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 | Hello, I have chosen a project of developing a 2d action-adventure game with some rpg elements, in-game puzzles. I have considered developing with C++ and OpenGL. I do not have prior knowledge of these language but I had good grasp on C programming language. For C++ and OpenGL, I have … |
 | Hi, I am trying to figure out allegro, and so far, so good. But I ran into this one snag in this code: [CODE]const float FPS = 60;[/CODE]Does this set FPS? Someone on another forum said no, but it seems like that it is a predefined function that changes the … |
| | i,m making a 3d pool (billiard) simulation using c++ in opengl for my project. where can i get a proper source to refer as what i found on web were not very useful for me. Any links or sources from you are appreciable. |
| | Hello, I know the basics of C++, PHP, JavaScript and VB I've read for C++ from rly old books so some things may have changed. Now I've started reading Advamced-2D-Game-Development by Jonathan S. Harbour. He has given a source code of an 2d game engine using DirectX. This is what … Game Development visual-studio |
| | Hi I'm really struggling in finding an answer to my problem How do I read a folder and then I want to find a file inside that folder read with specific extensions like .obj or .bmp and to do things to those files with those extensions here is my attempt … Game Development  |
| | hi... can anyone light me on an algorithm to solve sudoku...actually i did solve a few sudokus to know how this is done. Eventhough i managed to do the sudokus by paper and pencil, i can't figure out an algorithm to solve it. I googled for algorithms but everything ends … Game Development |
| | I'm beginning game development, and I started by reading Michael Morrison's [I]Beginning Game Programming[/I], which teaches how to develop a game in C++ using the Win32 API. I've had a lot of trouble with things I don't have any experience in (when I shut down my program, the process still … Game Development api c++ windows-api |
 | **Note: I'm not sure if this is the appropriate area for this post-- please move if necessary. Hello. I am working on a small Macromedia Flash project, just learning more about Flash and getting acquainted with the Flash interface as well as Actionscript; my question is not in regards to … Game Development actionscript first-post flash gui python |
| | I'm trying to make it where I can draw an square with the values in the global array. I made it work without vertex array before but now I need to save it in array so I can possibly delete a square with just a mouse click. However I can't … Game Development opengl |
 | Hello everyone, I'm a java programmer writing a half graphical half text rpg. For the moment I read my data from text files, e.g. Enemies.txt id name hp and so forth. However, I want to make it a little more clear to handle, as in a database format. I can … Game Development microsoft-office sql storage |
| | Hii friends, I am interested in learning DirectX. Can u plz suggest me which book to follow. I want to develop some games in DirectX. Which book shall i follow? Game Development |
| | I recently started reading Beginning DirectX 10 Game Programming written by Wendy Jones, and I'm about 60 pages in on the chapter about sprites, and I feel like I haven't learned anything, half the code they throw at me I can hardly decipher, and even if I do that, how … |
| | I'm currently trying to learn OpenGL with the use of GLFW and the Addison Wesley book 'OpenGL Programming guide 7th edition'. Here is one of the first sample programs they present, it is meant to draw a white box. In this example I mixed it with a simple glfw window … Game Development opengl |
| | I know C++ and java. My school focuses on Java but it doesn't seem to be very appropriate for game design. I wouldn't even consider Java if it wasn't for Minecraft. I want to make some nice and small indie games. If they go far great, but I also want … Game Development iphone objective-c |
 | Hi, I'm new here... Please help me fix it, if I posted at the wrong section, this is about Python but also game development... So I'm not sure? :) anyway: I need some guide lines to the way of coding? or the use of things within the code... Here I … Game Development open-source python ubuntu |
| | Hi, Does anyone know how to animate object so it follows a previously drawn spline? I tried by translating all object vertices by Spline_point[i]-Spline_point[i-1] by frames but this doesn't work. Does anyone have a better idea? |
| | I just added a pause button to my game, using most of this code: [URL="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb195026%28v=xnagamestudio.31%29.aspx"]http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb195026%28v=xnagamestudio.31%29.aspx[/URL] For some reason it changes the Window.Title to "[GameName] - Paused" and even though it's unpaused it still says paused in the title. I never told it to change the title so I guess it … Game Development |
