Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Keigan]

I know this is a big thing to ask :S But can some give me a quick tutorial just a bit of help to get me being able to make/edit games like this btw I loved the Zombie survival game

[Bug Baxter]

The quick version is get a C++ IDE and the PDCurses library and set off to work.

The thing is once you get your C++ IDE you'll have to set up the PDCurses library in your IDE which depending on which it is (I get the impression most people here use Visual C++, some, like yours truly, use CodeBlocks) instructions will vary.

Also check out this article: http://www.kathekonta.com/rlguide/

Its on roguelikes, and its incomplete, but everything there applies to every kind of game. He uses his own header in order to avoid PDCurses, but once you get a little programming-time under your belt translating the concepts over to Curses should be a snap 

[Keigan]

Thanks mate I'll look though it now!

[Jonathan S. Fox]

Seconding Bug Baxter's comment and extending it with another option. LCS uses the C++/PDCurses approach, ZSS uses Python for the programming language and libtcod as the library.

Python/libtcod:
- More powerful library, with full color support, ability to have tile graphics, pre-written line of sight and pathfinding algorithms, and other handy features.
- Specifically designed for ASCII games.
- Python is one of the highest level and easiest to write and maintain programming languages.

C++/PDCurses:
- C++ is a faster programming language when it's run.
- Easier to build a standalone executable.
- Long history.

You can find a roguelike tutorial for Python/libtcod, which I think also covers installation, here. It is also possible to go with C or C++ and libtcod.

[Fernest]

I'd say go Python+PyGame (easier) or better yet: Python+Qt+OpenGL (advanced and rises non-games-skills as well)

You won't be able to run it in a terminal, but you could simulate the look&feel of ASCII games.
AND you have the possibility to use far more, if your skill rises.
e.g. visuals: particle effects (explosion, blood, etc.)
interaction: mouse, drag&drop (can't just Drag&Drop a Liberal from one squad into another with curses, which is sad.)

Regarding C++:
Never, ever, ever, ever start programming a game in C++ (except if you have some years of experience in C++ or programming)
The syntax-overhead and all the gotchas will grind-down and KILL the project, because you will be frustrated as hell.

Where C++ needs 100 long lines of difficult code, Python often solves it in 15 easy lines (which you can read and understand even after some months).

C++ being faster is an outdated argument, especially for non-scientific, non-industrial, non-cgi stuff.

[ff2]

Step 1:Make game
Step 2:Change graphics to letters, numbers and symbols.
Step 3:?
Step 4:Profit.