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Should I bother with SDL_WaitEvent?
When I wrote my first application in SDL, it looked like this:
while (!quit)
{
SDL_PollEvent(&event);
switch (event)
{
// ...
}
}
But ...
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How to implement jumping on the left and right?
I am trying to make a platform game in C++ and SDL2.
I tried to add a jump in the update() function of the main code below , but it does not work as expected, as you can see in the video:
Note: I did ...
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How can I benefit when I don't use gpu?
I am trying to make a 3D game with C++, SDL, and OpenGL.
My program roughly looks like this:
control function has only CPU operations.
draw function has CPU and OpenGL functions operations.
I just ...
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SDL2 mouse motion event keeps occurring
The code I'm using is like so:
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Is my frame rate being calculated correctly?
I'm having a long headache (which may not be that complicated) with this frame rate thing. I already tested several frame rate algorithms, lastly I tested this here and they all gave something strange ...
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Is there a way how to handle multiple SDL_PollEvent loops without clearing the event queue?
Is there a way how can I handle more SDL_PollEvent while loops for one SDL Event, without taking the events off from the event ...
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How can I separate processing input and update?
I know that game loop is broken up into three distinct phases: processing inputs, update, and render, but I just can't see how I can make processing input and update independent of each other.
Let's ...
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How do I implement a fixed delta time step with a SDL_Delay(15ms) precision
So I am using SDL2.0 for making a Game Engine.
Where I am having a problem is using SDL_Delay().
SDL_Delay's minimum delay time is 15ms, I've tried everything, and my FPS is Stuck at 64 because of ...
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Input processing performance
I'm building a game using SDL in Linux platform.
Now I want to read user input with SDL_GetKeyboardState, but my doubt is wich is the best way using a thread or a ...
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Make openGL program only update every 1/60 seconds
I'm learning C++ and openGL and have this program as a result from tutorials and playing around. The problem is that the main loop is running at "full speed", making the program unnecessarily cpu ...
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How can I implement a main menu?
I have been following the tutorials at http://lazyfoo.net/tutorials/SDL/index.php and although they are all very well written and I have learned more than I would have on my own, I am not sure how to ...
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SDL2 focus lost = massive gain in FPS
Whenever I lose focus from my game window, I go from ~60FPS to 6000+, then when the window gains focus again, I go back to around 60 frames per second. And yes, this happens every time I run my game, ...
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