This quick tutorial will help you to install the package and get
started with games programming in Clean.
The best way to learn is by doing it, so just follow the steps!
You might want to print this page before you start.
You will need a (fast) PC with:
- Windows 95 or higher
- About 50 Mb harddisk space
To install the complete package:
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Download the complete package from the
download page and install everything
as described.
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After the installation, you should be able to start the following
programs: Clean IDE (Start, Programs, Clean, Clean IDE) and Tile
Studio (Start, Programs, Tile Studio, Tile Studio).
Before starting to make your own game, try to load and compile one of the
example games Charlie the Duck:
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Start Clean IDE ()
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Now, from the menu bar, choose File | Open...
and type: C:\Clean or whereever you installed Clean. Then:
ObjectIO\Game Examples\Charlie and load Charlie.prj.
This is a project file which contains all information needed to
compile the game.
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Now, press Ctrl-R (Run). This will compile everything
and start the game. During the game you can move Charlie around with
the arrow keys and press Space to jump, Esc to quit.
Leave the Clean IDE open and start Tile Studio. Choose
File | Open and select Charlie.tsp. This file
contains all the graphics and levels for Charlie the Duck. Tile
Studio can generate Clean source code which is imported into the
game.
You can either edit separate bitmaps ("tiles") or level maps.
Press Ctrl-Tab to switch modes.
See the Tile
Studio Tutorial for help.
If you installed Clean in a different directory than C:\Clean,
you will have to change the output directory in Tile Studio
(Code | Select Output Directory) to the new location
of Charlie.prj.
Now make some changes in the graphics or levels and select
Code | Generate Code (F10). Then switch back to
the Clean IDE (Alt-Tab) and press Ctrl-R
again to recompile and run the game with the changes you made.
The best thing to do next, is experiment a little with the example
games. Make small changes to the code, then run the game and see
what happens!
For example, try to make an object move twice as fast,
try to swap the levels, try to put Charlie's background in front
of the foreground, try to make frogs fly...
Take a look at the examples in Tile Studio, and note how the names
of maps and tile sets can be used in a Clean program.
Also, study the file StdGameDef.dcl, which is listed in the
project window. This file contains the complete definition of any
game.
If you are not familiar to the Clean IDE, you may experience
problems with the editor. The shortcut keys for menus don't work
normally at the moment. To press Alt-F
(File), first press the Alt key and then the F.
Here is a simple example of a ball bouncing through a level filled
with blocks. It shows how to easily import a level from Tile Studio
with only very little Clean code.
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