Skype group , Snake in console

[Foxefde]

Hello,

I'v created a group for C++ programmers .
Doesn't matter what's your level in C++ ,this group is for easier learning,for everyone.
Moreover ,I've just started Directx,1guy have started to work with opengl.
If you want to learn together,invite me (skype: mantasxxl3).
[I must mention,we are not talking just about it].

Mantas



Also check this http://youtu.be/DBOzkCbdoqQ ,what do you think?

[EwCjE3v7]

Is that senhors game?

[Foxefde]

Did you mean senhors?
No,he's still working with it.
It's my ^

[jwkNwA7f]

What did you make the game with?

[Foxefde]

C++ ,console.

[1v5E3TCk]

Hey wait I finished it yesterday -.- not still working on it. But yes it is your code and your game :D

[andywestken]

@Foxefde

Is the music built into your game??

Andy

[Foxefde]

Andy,

No,it's not.
As far as I know,it's impossible to play music without additional library with console.
Ofc you can use some beep sounds,but they are :/ ..

[andywestken]

Out of interest, how are you moving your snake about? Are you using struct ANSI C++, or are you using Windows Console API calls? Or even CURSES ??

Andy

[EwCjE3v7]

Sry senhor it's my frickin ipad doing auto corrections

[Foxefde]

I'm just changing coordinates every frame and redraw snake .
Nothing special,really

[andywestken]

But how do you draw the snake? With cout calls?

Andy

[Foxefde]

Yes

[andywestken]

Ah, oh

Which leaves just one last (combined) question. How do you set the color and the cursor postion?

Andy

[Foxefde]

void clearscreen() //it sets cursor position
{
HANDLE hOut;
COORD Position;

hOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);

Position.X = 0;
Position.Y = 0;
SetConsoleCursorPosition(hOut, Position);
}

void SetColor(int ChooseColorNumber) //example SetColor(512) ,then //write anything you want and it will have diffirent color,but don't forget to //write StopColor() when you don't need it anymore

{
SetConsoleTextAttribute(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), ChooseColorNumber);
}
void StopColor()
{
SetConsoleTextAttribute(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), 7);
}

[andywestken]

OK, you are using the Windows Console API, then. Rather than pure C++.

In that case, you could also use the Windows Multimedia (WinMM) API to play your background music, as you're already reliant on another bit of Windows. If your music is in a .wav file, then you can use:

PlaySound("bkgnd.wav", NULL, SND_FILENAME | SND_ASYNC | SND_LOOP);

which plays the sound in the background (without blocking your main thread) and carries on repeating until you stop the sound.

PlaySound(NULL, NULL, 0);

stops the sound.

header: mmsystem.h
lib: winmm.lib

It's the old way of playing sounds, but it still works. And it's the most straightforward to use.

(If you don't want to have a separate .wav file, it's possible to bind the .wav into the executable as a resource. See MSDN for details.)

Andy

PlaySound function
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd743680%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

Playing WAVE Resources
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd743679%28v=vs.85%29.aspx