Questions tagged [c]
C is a general-purpose computer programming language used for operating systems, libraries, games and other high performance work.
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Can a C file compiled from CGo code, be imported into Cython? [closed]
Is it possible to 'include' a C file compiled from CGo (C+Golang) code, into Cython (C+Python) ?
If not, is there any other way to access Golang API hosted on a server, from Python clients ?
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How can I handle voxels that require extra data in my octree?
I am using octrees as an efficient way to store voxel data in a voxel game. The details of my octree implementation can be found here, but in a nutshell, each node is 16 bits, and the most significant ...
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Reduce entity-component system boilerplate
I'm attempting to create an entity-component system in C++.
However, I've run into an annoying issue where a component system function inherently involves a lot of ceremony and boilerplate. This is ...
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Why opengl code in a lib doesn't renderer?
I am experimenting with opengl using c99 on windows and vs 2022 i tried to create an window using glfw in one project and put a function that supposed to generate a texture in another project that is ...
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How to use SDL_RenderSetLogicalSize() properly in SDL2?
I want to handle different resolutions without altering any game objects. I tried using SDL_RenderSetLogicalSize() but I don't know how to implement it properly. ...
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How to achieve no gaps between triangles in software renderer like in Quake?
I've heard alot that I need to use fixed-point math, top-left rule, etc. to eliminate gaps between triangles but the thing is how did Quake not have any gaps, did it? I've seen Quake's math file and ...
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How to install game with dependencies on Linux?
I am creating a game using C and some libraries. I wish to not require my users to download anything but the game as most games are self contained. What is the usual process for compiling and ...
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How to add a slot to processing queue using a ring buffer with three pointers?
I am working on a farm game made in C. I am currently working on adding item processing, such as milling wheat into flour. Under the hood, I am using a ring buffer to handle the queues for processing. ...
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Jittery and Jumpy camera movement with SDL2 and OpenGL
i have successfully been able to draw a cube using openGL and SDL2. To me the next natural step would be to add some basic forward/backward movement to the camera. I did so with this code here:
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SDL Frame Independent Movement Issues
I am using SDL2 with C to program a frame independent movement.
I have a struct that defines a position of a sprite (its top left corner):
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Why are there gaps in my fibonacci sphere?
I recently took an interest in sphere topologies to find which one is the best. The most popular one seems to be the fibonacci sphere. So I went and did some research and found some C code online that ...
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How to set up view and model matrices for 3D rendering?
For various reasons I am building a very simple graphics engine. I have a pretty good 2D thing using plain SDL2 and C that essentially boils down to a single "putpixel" function. I can ...
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Why is my texture moving?
I tried sampling equirectangular texture as a reflection. It simply does not work as intended. The texture is moving with my camera in a weird manner. Here is what I tried to do.
Fragment shader:
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Strange flashing cube bug in snake game
I'm trying to make a simple snake game in C and OpenGL, and I have this at the moment, which runs almost perfectly:
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How can I make a reliable time-based object upating system?
So an object has a position, velocity, and is affected by gravity.
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Are there OpenGL functions that are only available for specific platforms?
I want to load the OpenGL functions for my project myself.
Are there any specific functions besides wglGetSwapIntervalEXT that require me to query the spec for its availability? And if there are, ...
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SDL2 Not destroying textures properly when updating text
Im implementing a series of textboxes in sdl2 ,however my program is not working correctly
-sdl is not destroying textures when the destroytexture function is callled resulting in a weird overlap of ...
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When creating explosion effects, does a PNG need its own texture when using SDL blending, color modulation and alpha functions?
When creating explosion effects, does an explosion PNG need its own texture when using the SDL functions:
SDL_SetRenderDrawBlendMode()
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No vertex shader bound at draw?
I tried asking this on reddit but I didn't get any answers so I might as well try here
So I'm making a program to generate some terrain and it's not giving me the results I expected. It's drawing ...
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Consistent cross platform procedural generation
What techniques have people successfully used or can suggest to deal with a consistent cross platform math for procedural world generation? Also, if you have done this, what were the pros and cons of ...
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Raycasting : computing x position of sprite on the screen
I am trying to create a raycasting engine using C and CSFML, I already have the walls and textures rendering done and right now I would like to be able to render sprites into the scene.
The difficulty ...
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SDL2 memory leak
I've been creating a 2D game in sdl2 in C and within my main game loop, I have found a section of code that causes a massive memory leak in my program, roughly leaking 100MB of memory per second.
The ...
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How to create editable SDL2 text input boxes?
Hi all, I'm working on an SDL2 project and I require multiple editable square textboxes as shown in the image above. Is there any way I can do this?
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Rotation matrix for a model where the forward axis is not +X
I'm trying to convert a normalized unit vector, representing an entity heading, into a rotation matrix for rendering.
The problem is that I'm using an (apparently) unusual forward vector for my ...
