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TCG android development

I started developing tcg for android, using ADT bundle. I would really appreciate if you guys could tell me: 2) What is the right approach/way making/storing cards/game info, local sqlite, some kind ...
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Get distance between the edge of screen and a moving sprite

How to get the distance between the edge of the screen and a vector moving sprite? I want to get the distance between my moving sprite and the edge of the screen so that when my sprite touches the ...
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Best Gamedev book for jmonkey engine [closed]

I want to start using the Jmonkey Engine to make a game but I want to learn some theory first. I am NOT interested in marketing or creating a story. I basically want to know which book would tell me ...
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Getting direction of mouse from the middle - slick2d [duplicate]

I need to find the direction of the mouse from the centerpoint, i need it to return a direction e.g. north, south, northwest, southeast and so on how would one go about doing that in java ps. to ...
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Java 2D game programming: Different approaches to make a game loop

I am new to Java game programming, but the more I read the more I'm confused, because I've seen several different approaches to make a game loop: 1. The standard approach, that uses the Timer class ...
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Storing data for a pokemon like game

The game I'm developing is close to Pokemon. How should I store the data? I am currently thinking of text files where I save the map and have a corresponding textfile for the trainers and their teams ...
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Android activities, when to use them?

I'm getting back into programming my game and I can see that I've used activities for so many things. I only have one with a custom-view (my actual game), the others are activities with XML-views, ...
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RPG game engine. Skill application calculations

Short preface I am a part of a small team which is entering game development. We're creating a new RPG setting with custom game system and mechanics based on dice rolls. I'm server-side java ...
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Does Java support OpenGL by itself?

Note: This is long but I explaining everything that you need to know. Don't read half way through it and say "What's the question?". It's simple but long and I need help as soon as possible. So I ...
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Can I mix OpenGL and swing?

I'm working on a small game library for me and some people I know that just handles the window and nothing special that we weren't gonna use. I know how to use OpenGL and stuff I just don't like ...
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Need info on creating a tile grid data structure in Java

I'm trying to create a game with a fixed size map (2D Tile array). I suppose I can inherit other tiles from this base Tile, e.g.: a BankTile. Placing and removing tiles is all too easy, but forming ...
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How to manage own bots at the server?

There is a game server and people can play in game rooms of 2, 3 or 4. When a client connects to server he can send a request specifying a number of people or range he wants to play with. One of this ...
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How to implement a birds eye view of 2D Grid Map using Android

I'm a true beginner with using the android platform and I'm having difficulties on implementing a 2D grid system for a tower defense type game. Where I can place towers on a specific tile and enemies ...
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How to Handle frame rates and synchronizing screen repaints

I would first off say sorry if the title is worded incorrectly. Okay now let me give the scenario I'm creating a 2 player fighting game, An average battle will include a Map (moving/still) and 2 ...
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Best practices in Game architechture design [closed]

I have to create a game using Java. It is a simple game with a mix of rules from Texas Hold'em and Scrabble. The purpose of this project is to cover all software engineering practices. I have some ...
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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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Breakout ball collision detection, bouncing against the walls

I'm currently trying to program a breakout game to distribute it as an example game for my own game engine. http://game-engine-for-java.googlecode.com/ But the problem here is that I can't get the ...
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Best book for game development in java [closed]

I am looking for the good books on java game programming. Please help. Thanks, shantanu
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How to run around another football player

I have finished a simple 2D one-on-one indoor football Android game. The thing that it seemed so simple to me, a human being, turned out to be difficult for a computer: how to go around the opponent … ...
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What web technology could I use which would support a decision tree?

I am a big game development fan but I haven't done any commercial work in the past. I have been asked by a non-profit to look at developing a game similar to the award-winning www.playspent.org They ...
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Effectively implementing a game view using java

I am writing a 2d game in java. The game mechanics are similar to the Pokémon game boy advance series e.g. fire red, ruby, diamond and so on. I need a way to draw a huge map maybe 5000 by 5000 pixels ...
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Has anyone else read “Programming video games for the Evil Genius” [closed]

I bought this book called "Programming Video Games for the Evil Genius" by Ian Cinnamon. If there is anyone who has read or is familiar with this book I am wondering if they think it is worth reading. ...
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Store data on server or only in database?

I have been working on programming an online RPG in Java for a while now. It's a huge project and way too hard for me, but I'm having fun learning. server and client: Java database: MySQL I have ...
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Client Server what do i need?

Simple question if the Client is Android Game App That send data to the server for Storing/Recalling Data as well as calculating data? I hear sql is good for simple database stuff.what is good for ...
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should i use java or c#? [closed]

i know a similar question has been asked before but, my question is somewhat different. I have been learning C# for a few years but nothing in game making, more like applications and web like ...
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Implementing Object Composition

I'm trying to structure my game object classes similar to how it is done in this article. One way to implement this strategy is discussed in this StackOverflow question. Following the strategy ...
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Designing a unit combat system (java)

I am looking to make a program that will allow me to test units for balance when in combat. The idea is that there will be two teams of so many units of different types. I would loop through a battle ...
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Android Game Dev: Screen Scaling

This question is very closely related to a previous question of mine: Scaling a game view with letterboxes? My game runs at 480x800 right now but when the screen is smaller or bigger than that I ...
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Need Ideas for Game [closed]

I've been through a year of programming and have the tools to create a cool, simple 3d game using Java. The biggest problem I have is ideas. When you have no idea how programming works, you want to ...
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Advice for a first year CS major

I'm coming to the end of my first year of CS which has been primarily a Java based course. I'd like to get my feet wet with some game development but I'm not sure where to start. Some people have ...