Game engines are a collection of libraries and tools that provide a framework to create games.
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UDK requirements
(Sorry my English is not good)
I've made a small game with UDK(Unreal Development Kit)Latest Release(December 2011 UDK Beta) and used frontend for package my game;
When I install the game on the ...
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Connecting 2D skeletal animation to physics engine
I'd like to use skeletal animations in my 2D game, and since I already use Box2D as the physics engine, I'd like to enable (but not enforce) ragdoll animations as well. I need some help in figuring ...
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real time mesh deformation with regards to environmental damage
I would like to be able to add this feature to my tech demo. At the moment bullets hit the walls and little pieces fly out of them, as well as decals appearing on the walls. However, now computing ...
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Use mouse to control view like zoom in and out
I would like to ask how would I go about using the mouse to zoom in and out of my current isometric tiled map, not only that but I would like the tiles to be in the center of the view when the ...
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How can I get a list of all available entities in a Source engine game?
How can I get a list of all available entities in a Source engine game?
There is only one exported function in server DLL - CreateInterface, so it's not an option. In GoldSrc games server DLL ...
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OpenGL lighting engine for BSP geometry
I am trying to figure out the best way to go about creating a lighting engine for an old game format with BSP based geometry. I have all the relevant information about the light, ...
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Recommendations for / issues with implementation of composite sprite system for beat 'em up game
I am currently working on a 2D Double Dragon style beat 'em up game project. We are working with DirectX 9 and are looking at implementing a composite sprite system for all our characters as explained ...
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How to implement a multi-platform Java 2D game engine's graphics?
I'm not sure whether this question should be posted here. I'm trying to make a basic generic game engine in Java. Here's what I have so far.
public abstract class Device {
public abstract void ...
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Entity Component Model - Creating The Component “Watcher”
Hello Stack Exchange,
I apologize if this has been asked already, but I couldn't find an answer through searching...probably due to being unable to describe what I am looking for very well.
So, ...
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FBX Importer - Texture Name
I have a problem with the FBX SDK. I read in the data for the vertex position and the uv coordinates. It works fine, but now I want to read for each polygon to which texture it belongs, so that I can ...
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How to provide a fully programmable pipeline for rendering?
I am writing a game engine and I want people who use it allow to define the rendering pipeline. Just they can define the scene geometry, characters, items, light sources, and so on. So the term ...
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How to store different abilities in player class?
So, I have a player class with basic actions.
During the gameplay he unlocks new abilities.
I don't know how to store new actions within the player class.
To be precise - I know how, but my method ...
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What part of my engine should load images and fonts?
Right now, I have an AssetLoader interface, which has one implementation per platform. There can only be one instance of it, because it has some state (e.g. the path to the APK on Android).
It has ...
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Scene or Activity Animation
My game require an animation when one activity finishes and next started because I have develop game with multiple activity not as multiple scene per game. I have to show animation at the time of ...
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What 2D game engines are there available for C++? [closed]
I just realized there are not C++ 2D Game Engines that I know of.
For example, something like Pygame in Python, or Slick2D in Java.
We have the following:
SDL -> Too low level, not a Game Engine
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Saving/loading code structure
I have a tree of game entities composed of components. I want to save/load everything to xml file, where my saving/loading code must be located:
Scene class containing root node and functions ...
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BSPs, Octrees and modern graphics hardware
I have read a lot of literature on BSPs, Octrees and like. Problem is that it is all old literature from software rendering time. Nobody describes how it is implemented today. So here is my idea how ...
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How would a sprite spawn more sprites under themself every second?
I am making a snake game and am having trouble to make the snake go longer, at the moment when I run the program, I just have the snake head eating apples. But I want the snake head(30x30) to spawn ...
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player cannot see up and down in the dialog mode in VBS2 VTK
I'm developing scenario in vbs2 vtk. In my scenario I need to use dialog mode for satisfying some requirements. I've successfully created dialog and I need movement in the dialog so that is also done. ...
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Port flash game to native android
Alright here is the problem: the creators of a quite popular flash-based game have asked me to port their game to Android. They are not interested in any other platforms so we don't need to be ...
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Issues with Spherical Coords and gluLookAt
I am currently developing a game set in a planet(A sphere), in which my camera mostly works though some issues arise from this method: ...
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Which game engine is more worthwhile for mobile game development [closed]
I have been thinking of starting to learn mobile game development. I recently learned that there are three popular game engines available for android:
AndEngine
cocos2d-android
libGdx
you guys ...
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Best Frameworks/libraries/engines for 2D multiplayer C# Webbased RPG [closed]
Title is a mouthful but important because I'm looking to meet a specific criteria and it's complex enough that I need a lot of help in finding what I'm looking for. I really want people's suggestions ...
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c++ light 3d graphic and physics engines [closed]
I am working on a 3D simulator and looking now for a good graphic and physics engines.
The main comparison params should be the RAM and CPU usage taken by the engines as my simulator should be ...
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As an aspiring game developer, which game engine should I learn? [closed]
I am currently a full-time student and part-time game developer. I have released six 2D games into Android and WP7 markets. I have also dabbled in 3d development with C++ and DirectX. I am decent at ...
