
• Lua-Color-Converter - converts hex or RGB values into compatible format.
• Scrappy Colour - a colour management library that allows for easy colour naming and access.
• SVG-Path-in-Lua - a module for getting SVG paths and translate them into coordinates.

Input Handling

• joykey - a module that converts joystick axis events into key events.
• KeyBoard - a module that creates a virtual keyboard on the screen.
• ponysense - SteelSeries GameSense™ SDK Helper Library.
• Scrappy Input - input management library.

Level Design & Management

• Berry - a simple Tiled Map loader.
• Labo 2D Game Level Editor - a 2D car racing / platform game level editor
• Million Tile Engine - tile based engine.
• OGTLevelManager - a code library to lock/unlock levels, keep track of scores for each level, etc.
• ponytiled - a simple Tiled Map loader.
• Qiso - isometric tilemap engine.
• tilekit - a simple TileKit loader.

Localization

• GBCLanguageCabinet - a plugin to display text in different languages. (part of Free Plugins Directory)
• Scrappy Language - a localisation management library.
• sozluk - a localization library.

Marketplaces (Third-party)

• Solar2D Marketplace
• Solar2D Plugins

Monetization

• iap_badger - a unified approach to in-app purchases.

Networking

• AutoLan-IPv6 - a derivative of AutoLAN, a library that allows you to create a new multiplayer game or networking application.
• NoobHub - multiplayer and network messaging library.
• SolarWebSockets - websocket client and server (ws/wss).
• SOMUN client - client for SOMUN server, designed for developing and deploying turn-based games.
• verifyDomain - simple DRM(HTML5 only) - a demo project that demonstrates how you can check if your project is running on your desired domain(s).
• zcrmmp - a module to implement local multiplayer.

Particle Effects

• Particle emitter samples
• ponypex - PEX file import for particles.

Physics

• Morph - a library for creating and scaling/morphing display objects and their physics bodies.
• Physics-Editor-exporter - modified version of built-in exporter.

Post Processing

• Dynacam - a module to add dynamic lighting and camera.
• plugin_movie - video-to-texture plugin.
• "Share your shaders" - a forum topic listing shaders you can use.
• Solar2D Shader - a list of shaders you can use.

Starter Kits

• Game Jam Template - a collection of libraries and plugins to make development easier during game jams.
• LegendOfSolar2D - basic framework for a top-down RPG.
• ponyblitz - a lightweight skeleton for game jams/compos.
• SSK2 - a collection of libraries and utilities designed to improve your development speed and efficiency.

Templates

• Match 3 Space RPG - match 3 type demo project utilizing module-based game development.
• Solar2D-template - a useful and versatile template for your games.
• Sticker Knight Platformer - platformer type demo project utilizing module-based game development.
• Template-Platformer-Solar2D - a sample project to help learn how to build a platformer.

Text Editor Extensions

Sublime Text

• Solar2D Editor

Visual Studio Code

• Solar2D Editor
• Solar2D Companion
• Solar2D Formatter

Text Rendering

• corona-textrender - a pure-Lua text rendering module which can handle basic HTML, fonts, font-styles, and basic font metrics.
• Font-Loader - a library to pre-load fonts to improve performance.
• ponyfont - a library to provide bitmap font support.
• ponystroke - a library to create outlined text.
• Scrappy Fonts - font management library that allows for easy font naming and access.

Utilities

• delta-time - a module for time based animations.
• eventListenerWrapper - a module overwriting the built-in runtime methods to add and remove various warnings.
• Lua-Vector2 - a simple two dimensional vector mathematics class.
• Object-Pool - a module for reusing objects instead of creating new ones.
• Pseudorandom Number Generator - pseudorandom number generation using the linear congruential method.
• Scrappy Device - a library that allows you to get information about the device your app is running on.
• Scrappy Maths - maths library that includes a bunch of common methods.
• Scrappy Random - helper library that allows for working in a random fashion, such as generating random numbers, strings, colours, and UUIDs, as well as selecting from a list and flipping a coin.
• Scrappy Time - time management library that simplifies time based movement and FPS calculation.
• Screen recorder - in-app video recording and sharing plugin.
• Spyric Screen - a module with easy to use and descriptive display properties for creating dynamically/statically positioned display objects.
• Spyric UUID - a module used to create a UUID solely using time.
• XeduR - utils.lua - a collection of all sorts of useful utility functions.