QuietStorm@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoHow are video game mods/ports even made?message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squareHow are video game mods/ports even made?QuietStorm@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
Im actually curious on how they’re made, and what does it take to make one or what is needed? Are they worth making?
minus-squareBig PlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months agoGenerally what needs to be changed in a game port is the input and graphics output parts, the rest of the game engine can stay mostly the same.
minus-squareMJBrune@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoSometimes you also end up writing game code that is platform specific due to how different platforms handle things like floating point arithmetic.
Generally what needs to be changed in a game port is the input and graphics output parts, the rest of the game engine can stay mostly the same.
Sometimes you also end up writing game code that is platform specific due to how different platforms handle things like floating point arithmetic.