To create a mmorpg, must i know directx? And issit a must to know directx to create a game ? If so which programming languages need DirectX? C,C#.C++? Issit possible to create good games with C? I plan to give it a try.Although i know c++ is better. Last thing, wad type of games need the use of directx and wad type do not need? One mroe thing.. must i know Win32 to create games?

The game gonna be on windows platform...must i erally noe directx to make a graphical game...cos i dun really noe how to put graphics by using c languague

I believe you should use c++, as it has oop and is the fastest there with c.

I use directx for all my games as I have learnt all the d3d,dsound,dmedia,dinput.

opengl is just as good but doesnt have the d3dx functions which can do calculations etc for you, instead of you having to do it yourself, eg directx is like windows, and opengl is like linux

so can i make a graphical game just by noeing c++ or c?

Quote:Original post by lutzzz
so can i make a graphical game just by noeing c++ or c?

yes, but that will require learning about back buffers etc, eg using dc's,

eg you paint all your graphics for the frame onto a backbuffer( a dc) and then copy that backbuffer onto the screen.

So you should learn back buffering, bitblting, masking, and setpixel.

and even to show it on the screen he'd need to call SOME API function somehow ... so NO, you cannot write a graphical program of any sort using JUST C++ (cause C++ ONLY provides stream input and output built in, not graphical) ... and c++ provides no means to play sounds etc ...

so what you need is a language (C++, C, C#, Java, Python, ruby, perl, etc ...)

and then you need to pick a primary platform or set of targeted platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc ... like for console games you would pick XBOX, PS2, Gamcube, Gamboy Advance, etc ...)

and then you pick you primary progamming APIs / Platforms -

Such as:

Graphics core API -
OpenGL, Direct3D, DirectDraw, GDI, GDI+, Java2D, etc ...

Sound core -
OpenAL, DirectSound, SDL multimedia, DirectMusic, Win32 API ...

Input core -
GLUT input, DirectInput, SDL input, Win32 API

those 3 things pretty much require something not build into windows ... the most common choices for REAL games are:

1. Windows API and DirectX for everything (Half Life 2?)
2. Windows API and DirectX for everything but graphics, OpenGL for graphics (Quake 3)
3. Windows API and DirectX for everything but graphics and sound, OpenGL for graphics, OpenAL for sound (Unreal 2k4, maybe Doom 3)

For LEARNING or doing smalltime games, the more common choices are:

1. OpenGL for graphics with basic GLUT for input, no real windowing, and minimal multimedia (can add OpenAL as desired for sound)
2. OpenGL for graphics SDL for input, multimedia, windowing
3. DirectX for everything.

And then there are the all-in-one platforms, Java and .NET, of which .NET is much better at making games - because it allows full access to DirectX.

Personally, I found C# using pure .NET (GDI+) easy to develop basic apps for, and then C++ using .NET and DirectX seems better for games.

But really I like OpenGL best for 3D graphics, so I currently use DirectX for my non 3D stuff, and OpenGL (with GLUT) for my 3D experiments.