Thread: Problem with Allegro sprites

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    Exclamation Problem with Allegro sprites

    I have this problew that when I move my sprite (using arrowkeys) it leaves behind a nasty trail and I couldn't find a solution to this...I think the problem is in this piece of code (if you need more just ask).

    Code:
    void moveChar()
    {
         while( !key[KEY_ESC])
         {
                if(key [KEY_LEFT]) --x;
                if(key [KEY_RIGHT]) ++x;
                if(key [KEY_DOWN]) ++y;
                if(key [KEY_UP]) --y;
        
                draw_sprite(buffer, character, x, y);
                blit(buffer, screen, 0, 0, 0, 0, buffer->w, buffer->h);
                
        }
        destroy_bitmap(buffer);
        destroy_bitmap(character);
        release_screen();
        rest(100);
    
    }

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    Well you need some way to save what was "under" the sprite before you drew the sprite, so that you can restore it (to delete the old sprite) before drawing it again in a new position.
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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    It would be simplest to redraw everything each frame. Draw the background (fill with solid colour?) to buffer, then the character, then blit everything to screen.

    Salem is probably describing what is known as dirty rectangles (redrawing only those parts of the screen where something has changed).
    Last edited by anon; 01-18-2011 at 02:29 PM.
    I might be wrong.

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    The background is made of two multidimensional arrays. One contains the grass texture and the water texture. The other contains objects which are a tree and a rock. Is there a way to save everything except the sprite?

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    Like I said, if your background scene is complicated, then save + write + restore.
    It's only a couple of lines of code, and a separate buffer.
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    Could you write me an example code please? I can't quite get what you mean

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    Quote Originally Posted by godly 20 View Post
    Could you write me an example code please? I can't quite get what you mean
    1) Save the rectangle under your sprite...
    2) draw it...
    3) restore the rectangle
    4) move the sprite
    5) goto step 1

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    What you should do..is use double buffering.

    So create a buffer
    Code:
          BITMAP *backbuffer ;
          BITMAP *img1=load_bitmap(..), img2 = load_bitmap(...) 
         
          while(...)
          {
    
              draw_sprite(backbuffer) 
    
                .....
    
                         draw_sprite(img1)
                .....
    
              draw_sprite(img2)
                
           clear_bitmap(backbuffer) ;
          }
    the "nasty trail" should be gone... I dunno..try it. I suck at allegro

    EDIT:
    didn't notice your code
    Code:
    void moveChar()
    {
         while( !key[KEY_ESC])
         {
                if(key [KEY_LEFT]) --x;
                if(key [KEY_RIGHT]) ++x;
                if(key [KEY_DOWN]) ++y;
                if(key [KEY_UP]) --y;
        
                draw_sprite(buffer, character, x, y);
                blit(buffer, screen, 0, 0, 0, 0, buffer->w, buffer->h);
               clear_bitmap(buffer) //if buffer has a background picture it will be cleared to black...so you should follow the code above if you like
                
        }
        destroy_bitmap(buffer);
        destroy_bitmap(character);
        release_screen();
        rest(100);
    
    }
    Last edited by Eman; 01-18-2011 at 03:08 PM.
    You ended that sentence with a preposition...Bastard!

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    Ok, so this is the full code:
    Code:
    #include <allegro.h>
    
    BITMAP* ground;
    BITMAP* water;
    BITMAP* tree;
    BITMAP* rock;
    BITMAP* inventory;
    BITMAP* character;
    BITMAP* buffer;
    
    //These will hold the player's position
    //instead of using pixels, we will use the position within the 2d array
    int x = 15;
    int y = 11;
    
    int tempX = 15;
    int tempY = 11;
    
    int grounds, waters, trees, rocks, inventorys;
    
    //This will be our background, 1 = grass, 3 = water.
    int map[24][32] = {{1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1}};
    
    //This will contain all the objects, 100 = player, 101 = tree, 102 = rock.
    int objMap[24][32] = {{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,101,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,102,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                        {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,100,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,103,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}};
    
    void moveChar()
    {
         while( !key[KEY_ESC])
         {
                if(key [KEY_LEFT]) --x;
                if(key [KEY_RIGHT]) ++x;
                if(key [KEY_DOWN]) ++y;
                if(key [KEY_UP]) --y;
                
                draw_sprite(buffer, character, x, y);
                blit(buffer, screen, 0, 0, 0, 0, buffer->w, buffer->h);
                
