Universal · Module · Infrastructure

Steam is the platform for games. INC is the platform for what builds them.

A stable ABI. A capability bus. Technologies from independent vendors coexisting in the same runtime.

Rendering, physics, audio, and networking run as isolated, hot-swappable modules. A module built once runs across every INC-hosted project. Distribute freely, commercially, or keep private. The interface contract is the only requirement.

How It Works

Two primitives. Any module finds any other.

RegisterInterface and QueryInterface are the complete API surface. A module registers what it exports. Any other module resolves it at runtime. O(1) lookup. ABI-stable. No shared headers, no link-time coupling.

/* middleware registers once, works in every INC project */
ctx->RegisterInterface(INTERFACE_HAVOK, &g_havok);
/* engine consumes it — zero coupling, hot-reload safe */
IHavok* havok = ctx->QueryInterface(INTERFACE_HAVOK);
if (havok) havok->StepSimulation(dt);

Tested

Engines hosted. Modules talking. Interface system working.

ioquake3, dhewm3, and XRay Engine with 300 mods — hosted simultaneously. Performance identical or better than standalone. A modular prototype with renderer, platform, input, and player modules — all communicating through interfaces. No issues.

Compatibility

Module Ecosystem

Build once. Run in every INC-hosted project.

Modules are binary-compatible across every INC runtime. Publish open source, sell commercially, or keep internal. No per-engine integration. No custom SDK per studio. Just the interface contract.