13 hours ago, rjhwinner03 said:

If I read this correctly, this website is a tutorial on how to make a game engine with DirectX 11?

No it's just a beginning DirectX tutorial.  Building a game engine is a major undertaking. However if you are using DirectX directly,  you have to build something.... graphics engine..... game engine....class library .... whatever you want to call it.  You need this just to organize your code, otherwise you will be quickly overwhelmed by the project. It doesn't have to be huge but you should have something to build around.

I may just quit trying to compile the source code and just use the code from Quake and just go from there.

1 minute ago, rjhwinner03 said:

I may just quit trying to compile the source code and just use the code from Quake and just go from there.

If you are gong to do that, why don't you just use  UE4 or Unity like everyone else?

I get the feeling you are tying to run before you can walk.  How long have you been programming? If you are going to write code using DirectX, you will have to take care of a lot of little details yourself.  There is no magic bullet. I've been programming for 35 years plus. I worked at intel for over 25 and still I'm a noob at "game programming" (but I guess I'm a pretty decent programmer).  IMO it's not a great idea to take some existing piece of code without really understanding what you are doing.  If you are working through a book with detailed explanations that's one thing, but without the understanding, you are headed for some tough times......In any case, good luck.

I have learned a number of languages and libraries over the years.

Languages

Java Late 2014

Python Mid 2014

C++ Late 2015

HTML Mid 2017

Javascript Mid 2017

Graphics

MS-DOS Graphics.h Early 2017

OpenGL (LWJGL) - Early 2016

OpenGL (C/C++) - Mid 2016

DirectX 12 - Late 2016 (Quit all projects and basically stopped using it)

DirectX 9 - Early 2017

DirectX 11 - Late 2017

DirectX 10 - Early 2018 (Quit all projects)

Nintendo 64 SDK - Mid 2018 (Deemed annoying due to the lack of a model loader... had to draw out data on a spreadsheet and it took too long)

I have been doing computer programming for 4 years and graphics programming for 2 years...

Here's the thing..... Learning languages doesn't mean that much.  I'm not saying anything about your abilities, I'm just pointing out that if you are having major problems getting stuff working, then perhaps there are some areas you need to improve upon.  The primary thing you need as a programmer is knowledge of algorithms and data structures.  THIS IS #1.  I've learned many langues over the years and I've forgotten half of them. I'm sure I'll never program in IBM 370 assembly language again in my entire life.

In any case beyond algorithms and data structures, there are debugging skills and in a broader sense that includes finding information on the internet on how to get your job done without running to forums and asking people to fix your problems constantly.  Yes forums are useful for certain things. They are great for discussing ideas and getting feedback, and sometimes people can point you in the right direction, but when it comes down to it you have to develop skills that let you solve your problems independently.

So again if you are going to take some old existing code you should at have a strong understand of how it works.  Otherwise it's going to be tough. However IMO it's much easier if you start from something basic, and build it up yourself to achieve your goal. You will learn a lot more. The fact that you have come here several times and asked the same basic question should tell you something.

I’m in the process of making a RTS game... I already have the engine I made, I am just designing the game. I am stuck at the impass of artwork.