NetWarriors in C++: Programming Multiplayer Games for Windows - Softcover

Gradecki, Joseph D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471113379 ISBN 13: 9780471113379

Publisher: Wiley, 1996

Synopsis

Create sophisticated multiplayer games in C++ for Windows(r) 3.1 and Windows(r) 95 that work over modems, ethernet networks, and the Internet.

Want to create your own multiplayer network game? Do it with NetWarriors in C++. This powerful book/CD package supplies you with all the know-how and tools you need to create fun, bugfree multiplayer games for Windows(r) 3.1 and Windows(r) 95.

Organized around the example of "King's Reign," an exciting game of combat and political intrigue set in medieval times, this book takes you through all the steps of creating the game from the ground up, one line of code at a time. You'll learn object-oriented programming techniques for Visual C++, Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, how to use graphics techniques like sprites, bitmaps, animation, and 3D objects, how to program music and sound effects, and much more.

On the CD-ROM you'll find:

• "King's Reign," an original, ready-to-run multiplayer game
• All the C++ code for "King's Reign"
• A gold mine of powerful graphics tools and other programming utilities
• Additional programming resources

About this title

About the Author

JOE GRADECKI is the author of the popular NetWarriors in C, The Virtual Reality Programming Kit, and The Virtual Reality Construction Kit, all from Wiley.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471113379
• ISBN 13: 9780471113379
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 470