hi .
I realy like programming and I know c++ .
my question is that how and from where I should start game programming ? is it possible with c++ ?
if yes , are the games (that are written with c++ )graphical ?
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hi .
I realy like programming and I know c++ .
my question is that how and from where I should start game programming ? is it possible with c++ ?
if yes , are the games (that are written with c++ )graphical ?
you can definately make games with c++
as for graphics, u need another library (like OpenGL or Allegro)
i think u should start with maybe a card game (or even tic tac toe)
then once ur skill is built up, maybe a text rpg.
but hey, im not expert. just hope someone better than me replies.
As lynx said, start small and work your way up from there. Tic-Tac-Toe is a good first game, it was my first game, and it took me a lot longer than I first expected. I was programming it while I learned C, not when I had learned all of it already, so it took me a few weeks. Depending on what you think you want/feel you need to work on you could move on to a text rpg or a simple game with action like pong.
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These games are simple enough you can all do them without using a separate graphics api like opengl or allegro. The game will look bad, but it'll make it simpler to code and you can concentrate more on the game itself.
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tnx .
I will start with tic-tac-toe .
nah tic-tac-toe is too boring.
perhaps try a game like galga.
something like bees coming (2 or 3 but start with 1) from the top and the user shop @ the bottom.
tnx but can u plz explain about galga , I dont know what it is.
I have worked on tic-tac toe too , it is not bad , ofcourse I have problems in some parts that I am trying to solve them .
basically it is going to be like this:
(see attached pic)
basically you will have to do this after u have drawn a window and assuming u r working in a 640x480 enviroment.
First draw and pic.
give it control via arrow keys.
limit pic* movement by saying that its movement cannot be accepted if its location is > 640 or < 0 (Horizontal movements) and is less than 480 (vertical). u may also limit its top movement.
AI:
start with single AI that spawns @ random locations (on top) and comes down and tries to hit user.
Then try to move to 2 and so on..
PowerUPS:
At this stage u will have a good grip of ur knowledge and what u r doing. To extent what u know and make it more interesting give usersome Powerups.
Introscreen
backgrounds
gameinit
gameexit
Exitscreen
ReturntoWindows
Tic-Tac-Toe would be good for learning AI and concepts like Minimax game trees. If you're wanting to learn graphics, the game described above would be better. Lots of people have asked this question so if you want some more ideas to think about do a board search, but basically you just have to think about what kind of game programming you want to do.
This will get you started on firing projectiles at the player and whatever else you want to shoot at.
Using vector normalization to fire at a target from a point in 2D space.
Code:struct point2D
{
float x;
float y;
};
//Will compute x and y deltas to fire missile from Attacker to Target
//Simple normalization of a vector
void FireMissileAt(point2D &Attacker, point2D &Target,point2D &Result)
{
float diffx=Target.x-Attacker.x;
float diffy=Target.y-Attacker.y;
float distance=sqrt((diffx*diffx)+(diffy*diffy));
Result.x=diffx/distance;
Result.y=diffy/distance;
}
Just an opinion, but the book "BEGINNING C++ GAME PROGRAMMING" is just AWESOME.Quote:
Originally Posted by arian
I'm new to C++ and I thought I was doomed - until I read this book.
It has really helped me alot, and even though I'm only about 30-40 pages into the book (over 300 pages), I am still slowly but surely making progress.
So far it has been alot of fun. :)
thanks for ur help