Rvelent

Rvelent is an active work-in-progress built to deeply explore and understand bare-metal engine architecture. Rather than relying on a monolithic structure, the engine is designed around the concept of strict separation of concerns, heavily inspired by modern engine paradigms. It avoids custom garbage collectors, relying entirely on raw C++ pointers and modern memory management to bridge complex external systems.

The core foundation relies on SDL3 acting as a Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL). Instead of just managing window generation, SDL3 sits at the root of the engine, routing raw OS events, high-performance input polling, and context generation. This ensures the engine remains highly portable across operating systems.

Heavy-lifting subsystems are treated as plug-and-play modules. Currently, Rvelent manages the lifecycle pointers to integrate Wicked Engine for DirectX 12 graphics rendering and Jolt Physics for highly parallel rigid-body dynamics. Because the core loop is fully decoupled from these modules, it is theoretically possible to swap the physics solver or rendering backend without rewriting a single line of gameplay or core engine logic. Development is currently focused on establishing the developer workspace using Dear ImGui.