I want to make 3D games. (newb question alert)

[yj1214]

If SFML only supports 2D graphics but I want to make 3D games, what do I do? How do I use 3D OpenGL with SFML? can you give me some links that could help me? thanks...

[shadowmouse]

A quick search of the forums yielded this from eXpl0it3r:

the topic 3D has been discussed numerous times and the answer will never change...
SFML only provides 2D functionality period.

Also OpenGL is always needed with SFML but you don't have to explicitly link it, except if you were going to do some custom drawing.
If you want 3D you can use some other simple libraries like Irrlicht or do everything on your own with SFML as window 'creator' and OpenGL.

This seems to sum things up pretty well: if you want to do 3d and use SFML, you pretty much have to do it yourself and use SFML for other parts of your program like window/audio etc.

[Nexus]

Depending on how much 3D functionality you actually need, you might be better off using a different library like Irrlicht, OGRE or CrystalSpace. A few people have also tried to combine those with SFML in the past, you could search the forum for them.