C++ Endeavors: 2-D Kingdom Hearts Engine

[mygamereviews1]

@MagmarFire That looks super complicated. Nice job!

PS is there any easy way to edit or make a kindom hearts gmae?

[MagmarFire]

@mygamereviews1 I think it's only complicated because my coding practices back then were less than ideal, haha. But thanks!

As for your second question, it's not easy to make or edit any kind of game (depending on your project scope, of course), and Kingdom Hearts is no exception; heck, I'd say KH is an especially-good example of a challenging game to make. I think it's a very fun thing to do, though!

[xcalibur0645]

is there a download file for only the health bar engine? please give it to me, i'll subscribee...

[MagmarFire]

@xcalibur0645 Done. A link is now in the description. As the file depends on other header files, however, you're getting the whole shebang.

Also, there's no need to feel obligated to subscribe; do so only if you enjoy my videos.

[KingdomHearts734]

i hate mugen but these is good ^.^

[HiddenAbilities]

Impressive

[MagmarFire]

@HiddenAbilities Thank you, good sir.

[HiddenAbilities]

@MagmarFire No prob.

[Kirazmaeux]

GIANT ENEMY CRAB

[MagmarFire]

@Kirazmaeux ITS WEAK POINT WAS ATTACKED FOR MASSIVE DAMAGE

[ElegantNight]

<3 the reference to Nayru in the annotation @ the begining XD

[MagmarFire]

@ElegantNight I hoped someone would get that sooner or later. XD

[majesticrooster]

it sucks

[MagmarFire]

@majesticrooster Gee, thanks.

[Zinsian]

@MagmarFire people are just jelly. good job!

[MagmarFire]

@Zinsian Thanks, bro!

[warnexus]

haha neat stuff. btw is the allegro syntax the same as C++ or Java?

[MagmarFire]

@warnexus Thanks!

The syntax is completely identical to C/C++, since Allegro is a library written in C.

[warnexus]

@MagmarFire Thanks for the info.

[2KingdomHearts345243]

Is there any way we can play this game? 'Cause my kingdom hearts 358/2 days is missing.

[MagmarFire]

@2KingdomHearts345243 While this engine is hardly a substitute for 358/2 Days, there is a download link in the description.

Unless you're referring to a ROM of the actual game, in which case that's illegal territory, and I'm not gonna help you there.

[2KingdomHearts345243]

@MagmarFire k thnx

[joe1movies]

lol when i played it i heard shee-on like with a accent but i understand where you get zion because ur dum :P jk lol but yeah listen to the game u'll hear it

[MagmarFire]

@joe1movies Haha, but in my defense, quite a few other people were led astray by the spelling. XD

[Randyater]

Awesome work.

[Techn0Junki3]

You should try out SDL, or even better, SFML, and try recreating this in those. They both are (supposedly) cross-platform. I like SFML over SDL, but there are more tutorials for SDL than SFML. :-/

[MagmarFire]

@Techn0Junki3 Hmm, are those C++ libraries, or are they different languages entirely? (The "L" parts of their names kind of hint that the latter to me.) Sounds like a good deal if they are the former, especially since I don't think Allegro is compatible with Macs, sadly.

[Techn0Junki3]

@MagmarFire yep. C libraries.

SDL = Simple DirectMedia Layer

SFML = Simple Fast Multimedia Layer

SFML has better control over audio, image manipulation, and possibly better networking! :)

[MagmarFire]

@Techn0Junki3 Ooh, I could really use the audio control and networking; for some reason, I can't really get the Boost library up and running, and I'm stuck with .wavs and .mp3s. XD

[Techn0Junki3]

Xion is pronounced as Zion, not jein :P

[MagmarFire]

@Techn0Junki3 2 + 2 = fish :P

[noelmartin999]

@Techn0Junki3 it's actually she-on you noob

[Techn0Junki3]

@noelmartin999 does that even make sense? since when did x sound like sh? it pronounced Z-I-ON.

