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Beginning C++ Game Programming

By Packt Publishing

This is the code repository for Beginning C++ Game Programming, published by Packt Publishing. It contains all the required files to run the code.

This book is for those who have no C++ programming knowledge whatsoever and want to learn to build games or just use games as a more engaging way to learn C++. If you have aspirations of one day publishing a game on Steam or just want to have a load of fun while learning C++, then this book was written for you.

Software required:- Visual Studio for Windows and Linux Programming environment for Linux

Hardware specifications Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 or Windows 10 1.6 GHz or faster processor. 1 GB of RAM (for x86) or 2 GB of RAM (for x64) 15 GB of available hard disk space. 5400 RPM hard disk drive. DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution.

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beginning-cpp-game-programming's Issues

window is not drawn without polling event loop

I'm working through the book using SFML 2.5.1 on a Mac.
The window would not draw using the provided code from Chapter 1.
I had to add a window event polling loop to the game loop in order for the window to be drawn.

I copied the following from the SFML 2.5 macOS example, replacing the "Handle the players' input" block from the provided code:
`
// Process events
Event event;
while (window.pollEvent(event))
{
// Close window: exit
if (event.type == Event::Closed) {
window.close();
}

        // Escape pressed: exit
        if (event.type == Event::KeyPressed && event.key.code == Keyboard::Escape) {
            window.close();
        }
    }

`

Please add a link to the errata to the README

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The code downloads and errata page is located at:
https://www.packtpub.com/books/content/support/25367