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General => General discussions => Topic started by: Lolilolight on May 03, 2014, 09:58:50 am

Title: SFML compatibility.
Post by: Lolilolight on May 03, 2014, 09:58:50 am

Hi, I have some questions about the futur of SFML :

Will be SFML compatible with all of these plateforms : (IOS, Android, Win8 Phone, PC, Mac and Tablets) ?

Will SFML provides the possibility to develop games introducing touchscreen interfaces ?

If I'm asking all of that it's because, in the future, I would like to create a development studio like this one :
http://seriousgaming.fishingcactus.com/en/Technologie.html

But with SFML and my own engine using SFML. :)

I'm sure they don't use SFML. (I know them quite well)
They are using unity and SDL but to be honest I didn't know unity and SDL quite well to create games with it and I don't want to learn it because I prefer to be independant from an existing editor.

So I want something like Irrlicht by example but not only to create 3D FPS but also applis on new plateforms.

Title: Re: SFML compatibility.
Post by: Laurent on May 03, 2014, 01:40:22 pm

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Will be SFML compatible with all of these plateforms : (IOS, Android, Win8 Phone, PC, Mac and Tablets) ?

It is already. Only Windows Phone is missing, and we're already working on it. "Tablets"? That doesn't really mean anything, especially since you already mention iOS and Android...

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Will SFML provides the possibility to develop games introducing touchscreen interfaces ?

Touch screens interfaces are already implemented. To develop games or whatever, of course.

Please check the latest development activity before asking.

Title: Re: SFML compatibility.
Post by: Lolilolight on May 04, 2014, 02:21:40 pm

Ok, thanks for all the information.

Title: Re: SFML compatibility.
Post by: nottrulyevil on May 04, 2014, 10:34:21 pm

Quote from: Laurent on May 03, 2014, 01:40:22 pm

It is already. Only Windows Phone is missing, and we're already working on it. "Tablets"? That doesn't really mean anything, especially since you already mention iOS and Android...

I know you all people that work on SFML and SFML bindings do so for free on your spare time, so I don't want to seem rude or anything, but do you have some kind of ETA for the android/ios releases? this year? the next? If you don't I totally understand.

Title: Re: SFML compatibility.
Post by: Nexus on May 04, 2014, 10:39:23 pm

The Android and iOS ports have been integrated to the master branch on GitHub, and a first version of them will be part of SFML 2.2. So you can use them already now :)