in Part 9 of this challenge, Scarfy was happily jumping and running around in his 2D world, and even had background music. That’s a great achievement, but rather boring. All he can do is run and jump. Today I’m going to add coins for him to collect. He’s going to have fun running around collecting […]
A few weeks ago I got curious about the increased interest in AmigaOS 4.x emulation, and decided to run a survey. The results are in. Many thanks to the 447 people who took the time to fill in the survey. Let’s have a quick look at the results…The Results in Brief Roughly one quarter (25.5%) […]
My previous CMake tutorial taught the basics: how to compile multiple source files into one program. That’s great and all, but you’re almost guaranteed to need third-party libraries when writing something that’s actually useful. You don’t want to be writing all that code yourself. So, today we’re going to tackle linking your program to third-party […]
I’ve noticed C++ beginners asking how to compile code beyond the usual minimal examples. It seems that many tutorials are so busy explaining basics such as variables, if/else flow-control, & loops, that they forget to explain how to compile anything but the most basic single file programs. I’m going to rectify that today. Here’s how […]
What is file syncing? It’s a question I didn’t even think of answering, because I’ve worked with computers so long that it’s obvious to me, and it’s easy to forget that others don’t know (it’s the curse of knowledge). I quickly realized I was wrong when I started spreading the word about file syncing software […]
I used to avoid CMake like the plague, and hated how everyone else seemed to use it for their C++ projects (it’s the de-facto standard for C++). I know I’m not alone, because there’s plenty of anti-CMake hate online.When I first encountered CMake, I found the syntax to be cryptic, the documentation unhelpful, and the […]
In part 8 of this challenge, physics simulation was added so that Scarfy could walk on the terrain. Today, I’m going to add atmosphere with background music. That might sound simple, and the RayLib part certainly is. Getting the music, though, is another matter…Choosing MusicMusic can create the right atmosphere for a game (or movie). […]
I wish you all a merry Christmas & happy new year! May 2023 be the best year yet.I’m disappearing for a few days for a well earned rest, and to chart a course for the next year.Looking Back at 2022So, how did my big 2022 plans go? I still have a tendency to drastically overestimate […]
Show/Hide the Status Icon (Docky, SysTray Icon, etc.)One user said he didn’t want the status icon, and asked how to remove it. Now that he mentioned it, having control over the docky/SysTray icon is obvious. I just didn’t think about it earlier. Anyway, v1.36 adds this missing ability. So, if you’re someone who doesn’t want […]
Part 7 of this challenge got a 2D camera working that smoothly tracks the player. Everything looks great until Scarfy walks too far in either direction. At that point it’s obvious that the ground was totally faked. Here’s the offending code:auto boundingRect = actor->getBoundingBox(); auto distToGround = groundYPos – (boundingRect.y + boundingRect.height); bool isOnGround = […]
