Re: [Super-tux-devel] Programmation of video game

[Ricardo C. <ri...@ae...>]

 Technically, we use C++ as programming language, we might make use of some=
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scripting language in the future. SDL is what we use for dealing with the=20
window manager and events. We have two frontends: SDL and OpenGL.
 Our config files obey to the LISP syntax.

 I feel like writting the SuperTux history, so here it goes (someone put th=
is=20
to the homepage, correcting my mistakes before! :)):


 The whole thing started in 2000 when Bill Kendrick released the first game=
 of=20
what he designed to be a Super Mario Bros clone for the Linux platform.=20
Basically, the story was about Gwen (Tux's girlfriend) kidnap with a lot us=
e=20
of computer related environment.

 The game was quite enjoyable, but it was technically inflexible, especiall=
y=20
since Kendrick only had in mind a SM1 clone and a PDA version. Since Kendri=
ck=20
didn't have much more time to spent with it, he decided to open a sourcefor=
ge=20
project and ask for maintainers. This is where Tobias Gl=E4=DFer enters in =
the=20
story :)

 Tobias Gl=E4=DFer, our maintainer, started to re-write the whole game. Thi=
s=20
resulted in a 0.0.5 release and later in a 0.0.6 one.
 I entered in the SuperTux development after the 0.0.5 release. I really wo=
uld=20
like to see a good platform game available for linux, so I decided to=20
contribute to it. Since, the levels were all hand made, I started to develo=
p=20
a built-in level editor, that was shipped later within the 0.0.6 release.

 It was about this time, when Ingo Ruhnke started to get interested in this=
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project. I believe there is no need to write any introduction about this fr=
ee=20
software gaming community guru :).
 Anyway, Ingo Ruhnke had this idea about supporting a free game project eve=
ry=20
month, that would be the Game of the Month, that happens over the Linux Gam=
e=20
Tome forums website. Obviously, I would not mention it here, if SuperTux=20
wasn't elected has the very first GotM (Game of the Month).

 The development speed has highly increased since then, and so, there were =
a=20
few decisions that were settled; SuperTux would not try to mimic SMB and th=
e=20
computer theme would be dropped.
 After more than a month, we had a game with a totally different shape, bot=
h=20
internally and external. Internally, there was a C to C++ transition,=20
flexible config files and resources use, world map introduction and so on.=
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Externally, all the graphics were remake! There are only two words to=20
describe this success: Ingo Ruhnke :)

 Currently, we expect to make the scrolling more flexible, having camera=20
movement. Scripting and non-square tiles are something to be expected in th=
e=20
future.

=2D Ricardo Cruz


 Uff! Hhope you like it :)
(disclaimer: English is not my native language :D)

Ricardo


Em Quarta, 12 de Maio de 2004 12:38, o Theveneau Hadrien escreveu:
> Hello,
>
> How did you make this so good game? Have you got some guiles for the
> programming? and for use the SDL?
>
> Thanks you!
>
> Bye!
>
>

=2D-=20
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