Ok, I'm really new at game programming, I know some basics, but I have trouble putting it all together. I've started a minesweeper type game, but I just don't know how to put it all together, i.e. putting the graphics on the screen, checking which square has been clicked, and also how to check for game-overs and such. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks. Bill Oh yeah, if you read my CodeWarrior/Mac post, this isn't the game I'm making for school. This is what I'm doing on my free time and I'm using MSVC++ on my HP at home. Edited by - Big_Bad_Bill on May 15, 2001 2:07:14 PM Edited by - felisandria on May 15, 2001 3:26:58 PM

If you don''t know any of this stuff, how do you expect to do a school project with it? On a windows machine, just use the windows messages and GDI for a simple game''s I/O. If you don''t know what that is, go get a good book or prepare to spend several days immersed in MSDN. That stuff is not easily explained in a message board post. It is a very long tutorial just to cover the basics. As for a mac, good luck. CodeWarrior is what my school uses on its macs, and I can''t think of anything more horrible. It''s like fingernails on a chalkboard... Stick with MSVC++ and windows for games. Its just easier.

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