include "SDL/SDL.h"

int main()
{
SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING);
SDL_Quit();
return 0;
}

In my case in Fedora Core 6 I had 4 errors and memory leaks. So I've upgraded to Fedora 8 and I have no errors, but memory leaks only…
I want to have no leaks and no errors at all… :(
Thanks.

http://hge.relishgames.com/

http://www.mediafire.com/?8mijys30tw2

If you are already familiar with C, i think you should stick with it. It is by far the most used language (afaik) in the games industry. Well, by the big boys at least :) For games what you need is easily displayable graphics, easily playable sound and music, and easy access to different input devices. SDL is perfect for this. There are also libraries that extend SDL such as SDLimage, SDLnet, etc.

Here are some tutorials, that i think are quite good:

http://lazyfoo.net/SDL_tutorials/index.php

You can find some more tutorials on the SDL website.

There are also other game libraries and engines freely available, here's a list of what i remember just now:

• Allegro. Similar to SDL, i.e. input, graphics, sound, etc.
• Kyra. A sprite engine, that afaik can be used with SDL also.
• and now my mind is blank :/

Then there are some 3D engines, physics engines, etc. but i would recommend keeping it simple and sticking to simple 2D games to start with, just to get used to game making.

I hate to admit it, but microsoft's Visual Studio has amazing code-completion and a debugger who makes a laughing stock of the rest out there. These two things are the most important in my book. In fact, if you have ever gotten used to these two things, it is difficult going back to anything else. I got VS free from my school, but as far as i know the Express edition for C++ is free and downloadable from ms.

Good luck :)

And again, I don't really know much about references for C++ either… all I know in terms of graphics libraries is OpenGL.

I have some small experience making games in C++, apart from my programs I've made to just get the hang of C++ I've made one small ASCII game. I could maybe give you the source code for that, and if I make any more I could show you those as well. The actual game is in the "Showcase" section of the forum, under the topic "Asciiroids".

:) —hartnell

My idea is to make a game with very inteligent AI, not with stupid AI like in Commandos 3… My plan is to create a complicated model of behavior in difficult situations, if for example the AI hears some shooting behind the corner, it won't run there like an idiot, but will call friends and carefully will investigate or if it hears shooting, it won't stay at the positions and after a while it will return to whatever it did before and so on. But I realize there is a long way between me and this kind of game.

So, I'd like to ask, if I should stick to C and C++ or choose the different tool to programme games, what kind of game should I make first and if anyone has some experience with making games in C or C++ to help me with basics of using algorithms and graphic libraries for games or give me at least some usefull references… And I almost forgot… Because I programme C mainly in Linux, but I hate Linux:), so I'm asking, what is the best tool for C and C++ in Windows? I've tried an DevCpp, but I didn't like it. Is it a Microsoft Visual Studio? I suggest.

Thanks for help, EaSy