Elysian Shadows

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

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.

thanks hurstshifter the site looks gr8

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.

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

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

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

thankz pickzell

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

sorry about how i wrote my post im dyslexia

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

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 =)

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