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'''Fenix''' is the [[codename]] for a [[GNU]] project to create a free [[compiler]] for a [[scripting language]] derived from the one created by Hammer Technologies for the [[game development]] suite, DIV Games Studio. However, several features have been added which make it not compatible with most games programmed with DIV.

== Features ==
Fenix is an interpreted language focused on [[2D_computer_graphics|2D video game]] development. Its main feature, inherited from DIV, is the pseudo-parallel programming similar to [[Coroutines]], i.e. it gives the developer the chance of programming different processes (enemies, characters, etc.) separately, and the engine will synchronize them. This makes video game developing much easier.
Most of its features are now based on [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] (SDL) which makes Fenix a very portable project.
Other features include full 2D support ([[image scaling|scaling]], transparencies, blend ops...), 16 bpp color, sound (.[[ogg]], .[[MOD (file format)|mod]], .[[IT (file format)|it]], .[[S3M|s3m]], .[[wav]]), joystick support, [[mode7]] and extensions via [[Library (computing)|libraries]].

== Supported platforms ==
Official: [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[Mac OS]], [[BSD]], [[BeOS]]

Unofficial: [[GP32]], [[GP2X]], [[Dreamcast]], [[PS2]]

== Status ==
Its current version is 0.92a ([[Development stage#Beta|beta]]). The old 0.84 branch &em; which happened to be quite unstable &em; has been recently retaken by SplinterGU, a developer from [[Argentina]] and has been cleaned of all known [[Software bug|bugs]]. Also a [[GNU]] default [[Automaker]]/[[Autoconf]] build system, which increases portability, has been implemented, making it very easy to add support for [[BSD|BSD systems]] in Fenix.

Although SplinterGU has mainly focused on stabilizing the 0.84 branch, he has also added some new capabilities to Fenix, like a better control of the [[Debugging|debug]] console (also making it display more information).

Some of the Fenix 0.8 developers have started a Fenix 2 branch, which should feature a completely rewritten core, on top of which users ([[Video game developer|game developers]]) may plug the required [[Library (computing)|libraries]], thus increasing flexibility and modularity. However, this second effort seems to be taking a long time, and no ETA for the project has been given by its developers, so it might not be made public soon.
SplinterGU has also publicly shown interest in separating the current Fenix core from the rest of the interpreter,<ref>[http://forum.divsite.net/viewthread.php?tid=4853#pid46277 Fenix Forum SplinterGu's post on modularization] (Spanish)</ref> taking a similar path.

== Running Fenix ==
Fenix comes as a console program. There are several [[Integrated development environment|IDE]]s around, being the most popular FBTwo. Many other general-purpose IDEs can be easily adapted to it.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://fenix.divsite.net Official Site]
*[http://forum.divsite.net Official Forum]
*[http://fenixdocs.com English Wiki]
*[http://fenixworld.se32.com/fenixwiki/index.php?title=Portada Spanish Wiki]
*[http://fenixworld.se32.com Resources]
*[http://dariocutillas.wordpress.com/ New FlameBird 2]
*[http://fbtwo.sourceforge.net/en/home.php FlameBird 2]
*[http://booleansoup.com/index.php?p=32&mode=viewforum&id=15 Another English forum]

[[Category:Video game development]]
[[Category:Game creation software]]

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