DarkGDK FPS tutorial - basics

this is the first tutorial showing how to start making a very simple FPS in DarkGDK and c++. It covers the basics, loading models and movement. Please suggest any future tutorial topics/comment/rate.
thanks for watching :)

full code :-



#include "DarkGDK.h"
// the main entry point for the application is this function
void DarkGDK ( void )
{
// turn on sync rate and set maximum rate to 60 fps
dbSyncOn ( );
dbSyncRate ( 60 );
dbLoadObject("Atomiser.x",10);
dbLoadObject("Bezerker.x",20);

dbPositionObject(20,100,0,100);
dbRotateObject(20,-90,180,0);
dbRotateObject(10,-90,0,0);
dbPositionObject(10,10,-15,20);
dbLockObjectOn(10);
// our main loop
while ( LoopGDK ( ) )
{
dbControlCameraUsingArrowKeys(0,2.0f,2.0f);
dbMakeMatrix(4,100,100,10,10);
// update the screen
dbSync ( );
}

// return back to windows
return;
}

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[MrDuskling]

How do i move the camera with WASD?

[pqowieuryt101]

@MrDuskling look into dbKeyState

[djsotos]

What skill level is required to make simple nice games with Dark GDK? I mean, I know some C++, not great, but good enough.

[pqowieuryt101]

@djsotos IF statements, functions, do and for loops, arrays and maybe classes. That sort of thing..

[wkm600mati]

Like cleo mods lol

[pqowieuryt101]

@EpilepticElbow well DarkGDK is based around C++... but C# is quite similar to C++ in terms of syntax so I imagine it would help you, even if just in the understanding of it.

[MrDuskling]

@pqowieuryt101 How did i not think of that?

thanks

[LegoLoverFilms]

Cannot open include file: 'DarkSDK.h': No such file or directory

I did add it to the project folder.

[LegoLoverFilms]

Nevermind, I looked on the forums. Thank you SO much! Java was getting on my nerves, and C++ is my kind of language. BTW, I made a Pig Latin/English translator in C++ once XD

[LegoLoverFilms]

So, I installed the GDK, but the template doesn't show up in Visual Studio 2010. Is 2008 required? I liked 2008 a lot better...

[ItsSafingUp]

Sorry for double post but this is now the error

1>c:\users\tom\documents\visua­l studio 2008\projects\fps1\fps1\main.c­pp(19) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ')' before identifier '­f'

1>c:\users\tom\documents\visua­l studio 2008\projects\fps1\fps1\main.c­pp(19) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'

[ItsSafingUp]

Can you help me? it always comes up cannot find fps1.exe but I thought it would make it by itself? please help :L