LuaSTG Sub Engine
Overview
LuaSTG Sub is a fork of LuaSTG Ex Plus, and LuaSTG Ex Plus is a fork of LuaSTG Plus.
Compared to previous 2 branches, LuaSTG Sub is heavily modernized to adapt to Windows 10/11. Support DPI awareness, port to Direct3D 11 and XAudio2, better performance, improved free size window support, etc.
Overall, it is designed as a replacement for the legacy LuaSTG Ex Plus and LuaSTG Plus.
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| LuaSTG Plus | V2 | |||||||||||
| LuaSTG Ex Plus | ||||||||||||
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| LuaSTG X | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
It is worth noting that the author of LuaSTG Plus launched a new branch LuaSTG Plus V2 in 2022, which is cross-platform and is currently in the early development stage.
Another cross-platform branch is LuaSTG X, which is based on cocos2d-x and provides more powerful functions.
| Branch | Platforms | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LuaSTG | Windows | Obsolete |
| LuaSTG Plus | Windows | Obsolete |
| LuaSTG Plus V2 | Windows, Linux, MacOS, Web | Testing |
| LuaSTG Ex Plus | Windows | Obsolete |
| LuaSTG Sub | Windows | Active |
| LuaSTG X | Windows, Linux, Android, MacOS, iOS | Active |
Currently, the best choice under the Windows platform is LuaSTG Sub, which has been widely used and verified, and some games based on it have been released on Steam.
Use cases
Released
- 东方祈华梦 (on Steam)
- 东方栖霞园 (on Steam)
- 东方远空界 (on Steam)
- 东方琴鼓歌
- Boss Rush
- 弹幕珏贺讨
Developing
- 东方时裂空
- 东方灵守祀
- 东方谜缘塔
- 东方云源历
- 东方资质疏
- 东方天海瀑
Community activity
- 周末活动 (every weekend)