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Can't create Render Target with CreateDxgiSurfaceRenderTarget
I'm trying to create ID2D1RenderTarget to be used for writing text with DirectWrite. I tried two methods but can't get it working, both yield "The parameter is incorrect" error code.
In the ...
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One global game loop vs multiple local game loops
What are the advantages of using multiple game loops instead of one?
Assume Level1, Level2, Level3. These levels may bring totally different problems and needs and they may also be completely separate,...
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while(1) in separate threads. safe and efficient
In my TCP multithreaded server written in C, I have multiple threads with infinite loops checking for new inputs from thread safe queue and then doing their jobs. pseudocode:
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State machine in C for SDL game
I want to create a state machine for menu in my SDL game. So this is my code without the SDL I just want to ask if this is a good way to create it.
here is a code:
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Need help with optimizing loops scanning for enemies in tile based horizontal scroller
I'm looking for an optimization for my loops searching for enemies in a tile based horizonal scroller.
My enemy array is in a struct and I am looping through the array with 3 loops. First loop finds ...
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Why would I want to set a minimal OpenGL version before creating the context?
Typical GLFW applications have these lines after glfwInit():
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Best way to save screenshots in a game?
I'm making a game, and I'm adding a screenshots feature. Currently I save screenshot files to <Home Directory>/Pictures/MyGame/. However, I'm not sure if ...
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Are there any serious advantages for C++ compared to C? [closed]
so I know a little bit about C (read like a few university level textbooks on it, I am not an experienced programmer or anything) and now I would like to learn the ropes of the Unreal engine to fidle ...
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How can I handle input in C without halting the main loop?
I want my C program to update the console every second, and it was working fine until I tried to handle input. Now the program halts since it waits an input from the user. How can I do this?
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Problem with bullet movement
I'm trying to draw "bullets" in my game, but I think something is wrong with velocity computation. Sometimes the "bullets" are going in the right way, but sometimes they won't. The ...
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glReadPixels performance not improving with PBO
I'm currently using glReadPixels to read from the depth buffer to calculate where on the map the player is pointing, for the purpose of placing objects on the ground. I do this after rendering the ...
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How to load a PNG in pure C
PNG loading:
I've been creating a game engine for almost a year, and since the start of the development, I have been using stb_image for loading images. It ...
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Rotating camera in 3D without yawing diagonally
I'm programming a C raytracer. I'm having trouble getting the camera to rotate the way I intend.
I would like the camera to rotate by pressing keys:
F & H rotate left & right around the world'...
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How can I render a font in C with OpenGL? [closed]
What I tried:
I was testing some things in order to render text with stb_truetype.h and OpenGL in C.
I took as a reference the example that appears here.
Basically, this example, loads a .ttf file and ...
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Polling events with SDL results in stuttering response when dealing with multiple objects
I'm new to SDL programming and I'm not quite sure I got how it handles events.
Given an instance like this defined in "game.c":
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Rotate Object in world space - Raytracing
I’m programming a C raytracing project.
I’ve been wanting to implement object rotations (square, cylinder) for several days but I can’t do it.
For each object I have its position (x, y, z) in the ...
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Convert integer to float while also dividing down the scale, without data loss
I'm working on a game, and my intent is to avoid use of floating point for unit positions. To that end, I'm using 32-bit integers for all positions, with a millimeter scale.
However, for rendering, I ...
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Reducing adjacency bookkeeping work in constrained Delaunay triangulation
I'm using the Sloan algorithm for constraining a generated Delaunay triangulation. This primarily consists of edge flipping for the edges that overlap the constrained edges.
In order to flip an edge, ...
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I need help with my pathfinding algorithm
I am a student that is learning how to program and I started to develop my first platform game using C. However, I’m struggling with the pathfinding algorithm for the enemies.
My levels are basically ...
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SDL2. Why I'm getting a Segmentation Fault in the free() function? Also, am I doing the rendering stuff right?
So, I'm new at C programming and SDL2 and I'm trying to get something working here to write some games. First, I would like to know if I'm doing the rendering stuff the right way.
I'm kind of ...
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Creating a game on Linux with SDL and distributing it
TL, DR: Will I be able to get a single .exe file which will work smooth in a PC which does not have SDL or so installed ever. If not, how close will be the closest ...
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Throttling or adding delays between OnTriggerEnter2D calls
I have 2 game objects: Explosion and Enemy. At any given point, an enemy can collide with multiple ...
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Cyclone LED gaming code HOW TO HELP?
I am very new to programming. For a project I decided to make a game of cyclone using some LEDs,a push button, and a raspberry pi. I researched how to at least start on the game, but the problem that ...
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Proper 2D isometric tile depth sorting?
I'm using Raylib, and I'm attempting to place tiles on a level, and the algorithm for placing the tiles is working.
The problem is that the player will display over the walls on the bottom right hand ...
