Hi, I have to complete a project by next friday that has literaly just been thrown at me. I had no experience with Opengl, and quite basic ideas of C++. Anyway, I am now stuck. This is the source code that I have written so far: /* * course1.c/Mesa * 2d Graphics Game, Fire missile at the targets */ /* Note that your project type should be a "Win32 Console Application", and within Project -> Settings -> Link you should add "opengl32.lib glut32.lib glu32.lib" to the "Object/Library modules" text box. */ #include #include #define X_CENTRE 0.0 /* centre point of square */ #define Y_CENTRE 0.0 #define LENGTH 1.0 /* lengths of sides of square */ GLfloat angle = 0.0; /* angle of rotation in degrees (global) */ /* reshape callback function executed when window is moved or resized */ void reshape(int width, int height) { glViewport(0, 0, width, height); glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION); glLoadIdentity(); /* use orthographic (parallel) projection use xmin = 0, xmax = 1 ymin = 0, ymax = 1 znear = -1, zfar = 1 - not relevant here (2D) */ glOrtho(0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0); glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW); } /* display callback function called whenever contents of window need to be re-displayed */ void display(void) { glClear (GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT); /* clear window */ glColor3f(1.0, 1.0, 0.5); /* Yellow drawing objects */ /* Yellow Targets at top of screen*/ glBegin(GL_POLYGON); glVertex2f(0.125, 0.9); glVertex2f(0.125, 0.95); glVertex2f(0.2, 0.95); glVertex2f(0.2, 0.9); glEnd(); glBegin(GL_POLYGON); glVertex2f(0.4625, 0.9); glVertex2f(0.4625, 0.95); glVertex2f(0.5375, 0.95); glVertex2f(0.5375, 0.9); glEnd(); glBegin(GL_POLYGON); glVertex2f(0.8, 0.9); glVertex2f(0.8, 0.95); glVertex2f(0.875, 0.95); glVertex2f(0.875, 0.9 ); glEnd(); /* White Boundary Lines */ glColor3f(1.0, 1.0, 1.0); glBegin(GL_LINES); glVertex2f(0.0, 0.25); glVertex2f(0.12, 0.25); glVertex2f(1.0, 0.25); glVertex2f(0.88, 0.25); glEnd(); /* White Missile */ //glLoadIdentity(); glTranslatef( 0.5, 0.125, 0.0 ); // moves origin back to centre of missile glRotatef( angle, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 ); // rotates about origin glTranslatef( -0.5, -0.125, 0.0 ); // moves centre point to origin // draw missile glColor3f(1.0, 1.0, 1.0); glBegin(GL_POLYGON); glVertex2f(0.5, 0.145); // top glVertex2f(0.49, 0.135); // top left corner glVertex2f(0.49, 0.105); // bottom left glVertex2f(0.51, 0.105); // bottom right glVertex2f(0.51, 0.135); // top right glEnd(); glLoadIdentity(); glFlush(); } /* graphics initialisation */ void init(void) { glClearColor (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0); /* window will be cleared to black */ } /* Keyboard callback function, called when keyboard used */ void keyboard(unsigned char key, int x, int y) { switch ( key ) { case ''r'': angle = angle - 5.0; glutPostRedisplay(); break; case ''l'': angle = angle + 5.0; glutPostRedisplay(); break; case ''e'': exit(0); break; default: break; } } void mouse (int button, int state, int x, int y) { switch (button) { case GLUT_LEFT_BUTTON: if (state == GLUT_DOWN) { GLint viewpoint[4]; GLdouble mvmatrix[16], projmatrix[16]; GLdouble wx, wy, wz; GLint realwy; GLdouble objx, objy, objz; glGetIntegerv (GL_VIEWPORT, viewpoint); glGetDoublev(GL_MODELVIEW_MATRIX, mvmatrix); glGetDoublev(GL_PROJECTION_MATRIX, projmatrix); realwy = viewpoint[3] - wy - 1; gluUnProject (wx, realwy, wz, mvmatrix, projmatrix, viewpoint, &objx, &objy, &objz); } break; //case GLUT_RIGHT_BUTTON: glutIdleFunc( idle ); case GLUT_RIGHT_BUTTON: exit(0); //for now exit, should be used to fire missile break; default: break; } } int main(int argc, char** argv) { /* window management code ... */ /* initialises GLUT and processes any command line arguments */ glutInit(&argc, argv); /* use single-buffered window and RGBA colour model */ glutInitDisplayMode (GLUT_SINGLE | GLUT_RGB); /* window width = 400 pixels, height = 400 pixels */ glutInitWindowSize (400, 400); /* window upper left corner at (100, 100) */ glutInitWindowPosition (100, 100); /* creates an OpenGL window with command argument in its title bar */ glutCreateWindow (argv[0]); init(); glutDisplayFunc(display); glutReshapeFunc(reshape); /* register keyboard callback function */ glutKeyboardFunc(keyboard); /* register mouse callback function */ glutMouseFunc(mouse); glutMainLoop(); } It is a small game where the user controls a missile, they can rotate the missile and fire it. After many hours I can now rotate the missile, but I am totally stuck on the moving bit and hitting a target (needs to use double buffering as well). Firstly can anyone help me to move the missile when I right click on the mouse? (it should just move in the direction it is pointing), and when it hits a target the target should disappear, and the missile should return to its previous position at the bottom of the screen. Any help is welcome, I was required to use GLUT, it was not a personal choice. I am a beginner to C++ so this is not easy for me at all. Thanks Cos.

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