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SFML projects / Re: C++ Newbie, using SFML to create "D&D 3.5 Adventure Creator"

« on: September 27, 2017, 04:30:54 pm »

Wow, I am super-impressed. You've got some serious chops as a programmer (I'm assuming that you've attained some considerable fluency with other languages).

 However, the one thing that I'm noticing is that you states that you're a "30 day C++ newbie" on both Aug 31st and September 8th. Is this kind of similar to a woman's tenth 29th birthday? LOL!!!

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SFML projects / Re: Made a flight simulator with infinite procedural terrain.

« on: September 27, 2017, 04:25:00 pm »

This is really cool. Even though its more reminiscent of a Pilot Wings type of game, my first thought was that of X-Wing / TIE Fighter.

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General / Re: How to resize my sprite and not have it so stretched out?

« on: November 08, 2016, 03:34:32 pm »

There are two ways that I would try to accomplish this:

1. Keep the game board the original size and have a scaled background. This would essentially allow more of the background to be displayed when the window size increases, while keeping the board the same size. Of course, this isn't a downsize friendly option.

2. Obtain your scaling factor and then use the smallest factor for both dimensions. This will keep a 1:1 aspect ratio and allow your board to grow without overshooting either the x or y axis. For instance, if your board is 100x100 pixels, and your window is 100x100, then resizing your window to 200x400 will give you a scaling factor of 2 and 4 (respectively for x and y). What you want to do is only use the lowest value (2) for both x and y scaling operations. That will result in a game board that is 200x200 I instead of 200x400.

Also, you'll probably want to take downsizing into consideration, in which case, I believe you'll want the lowest absolute scaling factor (as in absolute values).

Just two quick and easy ways that I can think of to tackle this problem. Personally, I would try to implement the second option. You'll also need to use the same scaling factor for your chess piece size and positions as well.

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General / Re: Where is...

« on: October 05, 2016, 03:53:06 pm »

VS 2015 is functioning weird

What do you mean exactly ? 

My thoughts exactly. I regularly use VS 2013 at work, and have recently switched from VS 2015 on Windows 7 to Code::Blocks on Fedora (OK, truth be told I was on CentOS, but I recently wiped that and went with Fedora 24, so I'll need to rebuild) at home, and I haven't had any issue with any of these IDE / OS combinations.

My recommendation would be to figure out the issue, in whatever IDE you choose to use, and move forward from there. The problem is more then likely configuration, so first of all, it's unlikely that using an older version on VS will help much, and secondly, it'll be a great opportunity to learn. Every problem that you solve is a new thing that you've learned.