SummerGame

What Is `SummerGame`?

Every game published on Summercraft must extend SummerGame. SummerGame is the contract between your game and the platform:

game lifecycle,
player join/leave callbacks,
timer/match control helpers,
server-authoritative movement helper for 3D templates.

extends SummerGame

Required Lifecycle Hooks

Override these in your game script:

func _game_init() -> void:
    pass

func _game_start() -> void:
    pass

func _game_end() -> void:
    pass

func _player_joined(player) -> void:
    pass

func _player_left(player) -> void:
    pass

Use untyped player for maximum compatibility across:

SummerCharacter3D players (3D action template),
custom SummerPlayer subclasses (2D/RTS/card/turn-based).

Common Platform Methods On `SummerGame`

end_game(from_timer: bool = false) -> void
set_time_limit(seconds: float) -> void
get_time_remaining() -> float
get_players() -> Array
get_player_count() -> int
get_max_players() -> int
get_random_spawn_point() -> Vector3
apply_default_movement(player, delta, move_speed := 7.0, gravity := 20.0) -> void

Hook Responsibilities

_game_init(): one-time setup (spawn points, static data, signal wiring).
_game_start(): begin active match flow.
_game_end(): finalize and cleanup.
_player_joined(player): attach defaults for a newly connected player.
_player_left(player): cleanup per-player transient state.

Server-Authoritative Pattern

func _process(delta: float) -> void:
    super._process(delta)
    if not Summer.is_server():
        return
    # authoritative gameplay logic here

3D Template Pattern (Optional)

If your player scene uses SummerCharacter3D, you can use the built-in movement helper:

const MOVE_SPEED := 8.0
const GRAVITY := 20.0

func _process(delta: float) -> void:
    super._process(delta)
    if not Summer.is_server():
        return
    for p in get_players():
        apply_default_movement(p, delta, MOVE_SPEED, GRAVITY)

For non-3D games, ignore apply_default_movement and implement your own state model with set_synced.

Minimal Example

extends SummerGame

func _game_start() -> void:
    Summer.set_time_limit(180.0)
    Summer.send_announcement("Match started")

func _player_joined(player) -> void:
    player.set_synced("score", 0)

Creating Games on Summercraft

MCP

What Is `SummerGame`?

Required Lifecycle Hooks

Common Platform Methods On `SummerGame`

Hook Responsibilities

Server-Authoritative Pattern

3D Template Pattern (Optional)

Minimal Example

​What Is SummerGame?

​Required Lifecycle Hooks

​Common Platform Methods On SummerGame

​Hook Responsibilities

​Server-Authoritative Pattern

​3D Template Pattern (Optional)

​Minimal Example

What Is `SummerGame`?

Required Lifecycle Hooks

Common Platform Methods On `SummerGame`

Hook Responsibilities

Server-Authoritative Pattern

3D Template Pattern (Optional)

Minimal Example