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SFML Game Development By Example

By : Raimondas Pupius
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SFML Game Development By Example

By: Raimondas Pupius

Overview of this book

Simple and Fast Multimedia Library (SFML) is a simple interface comprising five modules, namely, the audio, graphics, network, system, and window modules, which help to develop cross-platform media applications. By utilizing the SFML library, you are provided with the ability to craft games quickly and easily, without going through an extensive learning curve. This effectively serves as a confidence booster, as well as a way to delve into the game development process itself, before having to worry about more advanced topics such as “rendering pipelines” or “shaders.” With just an investment of moderate C++ knowledge, this book will guide you all the way through the journey of game development. The book starts by building a clone of the classical snake game where you will learn how to open a window and render a basic sprite, write well-structured code to implement the design of the game, and use the AABB bounding box collision concept. The next game is a simple platformer with enemies, obstacles and a few different stages. Here, we will be creating states that will provide custom application flow and explore the most common yet often overlooked design patterns used in game development. Last but not the least, we will create a small RPG game where we will be using common game design patterns, multiple GUI. elements, advanced graphical features, and sounds and music features. We will also be implementing networking features that will allow other players to join and play together. By the end of the book, you will be an expert in using the SFML library to its full potential.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
SFML Game Development By Example
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Letting the traffic flow


There are a lot more subtleties to communicating over the internet than using the right code. As we discussed previously, the port number an application uses to send or receive data can be imagined as a gateway to your system, of which there are thousands. That gateway can either be open or closed. By default, it's more likely than not that whichever port you choose to use for your program is going to be closed on your system, which doesn't matter for local connections, but anything coming from the outside world through that particular port is not going to get through. Managing your ports can be done by visiting your router's settings page. The steps required to do so are different for each router out there. Luckily, http://portforward.com is there to help you! By visiting it and looking up the make and model of your router on this website, you can find detailed instructions on how any port can be opened or closed.

Tip

Sockets bound to sf::Socket::AnyPort will most...