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Hello,
Here is what I have found. If you want to make games in euphoria then
you have two good choices. SDL and Allegro. Both are well wrapped and
will give you a complete game library package.
Some finer points of the two:
Simplicity - Allegro all the way. I made a game the first night I
started using it. Not a good game mind you, but a game nonetheless. I
have been using SDL for over a year and still get stuck when I want to
do something tricky. I love SDL but Allegro is cake.
Tools - Allegro again. SDL would match it but most of the extra
libraries have yet to be wrapped. Both have fully functioning
keyboard/mouse/game controller support. They also have sound & datafile
management tools. SDL (bonus!) has direct CD-ROM handling functions.
Allegro has a release grade tilemapping program, sprite editor, and
datafile maker. I have a mostly functioning datafile maker for SDL but
it is currently only useful for graphics (rather than sound /etc.)
Portability - SDL. You can pretty much write a game in SDL and run the
same code on Linux or Windows with trivial modifications. The only
problem I have had is case sensitivity on linux filenames. "dog.bmp"
vs. "dog.BMP" EuAllegro as it currently stands will not run on linux.
At least, not the version on the contributions page.
Power - SDL. I usually see a 10-20% increase in fps using SDL over
Allegro. For the intrepid you can also experiment with running 2D
graphics in 3D acceleration. Lookee-at-me-mom-them-polygons-iz-dancin!
3D - SDL via OpenGL. I don't believe Allegro will do this natively.
Graphics - They both work with 8/16/24/32 bit modes. Both look the
same, smell the same, taste the same. Allegro will call you the next
morning.
Support - SDL. Mark Akita (my hero) has recently released all his work
on euSDL, SDL_gfx & SDL_ttf. EuAllegro hasn't been touched in ages. In
addition, the actual SDL core DLL can be replaced with new versions by
simply replacing the old one. This means you get the latest bugfixes to
the core library. Any new features would have to be rewrapped though.
That may have been overkill but I thought I would give you my ten cents.
I have been working on several hobby games with these libs for the last
3 years. Allegro for the first two. I would highly recommend starting
with Allegro though as it is VERY simple to use. It is also pretty
feature rich. SDL is the schizel but requires a bit more patience and
could use some more Euphoriazation. Whatever that means.
It all comes down to what you value the most. They both have their
strengths and weaknesses. If you have any other questions or want
clarification, feel free to email me at ssallen(at)gmail(dot)com.
Take it easy,
Steve A.
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