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Game State and Configuration via Events

Often "singletons" are problematic for testing, so with my next game I'm trying my best to avoid them. But there is bunch of data (configuration or game state information) that different parts of my ...
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GameState management hierarchical FSM vs stack based FSM

I'm reading a bit on Finite State Machines to handle game states (or screens). I would like to build a rather decent FSM that can handle multiple screens. e.g. while the game is running I want to be ...
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Changing game object type: reinstantiating the object, or switching an object state

I work on a strategy game, where the player occasionally has to transform ordinary citizens into the so called "leaders". Leaders are temporary units, which the player can control directly, in order ...