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    Text Based Game Help!

    Is there a way to change the color of the background in the text game?

    I know I can change the text color but what about the black background?

    I am building it ion a console app.

    Using C++
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    http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682087.aspx
    Keep reading until it starts talking about backgrounds
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    Couldn't find it. Can you possibly copy and paste it on here for me please?

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    It took me all of about 20 seconds, try harder.
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    FillConsoleOutputAttribute = Writes a text and background color attribute combination to a specified number of consecutive cells in a screen buffer. found it.

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    Is there a way I can implement music in text based games?

    .midi, .ogg or .mp3?


    I doubt it but just wanting to make sure.

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    fmod

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    Quote Originally Posted by h_howee View Post
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    umm.. explain please.

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    https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms711566.aspx


    Found it.


    I am leaving this forum, people here are not too helpful all I get is links and words, not explainations for anything, it's liek you know nothing.

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    Well if all you ask is "Is there a way" questions, then that's all you're going to get.

    We could have just said "Yes" and left you with this.
    http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-...ons.html#prune
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