This Is Not a Game: Porting a Cross-Platform C++ Game to iOS
summary
Porting a cross-platform C++ game to iOS: steps for getting started, issues encountered when building dependencies by hand, and moving to an almost-painless dependency build system. Covers merging multiple processes into one, adapting a CMake project for iOS/Xcode, switching Android to Conan for dependency management, replacing a Java launcher with a Qt cross-platform launcher, and demonstrates a working networked game between iOS and Android.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:29Project goal and VCMI
- 2:53Building iOS dependencies
- 6:51Choosing Conan package manager
- 9:01Project architecture and porting issues
- 11:53Multiprocessing solution
- 16:55CMake adaptation for Xcode
- 23:42Creating IPA file
- 25:26Porting to Android
- 27:12iOS demo
- 29:26Project outcomes and opportunities
- 30:30Q&A
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