| | I just decided that I wanted to make one with C++, but I'm not really sure what I should put in it. Any ideas? I don't just want it to be some boring thing where you have to "Press enter to continue" all the time. |
| | Hi! I am just wondering what would be fastest(performance-wise) of Game Maker(with GML) or Python with Pygame?  |
| | Hi guys, I'm quite new to C++, I have just recently gone through 3/4 of SAMS teach yourself C++ in 21 days and I am hoping to start programming my first object-oriented game. I have created a few games in the past (you can check them out on my site … Game Development c++ |
| | I'm not sure if this is the right forum or not, but I have been trying to compile some example code from [I]Game Coding Complete 3rd Ed.[/I]. The project uses LuaPlus for scripting and it also makes use of the Boost Library. Both of these seem to have a namespace … Game Development |
| | Hi guys, I have to give proposal of my final year project next week. I am interested in game development and very much inspired from games like nfs and counter strike. I know i cannot develop games like them But the thing here is that i dont know any thing … Game Development |
| | hi all, i generated some random numbers using functions , i have to check that the generated numbers are 32bit numbers, how can i check ? is any formula to check?please help me! Game Development  |
| | I tried to use the code on MSDN to create Rawinput but i kept getting this error: RAWINPUTDEVICE was not declared in this scope. I am writing in c++ and direct x and i am using Code Blocks [ICODE] void RawInput(void) { RAWINPUTDEVICE Rid[2]; //keyboard Rid[0] .usUsagePage = 1; Rid[0] … Game Development c++  |
| | Hi, I'm learning OpenGL. I assumed this would be the best section to post this thread, because many games are made in OpenGL. There's no place to post this in my other forum, so yeah, I came here. Anyways, here's the problem. I first off do not have glut.h I … |
| | Hi, Is there any way to "clear" work space in Lua similar to the [ICODE]clear [/ICODE]command in Matlab ? Thanks !! Game Development |
| | hi, this might take some time ... the goal is a game developer , the problem is where to start . here's the story : i've been looking around on how to get start with developing games specifically for mobiles , i started reading opengl and animating + modeling with … Game Development opengl |
| | Alright, well I've already taken Java programming at Auburn University for my first programming class. I'm taking C programming this coming semester. I've been learning C all summer, and now I would like to try making simple games! I have DEV C++ as my compiler, but I'm not sure where … Game Development  |
| | [youtube]OQIw0p_yvYQ[/youtube] [b]Changes since 0.7:[/b] [list] [*]The automatic camera was improved. The rotation restrictions were modified. The option to disable the restrictions was added. [*]User interface was improved. Preview for layouts and saved games was added. [*]Support for translations was modified and improved. Also we fixed a German version. [*]Added new … Game Development debian slackware ubuntu user-interface |
 | Really quick question (I hope) before I buy Maya I want to know if it has the option of exporting coordinates for triangle vertexes rather than images. If it doesn't, is there software that would allow for modeling while exporting vertexes for 3d triangles? Game Development opengl  |
 | [ATTACH=RIGHT]21994[/ATTACH]The latest in a series of round table industry events held in the UK, and featuring a panel of experts in the field of commercial software development, has warned that ignoring the popularity of casual and mobile gaming is a big mistake for any successful digital development strategy. Interestingly, it … Game Development apple apple-hardware gaming ipad iphone |
| | Hey what kind of programming language does the original playstation use? And where can I download it and some good tutorials? I just have one lying around and thought that it would be cool to make some games just 4 fun. Game Development |
| | hey guys! i was just wondering all these large games make use of footholds to make a character stay is there any way in C++ to make simple footholds? im making a stick platform game and am tired of using collision checking to make it work all the time for … Game Development |
| | Hi all, I have been started to learn game programming for some weeks. I want to make a simple 2d game first, as a start off. but I come across some trouble~they are: I tried C++: allegro : maybe too primitive and old? Irrlicht: 3d rendering concept too complex for … Game Development adobe flash iphone objective-c |
