Hi, I've been learning C++, too make games with with. But an issue I have is, what do I need to / should learning in order to make games in C++? I've looked it up but, annoyingly all I get was a result are courses. If someone can give me tips on what I should learn would be heavily appreciated!
#Making games in C++
junior panther
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shy mantle
just make games!
you'll learn along the way
you can start with simple text-based console games
work your way up
worldly fox
you'll learn along the way
shy mantle
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You should continue trying to learn things etc but there's no "I learn everything on this list and now I'm able to make games"
low mango
100% what @shy mantle said. just start exploring some libraries or game engines you can use to build something simple as a first project. try making something like pong, tetris, snake, etc. those types of games will give you an idea of the types of problems and design patterns you'd use to make a game, then just work your way up to more complicated games once you have a decent understanding of how things should work at a high level.
there are a decent amount of popular libraries that offer the basic functionality you need to start (some are lower level C libraries that would lead you to having to build out more of the foundation of a game, others are higher level C++ libraries that give you a bit of a head start):
https://github.com/raysan5/raylib
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/tree/main
https://github.com/mosra/magnum
https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/scripting/gdextension/gdextension_cpp_example.html
most libraries like that also have decent collections of tutorials/guides to get you started:
https://github.com/mosra/magnum-examples
https://doc.magnum.graphics/magnum/example-index.html
https://www.raylib.com/examples.html
haughty torrent
raylib definitely best one imo
shy mantle
I like C++ better
it actually has a C++ api
as opposed to SDL and raylib which are basically C apis
haughty torrent
even if raylib is C, it has the easiest api
and tons of code examples
but if you really want c++ i suggest SFML
low mango
yeah SFML is another good one to add to that list. it'd sit somewhere between raylib and magnum when it comes to difficulty & features most likely
gloomy relic
you can start with simple text-based console games
They most likely mean something including graphics. They probably wondered about general programming patterns/game engines/graphics libraries/ other toolkits.
gloomy relic
100% what <@164911887027404800> said. just start exploring some libraries or gam...
This is a good response.
junior panther
Thank you @shy mantle and @low mango !
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