Would like some testers please

[Cyclone]

Sorry is this is the wrong forum.


If possible I would like someone to try out my program. It works for me but I want to know if it works for other people.

The program is a sprite extractor for a game. I'm not sure if this kind of topic is allowed on these forums so I won't post a link to my program unless it is.

Private message me or reply here if you are interested.

Thanks in advance.

[jonnin]

it probably belongs in the lounge, but I don't see any reason anyone would complain otherwise.

might help to know what game it works with, if that is required to use the program? Or a better explain of what it is?

[Cyclone]

It is for the game Donkey Kong Country for the SNES. You will need the game..

All my program does is extract the sprites from the game into individual .png images.

I have been working on it for quite some time and would like to know if it works.

Thanks.

[deleted account xyzzy]

It is for the game Donkey Kong Country for the SNES. You will need the game.

And those two requirements, SNES game and required to own it, is gonna really restrict the people who otherwise might want to be beta-testers.

If this were a desktop PC game, for any OS be it Windows or Mac or Linux, you'd likely find more people willing to volunteer.

You should definitely put your source, ALL of it, onto a public git repository anyway. GitHub is a place I'd recommend. Not just because I use it.

Even if people don't have an SNES letting them look at what you've created and offer C++ related suggestions is not a bad thing. The piece-meal method done here in the forum is not gonna help "proof" the code.

People can fork the code from your repo, mash and pee on it to be more robust C++, and then submit it back to your repo without changing your original code.

You'd get a lot more code related feedback that isn't restricted by the format of the forum.

Learning to use git is not a waste of time IMO.

FYI, you can alter your topic opener and "move" the entire thing to the Lounge, though I believe there can't be any recent replies before you can slough it over. Prove me wrong. :Þ

[Cyclone]

OK I byte. I will try to learn GIT. :)

Here is my program,

https://www.mediafire.com/file/o2xs87n7xdvyxia/DKC1_Sprite_Extractor_Beta_Version._0.3.zip/file

If it's against the rules I will remove it.

Thanks.

[deleted account xyzzy]

Using git makes it easier to examine code, it is easily viewable in a web browser when stored in a repo.

An example, here's a header-only toolkit that helps make using the C++ <random> library easier for trivial uses, interface similar to the C stdlib functions:

https://github.com/GeorgePimpleton/cpp_misc_files/blob/main/Random%20Toolkit/random_toolkit.hpp

How to use:

https://github.com/GeorgePimpleton/cpp_misc_files/blob/main/Random%20Toolkit/example_rtk_no_mods.cpp

You can "go up" a level or two and see other versions of the toolkit designed around C++20 modules.

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To learn git you first need to get and install a git client.

https://git-scm.com/

Also helpful is a free book to learn git:

https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2

For Windows you need to get Git For Windows if you want to use git-scm:

https://gitforwindows.org/

[jonnin]

Im out, I only game on PC... but good luck with it.

[deleted account xyzzy]

Im out, I only game on PC... but good luck with it.

Same here. SNES is not all that big of a fish pond.

I've been suggesting for some time he should put his code up on a git repo making it easier for people who might be interested to browse. Even if only to give hints about "better" C++ coding practices.

I do hope someone somewhere out in the cyberworld might be helpful.

[Cyclone]

Thanks guys for your support and consideration.

just curious. is git safe and secure? I'm using Microsoft Visual Studio and there is a git menu and an option to create a repository. I signed up but have not uploaded my project yet.

[deleted account xyzzy]

I don't use git via VS, I use a separate client. Git For Windows, I gave a link earlier. I started using git before the VS integrated git functionality was working.

I use Git Bash to clone and pull (update) repos I find online and Git GUI to maintain my local repos to push the updated contents to my online repo(s).

Several of my programming eBooks have the source code examples on GitHub.

That Git, 2nd Edition eBook might be worth reading, easier than us trying to explain how to use it.

is git safe and secure?

As secure as anything available online. Using git can have a very steep learning curve, making it easy to make mistakes with your own repos. Especially at first.

Read the eBook to get more understanding of what goes on with git.

[deleted account xyzzy]

There's a special GitHub repo set up to make it easy to learn how to fork a repo so you can make and submit changes to the repo.

https://github.com/octocat/Spoon-Knife