Principia Technical Specifications

Current stable production version:

version 4.2.177.000
code freeze on Jan.01.2015 12:00am PST
code freeze until Dec.31.2015

Development version:

version 4.5.011.000

Principia packaging:

Principia Core (cross-platform C++ code)
Principia Application Modules (ANSI C++ code)
Principia Production Modules (cross-platform C++ code)
Principia IDE (Windows only)
Principia Procedures (ANSI C++ code)
Principia Standard Libraries (supporting scripts and utilities)
Principia Tutorial Demos User Guide (PowerPoint slides)
Principia Tutorial Demos Parts I-III (optional, code, media and scripts)
Principia Tutorial Demos Parts IV-VI (optional, code, media and scripts)
Principia Tutorial Full Game Example (optional, code, media and scripts)

Principia development (work) environment

Operating system: Windows 7 32/64-bit
Development environment: Visual C++ 2012 (or later) Professional
Graphic environment: DirectX9 or higher
Library environment: Basic Win32/DirectX DLLs
Hardware: As needed by the target product.
Disk: 11.5 Gb

Principia target (published product) environments:

Windows 2000/ME/XP/Vista/7/8/10 32-bit and 64-bit
DirectX 9.0 or later required
64-bit systems will run code in 32-bit mode
Linux: Ubuntu 10.10 or later
OpenGL 2.0 required
MacOS X 10.1 or later / iOS 5 or later
OpenGL/OpenGLES 2.0 required

Notes: To maximize portability and platform independence, Principia does not require .NET, MFC, MDAC or other similar infrastructure components. The memory and CPU overhead of the compiled Principia core is minor. If you embed Principia procedural components in your finished product, consult the Principia Reference Manual for memory and CPU requirements.

Development Roadmap

Principia v.4.5

Release: December 2015
Scope: Major functional expansion of the Principia v.4 architecture.

VR/AR output components
VR/AR input components
Expanded JAVA and C# platform versions
Visual IDE authoring tools for entire applications
Visual IDE interfaces for many procedural modules
Player analytics
Dynamic scripting of agent behaviors
Social networking components and Api
Virtual goods processing components and Api
Merchant/advertising support components and Api

Principia v.4.1

Release: June 2014
Scope: Major architecture update with several new important expansions.

Visual IDE for assembling game workflow and GUI
Core support for OpenGL graphics (for porting existing games to OpenGL enviroments)
Principia C# Lite, translating a subset of Principia’s kernel to enable authoring of applications using XNA
XML and C# scripting across all data components
New Operations and Graphics components to take advantage of DirectX11 shader models
New Physics components
New Procedural components for terrain, geometry, and natural objects
Advanced methods and data for skinned characters
Advanced methods and data for first-person viewers and associated world structures
Unstructured tile patches and scrolling world application components
Configurable-structure rendering sequences
Enhancements to several internal and application components data models
Stand-alone graphic interfaces for some procedural modules

Principia v.3.4

Released: May 2012
Scope: Update of internal components and architecture to incorporate lessons learned during the 2010 development cycle.

Complete Unicode support
Control archetype generalization
Interaction events depth tracking and filtering automation
Reorganization and expansion of numerical analysis components and functions
Internal rendering engine commands restructuring
Formally managed tile collection structures for tiled worlds
Advanced partitioning methods and data structures
Interactive in-game tutorials
Revised text engine with support for text effects
Game DRM management tools
XML scripting across most components
Redesign of “Biped” and “Multiped” objects
Kinex properties flag
PSM automatic camera operation logic update
Revised and updated User Guide: Tutorials and Demos
Updated Principia Reference Manual

Roadmap features for Principia v4.5 are subject to change based on market developments.