Hi guys,

I have made a couple of 2D levels using SDL where I simply load a tile from a text file which is a set width and height. Then I run two for loops checking collision. Of course, this is rather crude and makes for a "boxy" world.

I am wondering if there's a way of creating more advanced shapes such as hills and valleys which already have SDL_Rect built in. I shudder at the thought and the amount of time it would take to craft a hill or a slope if I have to create an SDL_Rect for each pixel height.

Of course if this is the only way to do it, then so be it.

Thanks,

Mike

As I understand it, you can store a slope type metadata in the map file on how steep a slope is; and handle the player's position on said slope by using some simple trig. There's an article I read about it, using Megaman X's level as an example. Here:

http://higherorderfun.com/blog/2012/05/20/the-guide-to-implementing-2d-platformers/

This can be done in SDL.

Thanks for the reply guys, I will try to craft something this weekend and see how it goes taking your advice into consideration.

Mike