Sword Play 5 C++ Console Game (with download)

[the69johny]

do you used multithreading? i mean becouse you can move and the creatures at the same time

[ChuckleluckMe2]

How'd you make the game run without input? I saw you used getch() but I don't see how you made the game continue to run without user input.

[wolakec]

@ChuckleluckMe2 He used kbhit() which checks for user input

[JakobRobert00]

good work

what functions did you use to make the player move?

[IonicFox2nd]

@JakobRobert00 I create a 2D character array and place the player and enemies on the array.

I use the functions kbhit() and getch() and capture user input and change the position of the characters on the array. You can research these functions on MSDN.

Let me know if you have any more questions

[JakobRobert00]

@IonicFox2nd thanks i will look up these functions

[iiperento]

@IonicFox2nd hey im working on a small program that fighting a mob but whit numbers not like urs whit animations, its a real time just like urs but i cant figure out how the function whit kbhit() and getch() should look, can u give me some hints if possible? tnx, oh and btw thats a sick game no matter how lame it looks. WELL DONE KEEP UP!

[IonicFox2nd]

@iiperento this assigns the pressed key's value to a variable of type char.

char keypress;

if(kbhit())

{ keypress = getch(); if(keypress == '[key]'){//do function}

}

[iiperento]

@IonicFox2nd hmm i manage to do it in a different way:

input = getch()

while (!game+ove)

if (kbhit())

{ input = getch();

}

[cannonwe2]

I love this game... Advanced rank ftw ^_^

[rainbowcrak]

Can you make a tutorial on how to make this? Is this pure c++ or did you download addtional libaires like SDL ?

[IonicFox2nd]

Sword play was created in Dev C++, and doesn't require any additional

downloads, just links to -lwinmm & -lgdi32.

Look up the following functions on MSDN

I use PlaySound() & mciSendString() to play audio files (not in video)

I use GetCursorPos(), GetClientRect & ClientToScreen() for GUI Interface

I use SetConsoleCursorPosition() to place the designs and characters

I use SetConsoleTextAttribute() for color schemes

I hope this helps

[leonidhaimov]

Nice man!

[windowsifast]

Fun game. I like the sword sound effects have you thought of adding background music?

[IonicFox2nd]

@windowsifast, I found out how to add background music a while ago, I just haven't posted it yet. My current project is integrating a GUI into Sword Play, That will be my next post (possibly another video).

[windowsifast]

@IonicFox2nd No i wasn't asking you if you knew how i was just saying if you thought of putting any in.

[windowsifast]

I'm a C++ programmer too and i like your game i haven't played it but am going to download it. How did you make the graphics?

[IonicFox2nd]

@windowsifast, if you assign a variable (type char) a value (0 - 255) and output that chracter, you get a small ASCII picture. you can also output a backslash and create a character without the variable declaration.

example: \17 -> ¤ \1 -> [smily face]

[windowsifast]

@IonicFox2nd

Oh cool thanks!

[fastrun14]

Can you send me the code??

[fastrun14]

That game is better than my c++ game. XD

[IonicFox2nd]

@fastrun14, I saw your Space Game. Impressive.

if you want any help or have any questions, just ask.

I started my game back in early 2008 and I'm still working on it today. I might upload what Sword Play used to be when it was first built (it had several symptoms your game is suffering from).

I just uploaded another update earlier today. Have a look at it.