Progress Update #1: The Scripting Advantage
So, why Scripting for Gameplay? Scripting is all about making your life easier. C++ is great for heavy lifting, rendering, managing maps, entities, components, lighting, transformations etc. But when it comes to the actual game logic, you need something that favors fast iterations.

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