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Re<<aL
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Some questions

Post by Re<<aL » Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:14 am

Hi there, i've some questions because im going to start developing a new game.

1st.- Is better freeimage than SDL_image? if yes, where i can find a good tutorial (opengl) because i searched long time ago and couldnt find anything good.

2nd.- I want to make it multiplayer (like call of duty multiplayer, i mean, a server with 20 slots etc..) is there a good multiplayer library (free licence) or it doesnt matter?

and the last one :D How can i implement more than 1 shader at the same time, because now i use different programs but for light calculations etc Do i have to calculate it all the time???

I know the last question is a little weird but if u can understand it please let me know your answer.

Thank you everyone.

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Re: Some questions

Post by Korban3 » Sat Sep 22, 2012 5:17 pm

As far as I know anything that's in SDL is a good way to go.
I don't know about any libraries or anything that help with that. You could ask David on the IRC if he could get you on the right track.
I haven't used any shaders, but I would imagine you just daisy chain them together, running the rendered image through each one individually before displaying it. Like, maybe use a linked list or array of pointers to each shader or something. I'm not experienced there, so I'm not entirely sure.

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Re: Some questions

Post by Re<<aL » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:28 pm

Thank you for your reply, i'm still hesitating using SDL_image or FreeImage but i have time to decide :D, but as far as i know freeimage is more used by games programmers than SDL_image (is a conclusion after the reading of some articles). Also i cant realise how more-than-one-pass shaders works using GLSL and opengl but i will try to find it (i will search examples using gauissian blur)

Again, thank you for your reply, and if someone knows anything about this please let me know it.
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Re: Some questions

Post by Korban3 » Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:39 pm

Yeah, no problem. Just remember that you can consult David, in the IRC channel, as well. He's sure to be able to point you in the right direction.

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Post by nrh10 » Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:22 pm

Someone plz help! everytime i load up overgrowth it tells me i need to activate a graphic card because i am using a laptop. Then when i load up a game it says something like fragment textures hw limit and the textures dont load. Plz help Thank you.

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Re: Some questions

Post by Korban3 » Sun Nov 25, 2012 1:36 am

You'll want to hit up the Secret Preorder Forum for that one. Use the search bar first, the forum is already inundated with troubleshooting threads. I bet there's already a few threads in there that'd help you out no problem.

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Re: Some questions

Post by adwuga » Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:35 am

Do you ever wonder why these people post these things where they do? I guess it is the randomness forum but...

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Re: Some questions

Post by nrh10 » Sun Nov 25, 2012 8:51 am

Ok thank you very much korban. :D

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Re: Some questions

Post by Korban3 » Mon Nov 26, 2012 8:52 pm

Ye be indebted narry a bit, lad.
Argh, ye oozing wart, why ye be buttin' in 'n' raisin' a bunch o' Tom Foolery when I be about? I don' know why folks be posting it here, I just be helpin 'em with thar hassles.

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Re: Some questions

Post by nrh10 » Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:35 pm

I figured it out, I have an intel graphics card and overgrowth doesnt support intel cards YET.

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Re: Some questions

Post by Korban3 » Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:00 am

I also have an Intel card. It ran on Windows, bu Linux has been a no go so far, for me.

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