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[Mackan90096]

Hi! As you might know I'm currently derping around with C++ . Well. I'm trying to make a game but I need a 2D graphics engine.

I want it to be welldocumented as well. I only need it for 2D graphics.

[GravityScore]

SMFL is generally the most recognised (I think). Very widely used and well documented.

You could always just use OpenGL, but that's probably a bit more difficult.

SDL is another one. Never used it but looks Ok.

Or you could do something really silly and run a JavaVM using JNI and use Swing and Java for the GUI (jks... don't actually do this).

[Mackan90096]

GravityScore, on 03 June 2013 - 01:35 AM, said:

Or you could do something really silly and run a JavaVM using JNI and use Swing and Java for the GUI (jks... don't actually do this).

That seems very um... overcomplicated

[oeed]

SDL is probably the most common and therefore probably has the most tutorials.

[Mads]

OpenGL 3.2 is the way to go! It is very very very very very very very very very fast, and not too hard to use(try using Xlib o_0)

[Tiin57]

Mads, on 03 June 2013 - 06:08 AM, said:

OpenGL 3.2 is the way to go! It is very very very very very very very very very fast, and not too hard to use(try using Xlib o_0)

2D? Isn't OpenGL 3D?

[Mads]

tiin57, on 03 June 2013 - 06:23 AM, said:

Mads, on 03 June 2013 - 06:08 AM, said:

OpenGL 3.2 is the way to go! It is very very very very very very very very very fast, and not too hard to use(try using Xlib o_0)

2D? Isn't OpenGL 3D?

Yes, but you can easily use it for 2D. If you then later on want to add fancy lights and shit, you can easily add that.