[noelmartin999]

@Techn0Junki3 /watch?v=htgqmss5o_c watch that video you damn noob, at 2.21 in that vid roxas says SHE-ON

[darklink2nd]

@Techn0Junki3 IS JAPANESE PRONOUNCIATION RETARD 

[TechMan296]

@Techn0Junki3 fail its sheon

[Techn0Junki3]

@TechMan296 you say sheon, I SAY ZION.

[kinodesplat]

@Techn0Junki3 dude... play the freaking 358/2 days game...

[Techn0Junki3]

@kinodesplat I beat it. It's an awesome game. IT'S ZION.

[kinodesplat]

@Techn0Junki3 I mean the ENGLISH VERSION.

[Techn0Junki3]

@kinodesplat THAT'S WHAT I PLAYED.

[kinodesplat]

@Techn0Junki3 then you either skipped the cutscenes, or your game is seriously messed up.

Seriously, just watch the Axel vs Xion cutscene or something

[Kanzuko]

how long did this take u? I understand a lot of the code cause im in computer programming(sadly its bluej, but they are both pretty similar)

[MagmarFire]

@Kanzuko It took me a few weeks at least, but that was mostly because I procrastinated a lot. It was after E3 2009 of last year when the drive to work on the engine more really hit me.

[D4isuk3D]

better looking command screen would be nice :p

[MagmarFire]

@D4isuk3D Try working with primitives, man. Not that easy. :P

[RPGkeyblader]

dude that is sick

[MagmarFire]

@RPGkeyblader Thanks, brah. :D

[RoxasxNamine1]

u prounced xion wrong

[MagmarFire]

@RoxasxNamine1 cool story, bro

[RoxasxNamine1]

@MagmarFire of course you would say something like that >.>

[RoxasxNamine1]

but still its good

[MagmarFire]

@RoxasxNamine1 Thanks for looking, then, dude. :D (Yeah, I've kinda known for a while that I pronounced her name incorrectly, but rest assured, I've since corrected myself.)

As a word of advice, though, you may want to make a habit of keeping the nitpicky pronunciation gripes to a minimum and instead comment on what really matters: the content. ;)

[RoxasxNamine1]

@MagmarFire true

[RoxasxNamine1]

u pronouncced xion 

[TheRPGPlayer]

Nice job so far!

By the way, this video is about a year old... have you still been working on it?

[MagmarFire]

@TheRPGPlayer Thanks!

I haven't really had a lot of inspiration and, as of late, time to work on it, unfortunately. Other than adding more enemies and programming AI (for the former, I'd probably need to get my hands on more spritesheets, and for the sake of avoiding Birth by Sleep spoilers, I'm probably not going to go do that anytime soon), I'm not sure how else to improve it.

Of course, suggestions are highly appreciated!

[Mikencz]

whats better C++ or C# becouse i dont know what learn or c++ or c# or java and delphi can somebody help me pls ?

[MagmarFire]

@Mikencz It depends on what you want and what programs or libraries require. Personally, I prefer C++ over C# because, aside from it being my first programming language, C++ is much less redundant with the object-oriented aspect.

However, there's no jack-of-all-trades language, so I'd say get a feel for them all to see which one best fits your needs.

[PkScaped]

c++ WINS OMFG.

Still learning it atm.

[MagmarFire]

Best language ever, son. ;D

When you get a good grasp of the language, I highly recommend looking into Allegro. It's a neat library.

[PkScaped]

Yeah, I'm just starting, I'm good with PhP and HTML.

But I'm going to develop an awesome runescape private server that loads characters through mysql and some sexy hiscores and forums, etc;

[MagmarFire]

I don't know how you'd do that, but good luck, I guess! :D

[Nocturnopoder06]

@MagmarFire i want to use this hud of kingdome hearts in to a game a ihave in mind of the series cartoon Saint seiya-knight of the zodiacs

[MagmarFire]

@Nocturnopoder06 Sure thing. Just be sure to credit me in some way. ;)

[Nocturnopoder06]

@MagmarFire of curse i will put you on my credits do you got msn? to have more reference on this hud n_n i work on unity3d and use c++ java c# and other program lenguajes i need help also *o*

[MagmarFire]

@Nocturnopoder06 Ah, Unity, eh? Unfortunately, I doubt the Allegro library's compatible with it. However, if you're going to work on an Allegro application, then I'd experiment with the library first and understand bitmaps and drawing routines and the like first, if you don't know how to use it already.

