Mino is a lightweight, cross-platform game development framework for .NET. It offers a comprehensive suite of commonly used features including audio, rendering, networking, serialization, and resource management.
- Cross-Platform: Build once, run on a wide variety of platforms.
- Easy to Learn: All APIs are well-documented and thoroughly commented for a smooth learning curve.
- MIT Licensed: Free to use for any purpose, with attribution to the original authors.
- Cross-thread Audio System
- Cross-thread Graphics System
- 2D Batching and GUI System
- Networking (Bases on packets)
- Resource and I18N Management
- Built-in Modding System and Event Bus
Begin by cloning the Mino repository to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/licphel/Mino.git
cd MinoOpen the solution or project file in your preferred IDE. Mino is compatible with:
- Visual Studio 2022+
- JetBrains Rider
- Visual Studio Code
NuGet package is under construction. We will upload once the project gets stable.
To develop with Mino, ensure your environment meets the following prerequisites:
- .NET 9.0 SDK or later
- OpenGL 3.3+ (Version 4.5 or higher is strongly recommended for access to modern features)
- OpenAL 1.0+ (For cross-platform audio support.)
Note: OpenAL.dll / softoal.dll may be not included, if you have trouble playing sounds, please check it first, and download as needed.
Mino leverages several excellent open-source libraries to deliver its functionality:
These dependencies are handled via NuGet package manager and are automatically restored when you build the project.