Simple Help!

[_Comet_Keeper_]

Hallo,

I don't know if this is the right topic, so excuse me if this is not the right place :)

I'd like to write a simple game with directdraw. The major problem is: how can I create sprites? Can you suggest me any useful programs to create sprite (animated-characters, objects, animals ad so on...) that, after creation, I can easily import in directdraw and animate in the game???

Thank you very much...

Bye
CometKeeper... A Dreams Guardian... (Italy)

[nolxev]

I have seen some little-tools that help you to create sprites (times ago so I do not remember one link), but at the end you can use any PaintShop-like program you want. However you can googling to find some sprite-specific tool.

I suggest to use free sprites the first time to save a lot of time, for example here is a list of website where you can download a ton of sprites:

http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=272386

[Trigve]

Hi,

Here is link for 2D game dev. lib. It has support for Sprites and so... But this lib use OpenGL for drawing.

http://clanlib.org/index.html

Trigve

[nolxev]

Hi,

Here is link for 2D game dev. lib. It has support for Sprites and so... But this lib use OpenGL for drawing.

http://clanlib.org/index.html

Trigve

Nice! ;)

[_Comet_Keeper_]

Thanks, I will take a look at that link...

I have another more heavy problem :)

Surfing the net I found much directdraw tutorials. All of them use SetCooperativeLevel to set-up the screen. The directx help says that it shouldn't be used because it will be removed in next releases.

So the question is: where can I found up-to-date tutorial that show the real new methods?????

Thank you :)

Bye
CometKeeper... A Dreams Guardian... (Italy)

[Volantiz]

DirectDraw is replaced by DirectGraphics :(
So.. i guess it would be wise to start looking at that instead.