Dispersion
One ray. Many colors.
Split light into its constituent wavelengths.
Atlas Engine Beta 2 LyraA Worldof Color
Familiar soul. New possibilities.The world you imagined.
The world you imagined.
A little more real.
Lyra explores what happens when light becomes a spectrum, surfaces gain depth and motion becomes more expressive. The Beta 2 roadmap brings those ideas together in the Atlas you already know.
Release preview based on the Beta 2 roadmap. Features are targets, not a completion checklist.
Follow development01 / PhotonLight, in its
Light, in its
true colors.
Beyond three channels, a whole spectrum. Spectral rendering is at the heart of Lyra’s Photon roadmap, opening the door to richer interactions between light and matter.
The spectrum of possibility
Interactive concept · not an engine renderCaustics
Light leaves a signature.
Explore the patterns formed by focused light.
Volumes
Give light room to breathe.
Bring depth to the space between surfaces.
Real-time ambition
Keep the world moving.
Denoising and ReSTIR DI join the path toward real-time Photon.
02 / Materials & geometryMore than
More than
meets the surface.
A shimmer that changes as you move. Light that passes through, or travels beneath the surface. Lyra’s material roadmap is about the details that make a world feel tangible.
Material study · CSS illustration
Photon · M5A different kind
A different kind
of presence.
Color that shifts with your point of view. Iridescence brings a new dimension to Photon’s material palette.
Depth, made physical.
Displacement and tessellation target real geometric detail, taking surfaces beyond a flat silhouette.
Reflections, refined.
The PBR roadmap pairs SSR and DDGI fixes with transmission, refraction and Fresnel.
A softer touch.
Photon’s planned iridescence and SSS expand the way light interacts with a material.
03 / Bezel physicsLet your world
Let your world
loosen up.
Not everything is rigid. Beta 2’s Bezel Jolt roadmap introduces soft bodies and cloth simulation, giving movement a more flexible vocabulary.
Soft bodies.
Objects with room to bend, compress and respond. Soft-body simulation adds deformation to Bezel Jolt’s physics toolkit.
Cloth simulation.
Draped fabric, hanging banners and flexible surfaces. Cloth brings a new layer of movement to the Beta 2 roadmap.
Also under consideration: a Bezel Native revamp, listed as optional in the roadmap.
04 / Foundations & platformsA bigger world.
A bigger world.
An open invitation.
The next chapter reaches beneath the surface, too. A shared shader language, stronger Vulkan support and Windows and Linux builds are part of the plan to bring Atlas to more creators.
Slang
A common language.
Engine and Photon shader migrations lay the groundwork for a more portable rendering stack.
Vulkan
A wider horizon.
Better Opal support and the Vulkan Ray Tracing API extend the roadmap beyond the existing Metal path.
Windows + Linux
More places to begin.
Dedicated platform builds are a Beta 2 target. Follow the available packages as development progresses.
The complete picture
View the source roadmap Every step toward Lyra.
M1Shared shader foundations
Move engine shaders to Slang.
M2A stronger Opal
Improve Vulkan backend support.
M3Beyond RGB
Move Photon to spectral rendering.
M4Light in its element
Dispersion, volumes and accurate caustics.
M5More expressive surfaces
Iridescence and subsurface scattering in Photon.
M6A clearer image
Denoising and ReSTIR direct illumination.
M7Toward real time
Techniques to make Photon real-time.
M8A richer PBR pipeline
SSR and DDGI fixes; transmission, refraction and Fresnel.
M9Depth you can see
Physical geometry displacement and tessellation.
M10A softer side of physics
Bezel Jolt soft bodies and cloth simulation.
M14Photon, made portable
Move Photon to Slang in preparation for Windows.
M15Another path for rays
Vulkan Ray Tracing API support.
M16More places to create
Build Atlas for Windows and Linux.
Bezel Native’s revamp is optional. Milestone numbering follows the source roadmap. This preview uses existing Atlas imagery and labeled concept illustrations; it does not announce general availability or platform parity.
Atlas Engine Beta 2 · LyraYour next world.
Your next world.
In a new light.
Open source. Built with curiosity. Follow Lyra’s progress, explore available builds, and help shape what comes next.
Your next world starts hereMake something
Make something
only you could imagine.
Meet Atlas. Find your starting point. Go beyond.