I am using Microsoft Visual Studio version 18.3.2, I am attempting to recreate pong in c++, and everything up until I have tried to use text has worked perfectly fine. I downloaded Arial.ttf and put it into my project directory, but when I use sf::Font font("Arial.ttf"), trying to run it gives me the no such file was found in the directory error. I am on a console application file, using ctrl+f5 in the Visual Studio to build the exe and run it.
The following is the code for the game
#include <iostream>
#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
#include <chrono>
#include <thread>
#include <cmath>
int main()
{
using namespace sf::Literals;
int score = 0;
sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode({ 800, 800 }), "PONG", sf::Style::None);
sf::RectangleShape PaddleL({ 20.f, 160.f });
sf::RectangleShape paddleR({ 20.f, 160.f });
sf::CircleShape ball(10.f);
sf::Font font("Arial.ttf");
sf::Text scoretext(font);
scoretext.setCharacterSize(30);
scoretext.setFillColor(sf::Color::White);
scoretext.setPosition({ 400.f, 10.f });
scoretext.setString(std::to_string(score));
ball.setOrigin({ 10.f, 10.f });
ball.setPosition({ 400.f, 400.f });
PaddleL.setOrigin({ 10.f, 80.f });
paddleR.setOrigin({ 10.f, 80.f });
PaddleL.setPosition({ 30.f, 400.f});
paddleR.setPosition({ 770.f, 400.f });
PaddleL.setFillColor(sf::Color::White);
paddleR.setFillColor(sf::Color::White);
bool PaddleLup = false;
bool PaddleLdown = false;
bool paddleRup = false;
bool paddleRdown = false;
bool play = false;
auto right_vertical = paddleR.getPosition().y;
auto left_vertical = PaddleL.getPosition().y;
int right_top = right_vertical - 80;
int right_bottom = right_vertical + 80;
int left_top = left_vertical - 80;
int left_bottom = left_vertical + 80;
std::srand(std::time(nullptr));
float start_angle = std::rand() % 360;
start_angle = start_angle * 3.1415 / 180;
float start_velocity = 0.2f;
while (window.isOpen())
{
while (const std::optional event = window.pollEvent())
{
if (event->is<sf::Event::Closed>())
window.close();
if (const auto* Keypressed = event->getIf<sf::Event::KeyPressed>()) {
if (Keypressed->scancode == sf::Keyboard::Scan::W)
PaddleLup = true;
else if (Keypressed->scancode == sf::Keyboard::Scan::S)
PaddleLdown = true;
if (Keypressed->scancode == sf::Keyboard::Scan::Up)
paddleRup = true;
else if (Keypressed->scancode == sf::Keyboard::Scan::Down)
paddleRdown = true;
if (Keypressed->scancode == sf::Keyboard::Scan::Space) {
std::srand(std::time(nullptr));
if (play == false) {
play = true;
}
else {
play = false;
ball.setPosition({ 400.f, 400.f });
start_angle = 3.1415;
}
}
}
if (const auto* KeyReleased = event->getIf<sf::Event::KeyReleased>()) {
if (KeyReleased->scancode == sf::Keyboard::Scan::W)
PaddleLup = false;
else if (KeyReleased->scancode == sf::Keyboard::Scan::S)
PaddleLdown = false;
if (KeyReleased->scancode == sf::Keyboard::Scan::Up)
paddleRup = false;
else if (KeyReleased->scancode == sf::Keyboard::Scan::Down)
paddleRdown = false;
}
}
if (ball.getPosition().y <= 10 or ball.getPosition().y >= 790)
start_angle = -start_angle;
if (play) {
if (PaddleLup and PaddleL.getPosition().y >= 80)
PaddleL.move({ 0, -0.5 });
else if (PaddleLdown and PaddleL.getPosition().y <= 720)
PaddleL.move({ 0, 0.5 });
if (paddleRup and paddleR.getPosition().y >= 80)
paddleR.move({ 0, -0.5 });
else if (paddleRdown and paddleR.getPosition().y <= 720)
paddleR.move({ 0, 0.5 });
right_vertical = paddleR.getPosition().y;
left_vertical = PaddleL.getPosition().y;
right_top = right_vertical - 80;
right_bottom = right_vertical + 80;
left_top = left_vertical - 80;
left_bottom = left_vertical + 80;
if ((ball.getPosition().x - 10 <= 40 and ball.getPosition().x >= 20.f) and (ball.getPosition().y >= left_top and ball.getPosition().y <= left_bottom)) {
start_angle = 3.1415 - start_angle;
start_angle += (std::rand() % 12 - 6) * 3.1415 / 180;
start_velocity = start_velocity * 1.02f;
std::cout << start_velocity << " " << start_angle << std::endl;
}
else if ((ball.getPosition().x + 10 >= 760 and ball.getPosition().x <= 780) and (ball.getPosition().y >= right_top and ball.getPosition().y <= right_bottom)) {
start_angle = 3.1415 - start_angle;
start_angle += (std::rand() % 12 - 6) * 3.1415 / 180;
start_velocity = start_velocity * 1.02f;
std::cout << start_velocity << " " << start_angle << std::endl;
}
float sine = sin(start_angle);
float cosine = cos(start_angle);
ball.move({ cosine * start_velocity, sine * start_velocity});
}
right_vertical = paddleR.getPosition().y;
left_vertical = PaddleL.getPosition().y;
right_top = right_vertical - 80;
right_bottom = right_vertical + 80;
left_top = left_vertical - 80;
left_bottom = left_vertical + 80;
scoretext.setString(std::to_string(score));
window.clear();
window.draw(PaddleL);
window.draw(paddleR);
window.draw(ball);
window.draw(scoretext);
window.display();
}
}
// Run program: Ctrl + F5 or Debug > Start Without Debugging menu
// Debug program: F5 or Debug > Start Debugging menu
// Tips for Getting Started:
// 1. Use the Solution Explorer window to add/manage files
// 2. Use the Team Explorer window to connect to source control
// 3. Use the Output window to see build output and other messages
// 4. Use the Error List window to view errors
// 5. Go to Project > Add New Item to create new code files, or Project > Add Existing Item to add existing code files to the project
// 6. In the future, to open this project again, go to File > Open > Project and select the .sln file
removing lines 18-24, 146, and 152 makes the code run perfectly fine, those are the lines related to text.
