jmonkeyengine/README.md

jMonkeyEngine 
=============

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jMonkeyEngine is a 3-D game engine for adventurous Java developers. It’s open-source, cross-platform, and cutting-edge. 3.2.4 is the latest stable version of the jMonkeyEngine 3 SDK, a complete game development suite. We'll release 3.2.x updates until the major 3.3 release arrives.

The engine is used by several commercial game studios and computer-science courses. Here's a taste:

![jME3 Games Mashup](https://i.imgur.com/nF8WOW6.jpg)

 - [jME powered games on IndieDB](http://www.indiedb.com/engines/jmonkeyengine/games)
 - [Maker's Tale](http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93461954t)
 - [Boardtastic 2](https://boardtastic-2.fileplanet.com/apk)
 - [Attack of the Gelatinous Blob](https://attack-gelatinous-blob.softwareandgames.com/)
 - [Mythruna](http://mythruna.com/)
 - [PirateHell (on Steam)](https://store.steampowered.com/app/321080/Pirate_Hell/)
 - [3089 (on Steam)](http://store.steampowered.com/app/263360/)
 - [3079 (on Steam)](http://store.steampowered.com/app/259620/)
 - [Lightspeed Frontier (on Steam)](https://store.steampowered.com/app/548650/Lightspeed_Frontier/)
 - [Skullstone](http://www.skullstonegame.com/)
 - [Spoxel (on Steam)](https://store.steampowered.com/app/746880/Spoxel/)
 - [Nine Circles of Hell (on Steam)](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200600/Nine_Circles_of_Hell/)
 - [Leap](https://gamejolt.com/games/leap/313308)
 - [Jumping Jack Flag](http://timealias.bplaced.net/jack/)

## Getting started

Go to https://github.com/jMonkeyEngine/sdk/releases to download the jMonkeyEngine SDK.
[Read the wiki](https://jmonkeyengine.github.io/wiki) for a complete install guide. Power up with some SDK Plugins and AssetPacks and you are off to the races. At this point you're gonna want to [join the forum](http://hub.jmonkeyengine.org/) so our tribe can grow stronger.

Note: The master branch on GitHub is a development version of the engine and is NOT MEANT TO BE USED IN PRODUCTION, it will break constantly during development of the stable jME versions!

### Technology Stack

 - Java
 - NetBeans Platform
 - Gradle

Plus a bunch of awesome libraries & tight integrations like Bullet, Blender, NiftyGUI and other goodies.
 
### Documentation

Did you miss it? Don't sweat it, [here it is again](https://jmonkeyengine.github.io/wiki).

### Contributing

Read our [contribution guide](https://github.com/jMonkeyEngine/jmonkeyengine/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

### License

New BSD (3-clause) License. In other words, you do whatever makes you happy!