Develop a roguelike from scratch

[mike3]

Does this mean that I should use C++ instead of C for programming a Rogue-like game? Because I've got some code for one I was trying to make and it's all in C. And can one use OpenGL even without "graphical" tiles (but just "ASCII"-like characters)? And do those rendering tricks require additional programming? If so, where could I find out more about doing them?

Also, how and where could I find out more about how to use this "event based architecture", esp. in the context of a Rogue-like game?

Any answer? *bump*

[Sentinel]

For OpenGL and text output look here

http://nehe.gamedev.net/data/lessons....asp?lesson=13

[mike3]

For OpenGL and text output look here

http://nehe.gamedev.net/data/lessons....asp?lesson=13

What about the backbuffered drawing/"shifting" display?

And as I mentioned, should I wholly toss out that code that I had because it's not C++?

Also, what about something on how to make this "event-driven" architecture, in the context of a Rogue-like game?

[Sentinel]

Look, if you want to use something like OpenGL for rendering characters then prepare for :
* rewriting your game from scratch because of this windows event driven architecture thing
* problems with detecting the right key from keyboard buffer
* problems with drawing font texture on some older gfx cards
* problems with portability to other systems like linux, mac etc (if you wanted to do so)

You can choose the path of insanity, or use one of the solutions like :
* TINYCURSES : http://code.google.com/p/tinycurses/
* LIBTCOD library : http://doryen.eptalys.net/libtcod/
* SDL : http://www.libsdl.org/

But if i were you, then i would choose simple PDCurses or something like that.
(PDCurses is in windows only a wrapper to some windows console functions).

PS : I use C and something borrowed from C++. Programming in CodeLite IDE.

[mike3]

Look, if you want to use something like OpenGL for rendering characters then prepare for :
* rewriting your game from scratch because of this windows event driven architecture thing
* problems with detecting the right key from keyboard buffer
* problems with drawing font texture on some older gfx cards
* problems with portability to other systems like linux, mac etc (if you wanted to do so)

You can choose the path of insanity, or use one of the solutions like :
* TINYCURSES : http://code.google.com/p/tinycurses/
* LIBTCOD library : http://doryen.eptalys.net/libtcod/
* SDL : http://www.libsdl.org/

But if i were you, then i would choose simple PDCurses or something like that.
(PDCurses is in windows only a wrapper to some windows console functions).

PS : I use C and something borrowed from C++. Programming in CodeLite IDE.

I suppose. However "Ter13" seemed to suggest OpenGL had some advantage.