        }
        destroy_bitmap(buffer);
        destroy_bitmap(character);
        release_screen();
        rest(100);
    
    } 
    
    void setupGame()
    {
        buffer = create_bitmap( 640, 480);
        ground = load_bitmap( "ground.bmp", NULL);
        water = load_bitmap( "water(2).bmp", NULL);
        tree = load_bitmap( "sprite-0001.bmp", NULL);
        rock = load_bitmap( "sprite-0002.bmp", NULL);
        character = load_bitmap( "character.bmp", NULL);
        inventory = load_bitmap( "inventory.bmp", NULL);
        grounds = 1;
        waters = 3;
        trees = 101;
        rocks = 102;
        inventorys = 103;
        
        for (int i = 0; i <= 24; i++){
         
            for( int t = 0; t <= 32; t++){
                
                if( map[i][t] == 1) draw_sprite( buffer, ground, t * 20, i * 20);
                else if( map[i][t] == 3) draw_sprite( buffer, water, t * 20, i * 20);
                
               }       
            
        }  
        
        draw_sprite( screen, buffer, 0, 0);
        
            for (int i = 0; i <= 24; i++){
         
            for( int t = 0; t <= 32; t++){
                
                if( objMap[i][t] == 101) draw_sprite( buffer, tree, t * 20, i * 20);
                else if( objMap[i][t] == 102) draw_sprite( buffer, rock, t * 20, i * 20);
                else if( objMap[i][t] == 103) draw_sprite( buffer, inventory, t * 20, i * 20);
                
               }       
            
        }
    
        draw_sprite( screen, buffer, 0, 0);
              
    }  
    
    int main()
    {    
        allegro_init();
        install_keyboard();
        set_color_depth(32);
        set_gfx_mode( GFX_AUTODETECT_WINDOWED, 640, 480, 0, 0);
        
        BITMAP* bmp = create_bitmap(640, 480);
        blit(bmp, screen, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
        setupGame();    
        moveChar();
        
        destroy_bitmap(bmp);
        return 0;
    }
    END_OF_MAIN();
    Don't get scared! All it does is lets the "character.bmp" image move around using arrow keys. Where should I insert the above code? I couldn't find a way to make it fit in.

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    I should be wise and run away..it looks too advanced.. but I will suggest
    Code:
      for (int i = 0; i <= 24; i++){
         
            for( int t = 0; t <= 32; t++){
                
                if( map[i][t] == 1) draw_sprite( buffer, ground, t * 20, i * 20);
                else if( map[i][t] == 3) draw_sprite( buffer, water, t * 20, i * 20);
                
               }       
            
        }  
        
        draw_sprite( screen, buffer, 0, 0);
        
            for (int i = 0; i <= 24; i++){
         
            for( int t = 0; t <= 32; t++){
                
                if( objMap[i][t] == 101) draw_sprite( buffer, tree, t * 20, i * 20);
                else if( objMap[i][t] == 102) draw_sprite( buffer, rock, t * 20, i * 20);
                else if( objMap[i][t] == 103) draw_sprite( buffer, inventory, t * 20, i * 20);
                
               }       
            
        }
    
        draw_sprite( screen, buffer, 0, 0);
    Don't draw it to the screen.

    create a background buffer.

    and in your while loop.. in the moveChar() function

    do
    Code:
         while()
        { 
            blit backbuffer to screen//I think is the first step
            draw_sprite(backbuffer, rock,...) 
            draw_sprite(backbuffer,tree..) 
            ....
    
             clear_bitmap(backbuffer); 
        }
    try that...
    I should have been smart and run away.
    You ended that sentence with a preposition...Bastard!

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    Doesn't work...it blackscreens and crashes

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    can you attach the images..so I can try?

    And what is the error?
    You ended that sentence with a preposition...Bastard!

