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Which key bindings to use for switchable primary and secondary attacks?

I am making a game in which the player can have a primary and secondary weapon (like an ability). These are my current planned key bindings: Action | Effect ----------------- Click | Shoot primary ...
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RPG movement holding down button

I've been writing a simple top down mini RPG in python. My problem is that when I move the player I have to repeatedly tap the arrow key. Each time I tap the key the player moves 5 PX in the ...
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My ClanLib based Keyboard Manager not working [closed]

I created a simple Keyboard manager to detect whether buttons are currently pressed, or if where pressed in that frame. It seems like it should work, yet it seems to not read anything. Here is my ...
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Portable buffered keyboard input for XNA / MonoGame?

As a preliminary solution, I am currently using the Nuclex framework in an C#/XNA game project for buffered keyboard input. Sadly, nuclex relies on SlimDX.Directinput.dll and therefore to my knowledge ...
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Twin stick shooting with keyboard

In a top down shooting game, what alternatives are there for input if I want the direction of movement to be independent from the direction I'm shooting at? I'd like to avoid shooting with the mouse ...
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If statement causing xna sprites to draw frame by frame

I’m a bit new to XNA but I wanted to write a simple program that would fire a cannon ball from a cannon at a 45 degree angle. It works fine outside of my keyboard i/o if statement, but when I ...
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How can I make smoother upwards/downwards controls in pygame?

This is a loop I use to interpret key events in a python game. # Event Loop for event in pygame.event.get(): if event.type == QUIT: pygame.quit() sys.exit() if event.type == ...
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Supporting Multiple Input Devices

I'm currently developing a PC game with the assistance of XNA and I'm integrating keyboard and gamepad control support. Up until now I've only supported gamepad control, and finding an elegant way to ...
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Efficiently checking input and firing events

I'm writing an InputHandler class in XNA, and there are several different keys considered valid input (all of type Microsoft.XNA.Framework.Input.Keys). For each key, I have three events: internal ...
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What is a library for event-driven mouse and keyboard input in Java?

The title basically says it all. The only thing to take into consideration is it needs to be cross platform.
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How can I stop looking for keyboard input for a length of time?

I'm pretty new to programming, and even newer to C# and XNA. I currently call a method that looks for keyboard input in my Update method. This method has if statements for doing what needs to be done ...
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How do I simulate the mouse and keyboard using C# or C++?

I want to start develop for Kinect, but hardest theme for it - how to send keyboard and mouse input to any application. In previous question I got an advice to develop my own driver for this devices, ...
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Is there a universal method to send key or mouse input to any application from C#?

I need method or group of them to send signals to any application (browsers, games, et cetera) about mouse movement or key input. I can easly retrieve an IntPtr to any process, but I don't know what ...
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Key combinations on poll-based input

So assume you have an input system that is based on polling void update() { if( Keyboard[ 'A' ] ) // A is down } Say you want to be able to recognize 3 to 8 length key combinations ...
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Keyboard input system handling

Note: I have to poll, rather than do callbacks because of API limitations (SFML). I also apologize for the lack of a 'decent' title. I think I have two questions here; how to register the input I'm ...
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Handling keyboard and mouse input (Win API)

There is a number of ways to catch mouse or keyboard under Windows. So I tried some of them, but every of them has some advantages and drawbacks. I want to ask you: Which method do use? I've tried ...
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What determines which key combinations register in a Flash game?

Many times when I'm working on Flash games I'll find that a particular combination of keys held at the same time doesn't register, e.g. LEFT, DOWN and SPACEBAR. I know from my days playing Doom this ...