RIP Hazel Engine? Goodbye "The Cherno"
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Hazel Engine, a C++ game engine developed by YouTuber "The Cherno" and previously available only to patrons, faces an uncertain future. The creator has taken a full-time CTO position at Lucky Robots, a startup building a robotics simulation engine based on Hazel. While he promises to continue working on Hazel part-time and still plans to release it for free, two key volunteer contributors have also joined Lucky Robots. The shift from full-time development to part-time maintenance, combined with the loss of core team members, raises concerns about the project's viability, though a potential open-source release could allow the community to continue development.