a1batross
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1 year ago Working with Emscripten in old engine was fun, and that's it. Some of the code carried over to new engine but it's probably long broken.
I don't mind having Emscripten support, but I don't have time to work on it myself. As @mittorn very much absent from engine development (and I understand why), I don't know who else can start working on it.
сб, 28 янв. 2023 г., 03:39 Steren @.***>:
As a big Half Life fan and former mod creator, I am very glad to see this project, giving a new life to these games on modern platform. Thanks for your work.
I noticed that the archived codebase had some basic instructions for compiling to JavaScript with Emscripten https://github.com/FWGS/xash3d/blob/0.19.x/README.emscripten.md and these were discussed in this issue https://github.com/FWGS/xash3d/issues/328. I believe this work was led by @mittorn https://github.com/mittorn. The only trace of Xash3d for the browser that I have found are a copy of the built code here https://github.com/icrazyblaze/Xash3D-Emscripten/, playable here https://icrazyblaze.github.io/Xash3D-Emscripten/xash.html. I have used this code to revive an old fun mod I worked on long ago https://parpaing-1337-krew.github.io/hl-parpaing-web/
A lot happened since then in the space of running C++ software in the browser: WebAssembly (Wasm) is now supported in all major browsers https://caniuse.com/wasm and can run C++ software at near-native speed. And Emscripten now uses it by default https://emscripten.org/docs/compiling/WebAssembly.html
I know this project has been focusing a lot on mobile and desktop. Enabling compiling for the browser would really lower the barriers to adoption (users would only need to open a URL to play a mod) and enable the preservation of many Half Life mods.
What does the dev team think of offering WebAssembly as a compilation target, similar to Android support?
I'm not talking about multiplayer. Being able to run single player maps would already be a big achievement.
Unfortunately, I am neither familier with xash3d (I tried building it but get an error when running waf), nor with Emscripten expert.
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steren
As a big Half Life fan and former mod creator, I am very glad to see this project, giving a new life to these games on modern platform. Thanks for your work.
I noticed that the archived codebase had some basic instructions for compiling to JavaScript with Emscripten and these were discussed in this issue. I believe this work was led by @mittorn. The only trace of Xash3d for the browser that I have found are a copy of the built code here, playable here. I have used this code to revive an old fun mod I worked on long ago
A lot happened since then in the space of running C++ software in the browser: WebAssembly (Wasm) is now supported in all major browsers and can run C++ software at near-native speed. And Emscripten now uses it by default
I know this project has been focusing a lot on mobile and desktop. Enabling compiling for the browser would really lower the barriers to adoption (users would only need to open a URL to play a mod) and enable the preservation of many Half Life mods.
What does the dev team think of offering WebAssembly as a compilation target, similar to Android support?
I'm not talking about multiplayer. Being able to run single player maps would already be a big achievement.
Unfortunately, I am neither familier with xash3d (I tried building it but get an error when running
waf), nor with Emscripten expert.