Looking on information for creating binary game files ?

[Relic2K]

I want to learn how to create a binary file for games. For example these types of game binary files "armyops-bin", "ut2003-bin". Any information on creating these types of files for gaming would be of great benefit to myself. Thanks.

[johnnyv]

these are binary files they are made by compiling source code.

 

eg) the hello world program in c

 

"hello.c" created on my desktop

#include <stdio.h>



int main()

{

printf("Hello Worldn");

return 0;

}

 

then to compile:

[john@administrator john]$ cd Desktop

[john@administrator Desktop]$ gcc -o hello hello.c

[john@administrator Desktop]$ ./hello

Hello World

[john@administrator Desktop]$

 

So i used gcc to create the "hello" binary file from the hello.c source file.

This is how they make a game binary only they use a lot more source files and link librarys.

 

So was you question how can you port a game to linux? if so you need the source code.

[Relic2K]

these are binary files they are made by compiling source code.

 

eg) the hello world program in c

 

"hello.c" created on my desktop

<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->#include <stdio.h><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->int main()<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->{<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->	printf("Hello Worldn");<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->	return 0;<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->}<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->

 

then to compile:

<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->[john@administrator john]$ cd Desktop<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->[john@administrator Desktop]$ gcc -o hello hello.c<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->[john@administrator Desktop]$ ./hello<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hello World<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->[john@administrator Desktop]$<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->

 

So i used gcc to create the "hello" binary file from the hello.c source file.

This is how they make a game binary only they use a lot more source files and link librarys.

 

So was you question how can you port a game to linux? if so you need the source code.

 

Thanks johnnyv, is there an editor or progam I can use to view previously compiled code in Linux, or is this possible at all ?

[johnnyv]

I think you can get a dissasembler (what ever you call it) that breaks a binary into machine code but thats virtually useless for what you intend as it almost impossible to make any sense of it especially if the binary is large like a game binary is.

 

I believe i saw talk a while ago on slashdot about a dissasembler that could output in c i think, but the c is uncommented and pretty much impossible to follow anyway.

 

It would probably be easier to learn c/c++/java + sdl + opengl and write your own game if you don't have the source code.(have i scared you off yet )

[Relic2K]

I think you can get a dissasembler (what ever you call it) that breaks a binary into machine code but thats virtually useless for what you intend as it almost impossible to make any sense of it especially if the binary is large like a game binary is.

 

I believe i saw talk a while ago on slashdot about a dissasembler that could output in c i think, but the c is uncommented and pretty much impossible to follow anyway.

 

It would probably be easier to learn c/c++/java + sdl + opengl and write your own game if you don't have the source code.(have i scared you off yet )

 

:wink: Nope, this is relaxtion for me. It is my stress relief lately, it takes my mind off of what I normally do on a daily basis :)