Thread: C++ Game

Code:

sleep(1000);

pauses the program for 1000 milliseconds (1 second).

Does not work with DJGPP.

Ok...picture this
You have a little circle bouncing around while a timer goes up one every second(1000 milliseconds). Right now we are trying to figure out how to do that....
like

Code:

while(1)
{
       delay(1000);//one second
       counter++;
       printf("Time: %d",counter);
       //do bouncing ball
}

Now the problem with this is After the timer goes up one, the ball bounces. We want it to bounce with the timer. Get it? Please help us...we stranded.

okay hang on..I'll cook up some code..I know how to do this..

nope...ive tried that. That may work with the bouncing ball, but input? When someone inputs somthing, it doesn't work because its doing delay(1).

No, the character stays in the keyboard buffer until getch() is called, so the delay shouldn't affect it.

I think this is closer (it will not compile because some functions haven't been done):

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
 int microcounter = 0; // the microcounter counts milliseconds
 int counter = 0;
 int x; 
 while(x != 'q') // break out of the loop if the user presses q
 {
  while(!kbhit()) // check  to see if keyboard buffer has anything in it
  {                     // WITHOUT pausing the program to wait
   microcounter += 10;  // add 10 ms to the microcounter because we are pausing 10 ms
   if(microcounter == 1000)
   {
    counter++;
    microcounter = 0;
   }
   drawGraphicsBit(); // drawgraphics bit draws the graphics
   sleep(10); // wait 10 ms before drawing next frame
  }
  if(kbhit()) // if the keyboard buffer has stuff in it
  {
   x = getch(); // move the first character from the buffer to int x
   switch(x)
   {
    case 52/*left*/: moveLeft(); break; // moveleft and
    case 54/*right*/:moveRight();break; // moveright move the ship
    case ' '/*space*/:shoot();break;
    default: break;
   }
  }
  /* go back to the beginning of the loop and do next frame */
 }
}

*sigh* Allegro is so much easier than BGI.