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Started by swinchen August 01, 2005 01:55 PM

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swinchen

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August 01, 2005 01:55 PM

Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone can recommend an open source (cross platform) 2D graphics library that would be helpful in creating a 2D sprite/tile based game. I have found a lot of helpful 3D libraries, but I think I would like to start out with 2D. I once read (I forget where) that using OpenGL for a tile based game is often not the best way to do things. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Thanks, Sam

Instruo

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August 01, 2005 02:05 PM

assuming you're talking c/c++ then
SDL

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swinchen

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August 01, 2005 02:08 PM

yes, sorry, I am talking about C/C++ (I can't decide which one I like better..)

SDL you say. Alright I will look into it. Performance wise it is alright?

Thanks for the suggestion.

Sam

Rickmeister

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August 01, 2005 02:15 PM

Check out this and bookmark it. Thanks to Kylotan for maintaining that list.

daviangel

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August 01, 2005 02:16 PM

allegro is another option.

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SKATIN_HARD

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August 01, 2005 02:28 PM

Like some of the above posters have mentioned, I'd say SDL. It is really good because it makes putting graphics onscreen a breeze. I read through 1 or 2 of the Cone3D tutorials and I was able to get a small sprite up on the screen that I could move around.

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K0K0NUT_h3lmut

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August 01, 2005 05:19 PM

Trust me, Allegro is a LOT easier. I've tried both. Allegro is by easier for a beginner, or for that matter- anyone. with just 2 to 3 lines of Allegro code you can get a sprite or a shape on the screen. take a look at this tutorial( ) and compare it to the Cone3D tutorials.

swinchen

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August 01, 2005 05:50 PM

Hmmm... that END_OF_MAIN() macro looks a little funny (Allegro) I am not sure what I think of trickery like this. I know SDL does something funny too with SDLmain. I have been using GLFW for OpenGL windowing etc... I like how it seems pretty standard.

K0K0NUT_h3lmut

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August 01, 2005 07:29 PM

I think someone told me that you don't need that, but I put it there anyway. Why would you care about that?

swinchen

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August 02, 2005 06:27 AM

I have never seen anything like the END_OF_MAIN() before. Actually, it is the first time I have ever seen anything come after the main {}. I think it is some wanky MS Windows thing, but I am not sure what. I found it in the alwin.h header file, but I couldnt really follow what it was doing. I believe it has something to do with WinMain vs. main. I guess I don't really blame allegro as much as windows.

Sam

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