| | I'm writing a game engine, but I've hit a mjor roadblock. You see I'm using GLtools and this allows you to easily move a camera around the 3D world, it also has a function that I believe returns the XYZ coordinates of the camera. Only problem is that my character … Game Development |
| | *Feel free to read only parts of the post and reply concerning only specific algorithms* Hello there, I have recently started making a simple web browser game (Coded in VB) in order to make time go by. I have moderate development finished (details shortly) and need some help with my … Game Development algorithm web-browser |
| | Hello. I've posted here a few weeks ago about an idea i was hammering. I've refined it and removed some unnecessary features as it wasn't really needed. I'm a last year computer science student and this idea is for my graduation project. It is about a new programming language for … Game Development data-science gaming opengl |
| | I want to make a game in flash but I have no clue to start, I need a step by step tutorial, can someone help? ps: I would prefer to make a rpg. Game Development adobe android-development flash |
| | I wanted to follow this tutorial but the first step was confusing. I looked ahead to see if the whole thing was too advanced for me and I am pretty sure that I can handle it. This is the part i'm stuck on: "Okay, so now we're going to get … Game Development flash  |
| | I'm trying to simulate particle attraction and motion. Given two particles with 0 velocity at distance X, the acceleration due to attraction is such that the sum of acceleration must be equal to the sum of the deceleration over the same time after the particles pass causing the velocity to … Game Development |
| | Our project proposal had already been approve it is intitled "The Adventures of Rico". We are planning to use flash, but our knowledge about this game development is limited. The plan is will create a 2d animation, and use actionscripts but we don't have much the idea how to code … Game Development flash visual-studio |
 | Hi guys, I was requested to makes a 3D house plan, which a user can be able to move about in, using the keyboard or mouse. Like in games. I'm relatively good in Carrara, VB and C++ but I'm new to game programming. :S I need your help on how … Game Development c++ image software-architecture visual-basic |
| | Is there a software that can convert [B].max[/B] files to [B].ojb[/B] files? Where can I find one? Game Development |
| | I have 2 classes. One get/set BlockData, and one main class that loads,draws,updates. I have a big list of public Texture2D types that I have in the main class. I need blockdata to be able to get the texture2d types for each block and send it back to main...but blockdata … Game Development |
| | Hello!... :) It's been a long time since my last visit to this forum. My question is: Why MD3 Models are divided into different parts (head, torso, legs)? I myself made a model with animations with only a part (the full model) in C++/OpenGL and worked just fine! I dont … Game Development opengl |
 | hello!! i want to learn how to make games like web browser games..for example like evony or other online games..what do i need to learn?..please give me some guide so that i can study with it and practice. what is the first step should i take? i have backgrounds in … Game Development web-browser |
| | i was trying to learn unity and i wanna write c# scripts but when i write unity functions its color turns to cyan and when i move mouse on this cyan words it writes in tooltip for example (class UnityEngine.transform) the vs2008 recognize but cant use :D i used vb … Game Development |
| | Hello Daniweb Community.. I'm currently pursuing Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, and currently brainstorming some ideas for my Graduation Project. My interests include Compiler Theory and Game programming. I've been using XNA for years and some OpenGL. I've came up with an idea that I'm hammering right now for flaws … Game Development gaming ide objective-c opengl |
| | I just started teaching myself some basic things with this, but the simplest shit like strings seems impossible. Does anyone know any good sources, tutorials, or anything that might help me more? As an example...I wrote this code to tell when a control button was pressed: [CODE]//ProcessKeys int key; string … Game Development |
| | Hi! Can somebody help me? I want to add text, but I can't. I saw some examples, but when I wrote them in my code, it returns error. Here's the code (Win32, directX, c++): [CODE] #include <Windows.h> #include <WindowsX.h> #include <d3d9.h> #include "D:\\Program Files\\Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)\\Include\\d3dx9.h" //I don't … Game Development storage |
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