making a level editor

robotcraig · Post by **robotcraig** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:19 pm

hi
im trying to make a level editor in c++ for a 2D game but i dont know where to start on it, i do know c++ well but i just dont know where to start on my level editor

any help would gr8 thankz for reading this

robotcraig

Post by **hurstshifter** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:24 pm

http://lazyfoo.net/articles/article09/index.php

This is Lazyfoo's tutorial which involves using the SDL library, I haven't made my own level editor yet so I can't give much in terms of first-hand advice. You're in the right place though.

robotcraig · Post by **robotcraig** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:28 pm

thanks hurstshifter the site looks gr8

Post by **hurstshifter** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:29 pm

robotcraig wrote:thanks hurstshifter the site looks gr8

If you arent familiar with another media library such as alegro than it would also be worthwhile going through his other tutorials on that site. Lots of great information that is easy to follow.

robotcraig · Post by **robotcraig** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:40 pm

kool my level editor should b done soon now, soon as i learn SDL now and all the parts of c++

thankz for the help

Pickzell · Post by **Pickzell** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:41 pm

http://moosader.com/tutfiles/Writing_2D_MapEditor.pdf

That's LusikkaMage's tutorial. It's very good.

robotcraig · Post by **robotcraig** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:56 pm

thankz pickzell

Post by **MarauderIIC** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:33 pm

Programming Discussion: Read Before Posting
http://elysianshadows.com/phpBB3/viewto ... 999#p22190

3) Think. I know this one is hard. But reread your post. If it doesn't make sense, retype it, reword it, or do whatever you did to (hopefully) pass 3rd grade english. We aren't going to spend excessive amounts of time debugging your english along with your code.

IE:
Hello!
I'm trying to make a level editor in C++ for a 2D game, but I don't know where to start on it. I do know C++ well, but I just don't know where to start on my level editor!

Any help would great! Thanks for reading this.

robotcraig

robotcraig · Post by **robotcraig** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:44 am

sorry about how i wrote my post im dyslexia

Post by **Moosader** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:26 am

It also would have been useful to know initially if you had any experience with any libraries, or if you were used to making pure DOS-prompt style C++ programs.

If you've never used SDL or Allegro before, you have a ways to go before working on a map editor. You should check out my beginner's guide tutorial on beginning with Allegro or SDL: http://moosader.com/tut-gameprog-1.html

Post by **MarauderIIC** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:42 am

Sorry for the curt post, but I try to prevent netspeak on the forums, where people have infinite time to write a post.
While dyslexia can affect capitalization and punctuation, "thankz" is probably no easier on you than "thanks".

Also, I recommend Moosader's advice =)

robotcraig · Post by **robotcraig** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:37 pm

thanks for all the help and next time when i make a write post i make sure everyone will be able to read it

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