SampleArkOSGame

A sample libGDX game project targeting ArkOS using a custom Java SDL2 backend (gdx-backend-sdl2-arkos).
This setup produces a single fat JAR (game.jar) and all resources/launchers needed to run on ArkOS.

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🛠️ Features

• Fat JAR export: All dependencies, including custom backend, in one game.jar.
• ArkOS-friendly native launcher and SDL2 .so packaging.
• Easy scriptable build/export (assemblePort.gradle).

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📦 Project Structure

SampleArkOSGame/
├── assets/                # Game assets (textures, sounds, etc)
├── core/                  # Main game code (libGDX ApplicationListener)
├── native/                # C/C++ SDL2 native backend & launcher source
│   └── build/             # Compiled launcher and SDL2 libs (.so)
├── port/                  # Optional: extra scripts/docs for port
├── build.gradle
├── settings.gradle
├── assemblePort.gradle    # Export script (see below)
└── README.md

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🚀 Building the ArkOS Release

1. Prerequisites

• Download jdk.zip from this project, extract it and place it into /roms2 folder (or /roms folder)
• Change GAME_DIR, GAME_MAIN_CLASS, GAME_WIDTH, GAME_HEIGHT and JAVA_HOME inside port/run.sh (if needed).

2. Export the ArkOS package

From the project root (where assemblePort.gradle is):

./gradlew assemblePort

You'll get an export in:

build/port/
├── game.jar                  # All game code + backend + deps
├── libgdx_sdl2_arkos.so      # Native SDL2 backend for ArkOS
├── launcher                  # Native launcher binary
├── assets/                   # Your game assets
├── run.sh                    # (Optional) Reference launch script

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📦 Using your existing libGdx project with the custom backend

Step 1. Copy native/, port/ and assemblePort.gradle from this project to your root folder.

Step 2. In your root build.gradle, add:

apply from: "assemblePort.gradle"

Step 3. From the project root, run this:

./gradlew assemblePort

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🕹️ Running on ArkOS

• Copy game.jar, run.sh, launcher, natives/, and assets/ to your ArkOS SD card’s Ports area, in their own directory.
• If you couldn't run the game, you can place the run.sh into the Ports folder root.

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🔓 Removing the Signature (Commercial/Attribution-Free Use)

By default, this backend displays a developer signature:

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If you wish to use the backend/launcher without this signature, please support the project by purchasing a signature-free version.

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