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game engine done, ideas missing [closed]
I read at many places how people have this GREAT ideas but are not able to program themselves. I have quite the opposite problem. I have developed game engine, level editor, embedded Lua scripting ...
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Price of SimCity 5's Glassbox Engine
SimCity 5 will be powered by the Glassbox-Engine.
If we want to use the engine for building own simulations, what will be the price for a license?
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Essential 2D engine features
I have decided to make a simple engine for a new game I'm working on, and now, I'm wondering: what are the essential features of a 2D game engine? Or, a game engine in general?
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For learning purposes only, is creating a game engine or using one such as Unity3D or UDK better?
Alright, let me start off by saying this: I've seen multiple threads comparing creating custom game engines to already created game engines such as Unity3D or UDK, but none of the threads I've found ...
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Using an engine to create content with PHP - but how should it happen?
I need to create an engine that will allow me to add content to a website. The website is a browser-based game. This is a verbose engine that should be able to handle many different aspects of the ...
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Why are there fewer glitches in current day games? [closed]
I remember that almost every single game in the early 2000s had at least a few amusing glitches, mostly related to animations, that often produced funny situations. I also remember that game magazines ...
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What java library/framework for a game with baldurs gate like grapics? [closed]
I really would like to create my own small rpg. It could probably look as simple like baldurs gate. So without fancy 3D stuff.
As language I want to use java (or scala, I thinking about it - the good ...
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Performace benchmark between a C++ and a C# renderer engine? [closed]
I want to create a performant 3d renderer for a tech demo at the university workshop. The engine will basically render a forested backdrop, in a small octrant.
I am thinking of writing the engine in ...
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Making an RPG - Is RPG Maker VX ok or a bad idea?
Two friends and I are planning to make a FFIV-VI style RPG (generally speaking, we have some unique ideas for mechanics, setting, etc.), but none of us are programmers (two of us are otherwise very ...
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Learning C++ for game development [closed]
I want to learn C++ for game development. Does anyone know a good way to learn this?
It can be with books, tutorials, anything. I would also like to know what is a good engine to start with?
thanks ...
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Best open-source 3D game engine for a first person shooting game? [closed]
What is the best opensource 3D game engine suitable for 1st person shooting game? This engine should be script-able with lua.
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Will C++ remain viable for game engines in somewhat distant future? [closed]
C++11 has opened ways, which were only dreamt by the C++ programmers. It has been three years since I have been learning C++, and I am going well. Now I want to get into video games.
Every core of ...
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Is there any online programmer's community, focusing on core game development? [closed]
I am looking for a stricktly/mostly programming oriented game community, focusing on core graphics, middleware, and research. Any suggestions?
Edit: I am specifically looking for ...
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Is it possible to run other doom3 engine based games using the open sourced version of the engine?
Other than the doom3 mods, is it possible for example to run Quake 4 or Prey using the game data?
Let's say that I purchase Quake 4 or Prey (or any other idTech 4 game) can I just point to the game ...
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Efficiency concerning thread granularity
Lately, I've been thinking of ways to use multithreading to improve the speed of different parts of a game engine. What confuses me is the appropriate granularity of threads, especially when dealing ...
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Actor and Sprite, who should own these properties?
I'm writing sort of a 2D game engine for making the process of creating games easier. It has two classes, Actor and Sprite. Actor is used for interactive elements (the player, enemies, bullets, a ...
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Collision detection logic
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In the following picture sprite1 (the red square) is hitting the platform from the left, so:
sprite1_rightEdge>platformSprite leftEdge
would be true, so I can simply reposition ...
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Xna “Game.Run” method appears to be using up a lot of resources in my game, is this normal?
The question really is in the heading, but i have been using the visual studio profiler to optmisie my game, i have noticed that the game.run method is eating through 93.6% of the overall game ...
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Camera Calculation
For my game I don't able to decide what camera resolution I have to use ?
Normally I use 1024x600 landscape resolution of camera for my game and create single graphics for my game.
But I found that ...
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c# scripting execution with xna (actions take more than 1 frame)
I'm trying to figure out how to implement c# scripting into my game (XNA with C#). I will be using C# as the scripting language.
My question is, how to call functions that take more than 1 frame to ...
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Managing Game States
I'm thinking about making a StateManager for my game. I want to know how to design it; that is, how to use a stack to push and pop states onto, and draw them to the screen.
For example, should each ...
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Central renderer for a given scene
When creating a central rendering system for all game objects in a given scene I am trying to work out the best way to go about passing the scene to the render system to be rendered.
If I have a ...
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What data structure should I use for a 3D platformer game?
I am developing a platformer game with XNA framework like Metroid but in 3D. Now I have to draw models and I have the question of the title. I read many post and I know that the main data structures ...
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Game Engine: Flow design for Ace Attorney style games
I am developing a Windows game engine that will let you create Ace Attorney games (Phoenix Wright style, not Investigations).
I have finished developing the data entry parts (Evidence, Profiles, ...
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Is there a game engine that does not use D3D or OpenGL?
Is there a game engine that does not use a graphics API such as OpenGL or DX? I want a simple 2D game engine for use in my simple game console.
