Loading new levels

[CyberCarsten]

Hi
I have just finished programming my Breakout game in C++ using DirectX, but the game only has one level....I need some advice in doing the level loading....Should I just create a funtion called LoadLevel and have it take an integer as parameter?? for instance if the user have finished level 1:

LoadLevel(2); // Load level 2 

And then in an a header file write 1000 lines of code to change the position of the blokcs???

Or is there an easier way??(please say there is )

[NoteMe]

What about making a text file. That contains the position of the blokcs. Something like this:

00122200110
00122201100
00112200012
11111111111

Wher 1=one kind of block 2=an other kind of block and so on.
Then you open up the file. Makes a 2dimensional array. And puts the blocks where they are supposed to be. You can do this for every level. One texy file for every level...

[CyberCarsten]

Examples please

[NoteMe]

Originally posted by CyberCarsten
Examples please

OK, I can't do that in C++. I don't know how to read and write to files in C++. Sorry. But I will tell you if I tumbel over an example...

[NoteMe]

You can do a search on google on "C++" + "tiles". I did a quick search and found a lot of things. In tile based games, they use the same technique that I talk about....

see if you can get some ideas of this...

Map Editor:
http://www.geocities.com/wonworkers/mapedv1.zip

Google search:
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22c%...e-s%C3%B8k&lr=

[Machaira]

<scratches head and wonders why a post about a C++ game is being made on a VB forum>

[Zaei]

Originally posted by Machaira
<scratches head and wonders why a post about a C++ game is being made on a VB forum>

As if it really mattered =P. The algorithms are the same, only the syntax differs.

Z.

[Zaei]

Furthermore, the I believe the longest non Chit Chat thread on these boards is the Times of War thread, which is being written in C++ =)

Z.

[NoteMe]

Originally posted by Zaei
As if it really mattered =P. The algorithms are the same, only the syntax differs.

Z.

Yes and I tryed with a "algorithm"...but he asks for a sample....but you can C++ can't you Zaei

[Zaei]

Yes, though the question has been answered in the C++ forum already =P.

I also hate to post code... takes the fun out of learning.

Z.

[NoteMe]

Yes me to actually, but I find it easyer to explain in vb-languagae then in English....

[CyberCarsten]

Thanks all

I also hate to post code... takes the fun out of learning.

Youre right Zaei