Hi all

I'm a computer engineering student with almost no knowledge in game programming whatsoever...
But, our class was assigned a project to create a game using allegro or something similar that's due in less than a month. Yes, you read right, we have to create a game in 3 weeks, with no knowledge (except for the basic C++ we learnt in class this semester) and it can't be simple, according to our lecturer. Basically, flappy bird and frogger are out of the question.

So, while researching I stumbled upon Angel2D which is a game engine rather than a game library like Allegro. I tried using it but had trouble since there aren't many tutorials and the forum is sort of dead. Allegro seems easy to understand however I can't seem to get Box2D working properly (another prerequisite). Angel2D comes with Box2D and some other useful gadgets but I don't have enough time to understand all of it.

So my question is; How do I incorporate Allegro into Angel2D? I tried using the basic tutorial of inserting the required fields under properties (linker, and C/C++) but Visual Studio throws LNK2019 errors everywhere . Separately, Angel and Allegro work fine, but not together.

Alternatively, if someone can help me find my problem with Allegro and Box2D that would also be greatly appreciated

Sorry for the long-winded explanation

Thanks in advance to all that help

While it's probably possible to replace whatever Angel2D uses with Allegro, it certainly wouldn't be a simple task, so isn't really an option for you.

We can't help you if you don't actually tell us what the problem is.

What are you actually trying to ask here? Is it where do you put the files for box2d? Or how does box2d fit in with Allegro?

For the first question, box2d is just like any library, so you install it and then just include it in your code.

As to where it fits in with Allegro, that's a bit trickier as the two libraries are designed to do completely different things. You use box2d to model real life physical objects and calculate their interactions. Then once you have calculated these you need to convert the real world units that box2d uses (metres) into units that Allegro can use (pixels).

Considering that we have no idea at all what you're trying to model, we don't know what parts of box2d you need and so we can't answer this. So far you've suggested you might do a tower defense game. However I can't see any use for box2d in such a game, unless you want to construct towers out of multiple components and simulate how they would come apart when hit.

Without trying to sound offensive, I think there's probably way more that you need to know than you have time to learn. From the questions you've asked and the level of proficiency you've shown here, the task at hand seems beyond your abilities for such a short time scale.

You shouldn't be putting the box2d stuff inside the project you're working on. They need to be moved to wherever Visual Studio expects it's library files to be (I can't help you there as I don't use it).

Try installing box2d properly instead of using somebody else's version. You still haven't said what went wrong when you already tried, just that it didn't do what it was supposed to.