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    I have included everything you need into a zip file. You can download it here: Allegro_game.zip

    By the way, i use Dev-C++ v.4.9.9.2

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    Code:
    										#include <allegro.h>
    
    BITMAP* ground;
    BITMAP* water;
    BITMAP* tree;
    BITMAP* rock;
    BITMAP* inventory;
    BITMAP* character;
    BITMAP* buffer;
    BITMAP *backbuffer; 
    
    //These will hold the player's position
    //instead of using pixels, we will use the position within the 2d array
    int x = 15;
    int y = 11;
    
    int tempX = 15;
    int tempY = 11;
    
    int grounds, waters, trees, rocks, inventorys;
    
    //This will be our background, 1 = grass, 3 = water.
    int map[24][32] = {{1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
                       {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1}};
    
    //This will contain all the objects, 100 = player, 101 = tree, 102 = rock.
    int objMap[24][32] = {{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,101,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,102,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                        {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,100,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,103,0,0,0},
                       {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}};
    
    void moveChar()
    {
         while( !key[KEY_ESC])
         {
    		  blit(backbuffer, screen, 0, 0, 0, 0, buffer->w, buffer->h);
    
    		     
        		draw_sprite(backbuffer, buffer, 0,0) ;
    
    			draw_sprite(backbuffer, character, x,y) ;
    
                if(key [KEY_LEFT]) --x;
                if(key [KEY_RIGHT]) ++x;
                if(key [KEY_DOWN]) ++y;
                if(key [KEY_UP]) --y;
                
               
                	
                
        }
        destroy_bitmap(buffer);
        destroy_bitmap(backbuffer);
        destroy_bitmap(character);
        release_screen();
        rest(100);
    
    } 
    
    void setupGame()
    {
        buffer = create_bitmap( 640, 480);
    	backbuffer = create_bitmap( 640, 480);
    	
        ground = load_bitmap( "ground.bmp", NULL);
        water = load_bitmap( "water(2).bmp", NULL);
        tree = load_bitmap( "sprite-0001.bmp", NULL);
        rock = load_bitmap( "sprite-0002.bmp", NULL);
        character = load_bitmap( "character.bmp", NULL);
        grounds = 1;
        waters = 3;
        trees = 101;
        rocks = 102;
        inventorys = 103;
    
      //  draw_sprite( screen, buffer, 0, 0);
              
    
    	for (int i = 0; i <= 24; i++){
         
            for( int t = 0; t <= 32; t++){
                
                if( map[i][t] == 1) draw_sprite( buffer, ground, t * 20, i * 20);
                else if( map[i][t] == 3) draw_sprite( buffer, water, t * 20, i * 20);
                
               }       
            
        }  
        
        //draw_sprite( screen, buffer, 0, 0);
        
            for (int i = 0; i <= 24; i++){
         
            for( int t = 0; t <= 32; t++){
                
                if( objMap[i][t] == 101) draw_sprite( buffer, tree, t * 20, i * 20);
                else if( objMap[i][t] == 102) draw_sprite( buffer, rock, t * 20, i * 20);
                
               }       
            
        }
    	
    }  
    
    int main()
    {    
        allegro_init();
        install_keyboard();
        set_color_depth(32);
        set_gfx_mode( GFX_AUTODETECT_WINDOWED, 640, 480, 0, 0);
        
        BITMAP* bmp = create_bitmap(640, 480);
        blit(bmp, screen, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
        setupGame();    
        moveChar();
        
        destroy_bitmap(bmp);
        return 0;
    }
    END_OF_MAIN();
    try that..
    but instead of running that for loop every time..is there not a way to copy the tiles in separate buffers. in the setup function
    and then simply draw it like i did in the main loop?
    Could have tried it now..but I have exams tomorrow.. Can you tell us how it goes?
    Last edited by Eman; 01-18-2011 at 04:16 PM.
    You ended that sentence with a preposition...Bastard!

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    I changed the code..
    It was slower because of the copy loop in the while..

    the code i posted up ^^ is what I meant...someone can tell you how to do it better. And it runs fast..

    Anyways I am off to study. Good luck.

    PS
    And good sprites.. I wish I knew how to make one
    You ended that sentence with a preposition...Bastard!

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