Systems Overview

Sovereign Engine contains a number of Systems which implement both game mechanics and internal engine processing. This section provides a high-level overview of these systems and their responsibilities.

Core Systems

Core systems are present in both the client and server.

System	System Class	Description
Block	BlockSystem	Responsible for managing the lifecycle of block entities.
Movement	MovementSystem	Responsible for controlling the movement of positionable entities.
Network	NetworkSystem	Responsible for replicating local events onto the network.
Performance	PerformanceSystem	Responsible for monitoring engine performance.
Ping	PingSystem	Responsible for periodic and aperiodic network ping.

Client Systems

Client systems are only present in the client.

System	System Class	Description
Camera	CameraSystem	Responsible for managing the camera used for rendering.
ClientChat	ClientChatSystem	Responsible for managing chat functions in the client.
ClientNetwork	ClientNetworkSystem	Responsible for managing the client-side network connection.
ClientState	ClientStateSystem	Responsible for managing the top-level client state machine.
ClientWorldEdit	ClientWorldEditSystem	Responsible for managing the client-side world editor.
EntityAnimation	EntityAnimationSystem	Responsible for managing entity animation phases.
EntitySynchronization	EntitySynchronizationSystem	Responsible for non-block entity synchronization in the client.
Input	InputSystem	Responsible for responding to user input (keyboard, mouse, gamepad, etc).
Perspective	PerspectiveSystem	Responsible for tracking positioned entities on perspective lines.

Server Systems

Server systems are only present in the server.

System	System Class	Description
Accounts	AccountsSystem	Responsible for managing the locked account list.
Persistence	PersistenceSystem	Responsible for managing the database.
ServerChat	ServerChatSystem	Responsible for managing chat functions in the server.
ServerManagement	ServerManagementSystem	Responsible for managing the engine in its server configuration.
ServerNetwork	ServerNetworkSystem	Responsible for managing server network resources.
TemplateEntity	TemplateEntitySystem	Responsible for server-side management of template entities.
WorldEdit	WorldEditSystem	Responsible for server-side world editor processing.
WorldManagement	WorldManagementSystem	Responsible for managing the in-memory lifecycle of all entities.