I'm developing a new game of Shaw's Nightmare, I need:
Programmers
Play-testers
Artists

Download the alpha here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/58aoma And the source code is private, only useful to programmers, if you request I will email you a copy of it. It is 100% C straight code.

I've got a question is it possible not to hardcode the offsets in the game executables when using datafiles?

Huh, this is a project based on Allegro. Anyways, feedback?

Hello. I am a Kenyan computer game designer representing the leading software developer in Kenya, and we are about to release a $100 billion MMO, but unfortunately we have had no testers from your region. If you help us out by downloading this installer and trying the game, you just have to enter your credit card information so that we can reward you with $10 000 for you effort.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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If you're using DJGPP and Allegro, then you're code should work fine with any gcc compiler. Have you attempted to run it with MinGW (the Windows port of gcc) as a console project (not using the Win-32 API).

The only problems you'll run into is if you're using any inline assembly code to do things like interrupts.

Yeah I tried in DOSbox, but it crashed:

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I'd be willing to try to do a Windows port if you send me the source code. But I'm not going to sign up for anything to do so.

Ok, it runs now. But all I got was a few splash screens (which, extremely annoyingly, can't be skipped), then a screen with some text that I could barely read, and then it ended.

Is it supposed to do more?

This is what the text I could hardly read looked like:

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Is that how it's supposed to look?

You can send it to lennylen@woosh.co.nz

I got the email.

The code compiles ok, but gives a ton of warnings that you should look into:

Build started on: 10-05-2009 at 03:26.54
Build ended on: 10-05-2009 at 03:26.55

-------------- Build: Debug in shaw ---------------
mingw32-gcc.exe -Wall -g -c "C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\debug.c" -o obj\Debug\debug.o
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\debug.c:5: warning: return type defaults to `int'
mingw32-gcc.exe -Wall -g -c "C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c" -o obj\Debug\main.o
In file included from C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:1:
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\shaw.h:8:13: warning: no newline at end of file
In file included from C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:2:
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.h:6:24: warning: no newline at end of file
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:10: warning: return type defaults to `int'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c: In function `Quit':
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:13: warning: control reaches end of non-void function
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c: In function `Init_Textures':
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:20: warning: implicit declaration of function `Fatal_Error'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:22: warning: control reaches end of non-void function
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c: At top level:
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:25: warning: return type defaults to `int'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c: In function `Shaw_Loop':
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:28: warning: implicit declaration of function `loadimage'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:29: warning: implicit declaration of function `DrawScreen'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:30: warning: implicit declaration of function `StartMIDI'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:32: warning: implicit declaration of function `StopMIDI'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:36: warning: implicit declaration of function `StartWAV'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:54: warning: implicit declaration of function `DrawScreenDirect'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:61: warning: implicit declaration of function `DestroyWAV'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:64: warning: control reaches end of non-void function
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c: At top level:
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:67: warning: return type defaults to `int'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c: In function `Shaw_Main':
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:76: warning: implicit declaration of function `getch'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:79: warning: implicit declaration of function `CheckParamanter'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:106: warning: implicit declaration of function `SetupGraphics'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\main.c:115: warning: control reaches end of non-void function
mingw32-gcc.exe -Wall -g -c "C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\shaw.c" -o obj\Debug\shaw.o
In file included from C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\shaw.c:1:
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.h:6:24: warning: no newline at end of file
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\shaw.c: In function `_mangled_main':
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\shaw.c:9: warning: implicit declaration of function `Shaw_Main'
mingw32-gcc.exe -Wall -g -c "C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.c" -o obj\Debug\sound.o
In file included from C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.c:1:
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.h:6:24: warning: no newline at end of file
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.c:4: warning: return type defaults to `int'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.c: In function `StartMIDI':
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.c:8: warning: implicit declaration of function `Fatal_Error'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.c:11: warning: control reaches end of non-void function
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.c: At top level:
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.c:20: warning: return type defaults to `int'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.c: In function `StartWAV':
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.c:27: warning: control reaches end of non-void function
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\sound.c:32:2: warning: no newline at end of file
mingw32-gcc.exe -Wall -g -c "C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c" -o obj\Debug\video.o
In file included from C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c:2:
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\shaw.h:8:13: warning: no newline at end of file
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c: In function `SetupGraphics':
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c:11: warning: control reaches end of non-void function
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c: In function `DrawScreen':
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c:17: warning: implicit declaration of function `Fatal_Error'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c:21: warning: control reaches end of non-void function
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c: In function `DrawScreenDirect':
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c:26: warning: control reaches end of non-void function
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c: At top level:
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c:29: warning: return type defaults to `int'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c: In function `loadimage':
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c:34: warning: control reaches end of non-void function
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\video.c:34:2: warning: no newline at end of file
mingw32-gcc.exe -Wall -g -c "C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\args.c" -o obj\Debug\args.o
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\args.c:7: warning: return type defaults to `int'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\args.c: In function `CheckParamanter':
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\args.c:12: warning: implicit declaration of function `strcasecmp'
C:\Users\LennyLen\Documents\source code\shaw\args.c:16:2: warning: no newline at end of file
mingw32-g++.exe -o bin\Debug\shaw.exe obj\Debug\debug.o obj\Debug\main.o obj\Debug\shaw.o obj\Debug\sound.o obj\Debug\video.o obj\Debug\args.o -lalld
Output size is 65.26 KB
Process terminated with status 0 (0 minutes, 1 seconds)
0 errors, 41 warnings

The program crashes trying to load your font though, as it's not formatted corecctly.

edit:

All your characters are seperated by color 0, not 255.

If there were no warnings then:
a) the warning level of your compiler wasn't set high enough
b) the compiler sucks

I guess it was a) though
You should always set the warning level as high as possible and fix al those warnings. The people who invented this warnings did so for a reason. It will result in better and stabler code.

There is absolutely no MS-DOS specific code in your project, and DJGPP is just the DOS port of the gcc compiler. I'm using MinGW, which is the Windows port of the gcc compiler. In other words, we're using the same compiler. So if you're not getting warnings, it's because you have the warnings turned off.

And is Christopher said, the warnings are there for a rerason, and should not be ignored.

Because joining somebody else's game project doesn't interest me. I'm happy to give bits of advice, but I don't want to be part of a team. And if I was going to joina team, it would be one where the game design was very well planned out, and roles had been carefully assigned. That doesn't seem to be the case here.

It'll become necessary work once something the compiler warns you about makes the program crash. Except you won't see it if you have them turned off.

I'd say if you want this too eventually be run by "normal" people (those who don't know about programming, DosBox etc) that you switch over to mingw as suggested before.

In a word: yes. (Assuming you mean the header created as the hardcoded part)

Be careful not to take the feedback here the wrong way . Don't get us wrong we'd be happy to help with smaller problems and such. It's just that most of us have projects of our own and don't want to, or don't have time to, commit to someone else's.