Am I in the right direction? (plz test)

**Xterria** · 02-21-2002

what GL did u use to make it?

I didn't use one

**Xterria** · 03-01-2002

ok, im just about 100% done with the game. NOW try it.

**Brian** · 03-01-2002

Originally posted by Xterria

I didn't use one

You didn't use a graphics library?

So you used bios/os interrupts?

**Xterria** · 03-01-2002

why would I use those? Theres so many alternatives!

**Brian** · 03-02-2002

Well dissembling your program tells me you used allegro.

**ihsir** · 03-02-2002

hey, that was quite cool.

**ygfperson** · 03-02-2002

use a dictionary. wares should be wears, and fizze should be fizz.
the sound and the fact that the intro can't be skipped annoys me. the graphic artwork is great, but the way it's put on the screen sucks. my suggestions:
animate the characters(if possible)
speed up the intro, or at least give an escape key
more detail in the background(other than blue)
use transparent sprites

**Xterria** · 03-02-2002

Well dissembling your program tells me you used allegro.

Your full of it. I don't think you can use allegro with Borland C++ 3.1, can you? Cause if I was using a graphics library, the game would be MUCH better.

**Brian** · 03-02-2002

You can use Allegro with borland 3.1

You probably used BGI then, which is a graphics library.

if any of these lines are in your code then you are using a graphics library:

#include <graphics.h>

or

#include <allegro.h>

**Xterria** · 03-02-2002

nope. Even if i DID use BGI, a .BGI file would be in with the exe, wouldn't it?

Originally posted by ihsir
hey, that was quite cool.

thanks!

**Brian** · 03-02-2002

Why don't you use a graphics library such as allegro then?

Using the DOS 320x200 sucks

**Brian** · 03-02-2002

Originally posted by Xterria
nope. Even if i DID use BGI, a .BGI file would be in with the exe, wouldn't it?

Not if it was static linked.

**Xterria** · 03-02-2002

I wanted my game to be small, so I could fit it on floppys for my friends. With graphics librarys, aren't your exes really big?

**Brian** · 03-02-2002

Alll those .xff files could be in one file which you could call data.dat. Because they are only about 13k each

**Brian** · 03-02-2002

Originally posted by Xterria
I wanted my game to be small, so I could fit it on floppys for my friends. With graphics librarys, aren't your exes really big?

Only if you use MSVC

. Anyway, most zip programs have an option to divide your zip into several parts so you can fit it on more than one 3.5".