Scratch

The menu screen, if I make one.

In real coding. 
_____
1. Variables
2. Planning
3. More Variables
4. Functions
5. Probably more variables
6. More functions
7. Some Code
8. Probably MORE variables
9. Even more functions
10. Add more code
11. More variables
12. Debug
13. Find and kill some errors in code
14. Go back to 2.

If I use scratch, I try to start out with the mechanics that function in the game first, leaving the pretty artwork last.

I don't use actual programming just yet.

Question: how do you make a game using C++?  I'm using a mac (which may void any/all advice I get    )

Sprites. 

MoreGamesNow wrote:

Question: how do you make a game using C++?  I'm using a mac (which may void any/all advice I get :/ )

Well what do you mean?  Xcode is just a compiler/IDE for C++ (and C, C#, and Objective-C).  Any advice you get is the same with a Mac.  Anyway, what do you mean?  If you include <string> then you can say cin >> string_variable to set that variable to user input.  You can include <cstdlib> for random numbers and

include <cstdlib>
include <ctime>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
srand((unsigned)time(0));
int i = rand()%max_number
float f = rand()%max_number // Yeah, doubles work, too.  Just keeping file size down
}

That would get two random numbers.  It's not very good pseudorandom, but it's the best I can get.

If you mean graphics, look up some OpenGL tutorials or GLUT or Ogre3D or whatever works with Mac, and download what the tutorial tells you to.

I'm working on my first C++ game right now.  It's my normal attack(normal attack)/magic(strong attack)/shield(halve incoming damage) Arena game.  More of a test.  I lack inspiration.  For now . . .

Last edited by maxskywalker (2011-11-06 14:56:42)

Didn't expect a thread this popular.  The only way this could get better is if Veggie, ProgrammingFreak, and some other famous Scratcher programmer posted.

[s]Veggie[/s]
PF
Harakou

Last edited by maxskywalker (2011-11-06 15:01:29)

maxskywalker wrote:

If you mean graphics, look up some OpenGL tutorials or GLUT or Ogre3D or whatever works with Mac, and download what the tutorial tells you to.

I'm working on my first C++ game right now.  It's my normal attack(normal attack)/magic(strong attack)/shield(halve incoming damage) Arena game.  More of a test.  I lack inspiration.  For now . . .

Yep, I meant graphics.  I'll look into those.  Thanks.

MoreGamesNow wrote:

maxskywalker wrote:

If you mean graphics, look up some OpenGL tutorials or GLUT or Ogre3D or whatever works with Mac, and download what the tutorial tells you to.

I'm working on my first C++ game right now.  It's my normal attack(normal attack)/magic(strong attack)/shield(halve incoming damage) Arena game.  More of a test.  I lack inspiration.  For now . . .

Yep, I meant graphics.  I'll look into those.  Thanks.

I most highly suggest Ogre3D, but I don't know if it works on Mac.  Well, Horde3D mostly, but I can't figure out how to install it.  I myself haven't figured out how to install any of the others, but I'm sure it's just my own ignorance.

You guys are all backwards, I make the menu last 

First I imagine what I want the game to be. Then I make variables. Then I make the sprites. Then I program basic stuff. Then I program sensing. Then I program everything else.

Then I bug fix. I'm very good at bug fixing.

um
1. program
2. test
3. debug
4. ???
5. profit