Best way to learn 2d games with D?

[bauss]

On Sunday, 15 March 2020 at 17:58:58 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:
> I want to try and learn how to write 2d games. I'd prefer to do 
> it with D.
>
> I've found a ton of tutorials on learning 2d gaming with other 
> languages. Is there a place to look that uses D for learning? 
> Should I just start with another language and then migrate to D 
> later? Anyone recommend any specific tutorial/book?
>
> -Steve

The theory is the same in any language ex. if you can write a 2d 
game in C++ chances are you can do it in D as well but you could 
probably apply the same theory to C, Java, Python etc.

So for D what you really need to be familiar with, is just the 
library you're using.

The theory for a 2d game is rather simple though.

You have a loop on the main thread (or ui thread) and within that 
you handle events, clear the screen, draw the graphics and repeat 
pretty much.

I would recommend using Derelict and SDL with D since it's the 
most mature.

There's DSFML but it's dead and doesn't support the latest 
version of SFML.

You could also try SFML through Derelict but SDL just seems more 
stable tbh.

TBH. if you have any experience with GUI engines then applying 
that to writing a game is pretty much the same.

A player, monster, NPC etc. is just a sprite (which is pretty 
much just an image.) it has a size, position etc. and you just 
manipulate that based on the events you receive in your main loop 
etc.

I don't think there's currently any good or complete tutorials on 
game development in D, much less 2d game development. There's a 
lot of "dead" libraries etc.

If you can get a SDL application running and at the very least 
showing a window then I won't mind helping you in the right 
direction.

It should be trivial using the guides available at the derelict 
docs.