An IDE for Jonathan Cauldwell's Arcade Game Designer

Editors for:

• Images
  • Sprites
  • Objects
  • Tiles/Blocks)
• Events (Code)
  • Syntax highlighting editor
    • AGD syntax (done)
    • Asm syntax (TBD)
  • Code folding
• Map
• Messages
• Window size and position
• Keys

Automated build system:

• Produces AGD compiler output on the fly
• Automatic compiled output

Themes:

• Multiple user selectable UI themes
• Dockable content editors and helper panel
  • Future improvements:
    • Save layout per project

Releases

https://github.com/tonyt73/AGDX-Studio/releases

Build Instructions

• Clone this repo on to your PC

• Download and Install the Embarcardero Rad-Studio C++ Community Edition

  • https://www.embarcadero.com/products/cbuilder/starter
  • Register if you need to (its free)
  • Install the 32 bit and 64 bit Windows compilers (OSX, iOS & Android are optional)
  • I personally use Rad Studio 10.3.1 (latest)

• Download the trial version of LMD Innovative components

  • http://files.lmd.de/downloads/lmd2019vcl/setupvcl19td26.zip
  • Unzip and run the Setup application
  • Click Next to all questions to Install all defaults

• Install the latest release

  • This will install all the configuration files and the example project

• Launch the Rad-Studio IDE

  • Install the DOSCommand component from GetIt Package Manager

  • Setup the paths for DOS Command

  • Tools -> Options -> IDE -> Environment Variables

    • New..
    • DOSCMD = $(BDSCatalogRepository)\DOSCommand-2021.09cb-D11\Packages{latest version}
    • {latest version} = Sydney, Rio, Alexandria etc

  • Tools -> Options -> Language -> Paths and Directories

    • Windows 32-bit
      • System Include path [...] -> Add $(DOSCMD)\cpp\Win32\Release
    • Windows 64-bit
      • System Include path [...] -> Add $(DOSCMD)\cpp\Win64\Release

  • Click Save

  • Open up the location you cloned this repo to

  • Open the AGDX Studio.cproj file

• Press F9 to build and run the application