Mystery project – Post #1

I have started to create a 2d game using C++, SFML and Box2D. It has been in the works for about a week now and I have grand plans for it.

Before starting on this project I have been trying to figure out what type of game I would like to create on the side, while studying. I have created several game concepts and now I’ve finally found one that I believe in.

I will not be able to work this project continously since some of our courses will simply take up too much of my time, especially our future programming course which will probably to be extremely tough and time consuming.

Anyways, I have chosen a familiar core mechanic for this project and have written a document containing my current goals and all systems needed to make the project successful.

I will begin making the game with only shapes, no sprites, as I try to familiarize myself to Box2D which I have chosen as my collision engine. I have consulted friends from my class and I have researched Box2D to some extent on the internet and it seems to be a good choice to use for this project.

The next step will be to continue programming for now, make the game playable a.s.a.p. and to write a more structured document for myself to keep track of my progress. Through our previous courses at the university I have learned that some form of document or progress tracker is vital to a projects success.

More info on this in the future!