If you're up to it, come back to me when you do, and I'll try to fill you in as best as I can about how to implement the HUD's functions.

[Stoopidbears]

FIYA BAWLZ? YUM!!!

[guijago]

ooohhhh cooool!

[MagmarFire]

Thank you! :D

[acan444]

Where did you get the sound effects for this?

[MagmarFire]

In the worst way you can imagine. XD

I pretty much had to pop in my copy of Kingdom Hearts II, go to Betwixt and Between because of its lack of music, and record the sound from my television with a microphone (I had no capture card on me at the time, so the quality suffered). Then I just cleaned up and altered the sound clips with Audacity.

[risktaker145]

pretty good for recorded sounds! I would have thought you ripped them straight off the game with some program.

[MagmarFire]

If a free program like that existed without requiring capturing video, that would've been nice. XD

[khcrazy10]

oh really, you recorded the sounds? WOW! I hope you don't mind if I use a few of them in my Kingdom Hearts Coded Fandub. I'm just saying they're ripped from the game (which is sort of true....recorded? Ripped? same difference cause they're still from the game.)

[MagmarFire]

Oh, of course I don't mind if you use them (after all, they're not really mine XD ). Go ahead! :D

[bioniost41]

Never mind, I'll just try searching up the maker's name

[bioniost41]

where did you get the sprite from?

[EveryThingFan29]

Wow, the game looks pretty good so far! :D

Are you still working on it?

[MagmarFire]

Truthfully, I haven't worked on it in quite a long time. :(

However, should a "killer app feature" ever dawn on me, a resource become available to me, or the inspiration strike me, I can still add more to it. ;)

Suggestions would be greatly appreciated, too! ^_^

[RoxasKH56]

Hmmm.....

Thats really all I can say...

I'll be lookin over that source code of yours though.

[MagmarFire]

I hope that's a good thing. XD

The code is kind of disorganized, though, despite the documentation I tried to add.

[guster4444]

This was amazing! I applaud the creator

[MagmarFire]

Thank you! :)

[guster4444]

No problem, I've been trying to learn C++, but its hard to do it through a book. I learned HTML through a lot of trial and error, I'm guessing I'll have to do the same with C++.

[MagmarFire]

I can't even fathom how one can learn C++ through trial and error alone. XD I'd strongly suggest sticking with the book or at least a resource of some kind.

If you could, you could try keeping your eye out for a book that, I think, is called Starting out with C++: Early Objects, if you don't have it already. It's an excellent book to launch out of the starting blocks, and it could actually give you a huge edge in C++ competitions like it did for me. ;)

[guster4444]

Oh thank you, yeah I;ve been using this C++ for dummies, but it doesn't seem to grasp my attention. I'll definately find that book.

[guster4444]

'* But keep me updated on any new C++ programs you toy around with, I'm anxious to see your next project.

[MagmarFire]

Can do. ;)

Now it's just a matter of mustering ideas and motivation. XD

[guster4444]

Okay thanks a lot.

[MagmarFire]

No problem.

[RoxasKH56]

Trial and Error won't get you anywhere quickly.

I'd recommend looking at source code and breaking things down. Once you understand how someone else's programs work, you'll eventually be able to create methods of your own.

[MaikFox14]

the game won't load up :(

[MagmarFire]

Have you tried removing the ZIP file that the folder comes in? I know someone who got it to work after he deleted it, and I think it's possible it's because of file ambiguity.

[MrGpf000]

This is epic win!

[khcrazy10]

the missing dll can be downloaded online! I can't post links here though! Also, I just beat the darkside on it lol!

[MagmarFire]

I'm very happy you think so! ;D

[khcrazy10]

Note on the download! Alleg42.dll is missing from the folder! The current download is unplayable because of this.

[khcrazy10]

Hey! This turned out great! By the way, if you still want me to give you the sound for Curaga, I can do it! If not then that's fine too!

[MagmarFire]

YESZ! I have your approval! :)

And yes, that would be awesome if you could. But only if you want to. If you don't, that's fine. ;)