Actually, I've used LWJGL for only 2d stuff, PokeNet was one such game, and if you google for "LWJGL" (Or look at their website), you'll see that most games are 2D Shmups.
As for jMonkey, a friend of mine is working on a 2.5d game that uses 2d sprites on a 3d map, so it is possible to use Sprites, but as you said, it's "shoehorned" :P
@DoctorMike: The contest is about making and promoting Free and Libre Software. Like it or not, Stencyl isn't, and therefore, it can't be used in this particular contest.
You'd be more than welcome to use any other Libre game engine though like jMonkeyEngine, and enter the competition :-)
Actually, I've used LWJGL for only 2d stuff, PokeNet was one such game, and if you google for "LWJGL" (Or look at their website), you'll see that most games are 2D Shmups.
As for jMonkey, a friend of mine is working on a 2.5d game that uses 2d sprites on a 3d map, so it is possible to use Sprites, but as you said, it's "shoehorned" :P
@Bart? Blatant Plug? I do not work on jMonkeyEngine nor *with* jMonkey. Sorry if it sounded like I did, but nope. Just a fan. :-)
LWJGL (Minecraft uses this)
jMonkeyEngine?
@DoctorMike: The contest is about making and promoting Free and Libre Software. Like it or not, Stencyl isn't, and therefore, it can't be used in this particular contest.
You'd be more than welcome to use any other Libre game engine though like jMonkeyEngine, and enter the competition :-)
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