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Making 2D Games [closed]
I am starting out on making my own games. I am very interested in making 2D side scrolling games, such as SNES/Mega Drive games and eventually I want to create my own Metroid/Cave Story inspired game.
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About C++ Game/Engine Development books [closed]
I would like to ask a question about C++ game/engine programming books.
I have C++, Java, C# and various other languages OOP fundamentals, so programming logic is not foreign to me.
I'm planning to ...
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2answers
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What's involved in resetting the graphics device?
I'm playing with XNA 4.0, VS2010. I've created a window (not maximized) and drawn some sprites. All is good until I resize the window, after which the sprites stop displaying or only partially ...
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Which features belong to the engine and which ones to a game?
Right now I find myself implementing and testing new features of my 2D game engine by directly coding them into engine. Simultaneously I have a showcase game (with scripting support) which should call ...
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Simulating flight dynamics in two dimensions
I have decided that in order to improve my math skills and game programming skills I am going to work on a two-dimensional space simulator. The view of the player or camera will be from inside the ...
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Retrieve outer most points on a 2d graph
G'day everyone,
I have a 2d graph which has some points plotted on it.
What I need to do is get only the outer most points so that I can connect them up (isn't really relevant).
What I can't seem ...
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Programming language choice [closed]
I'm interested in 2d tile game development. What's your experience with that? What programming language would be wise to choose? I am thinking of C# or Java... Either way, I have some experiences, but ...
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Audio Panning using RtAudio
I use Rtaudio library.
I would like to implement an audio program where I can control the panning (e.g. shifting the sound from the left channel to the right channel).
In my specific case, I use a ...
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How about HTML 5 Write Online Mulitplayer Games [closed]
Some one said that HTML 5 is supported in modern browsers is it true ???
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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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Implementing powerups for my Breakout clone
I'm making a simple Breakout clone in Python that will have very many powerups/powerdowns (so far I came up with 26). Some will affect the paddle (paddle missile, two paddles, short paddle, etc.), ...
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Good game programming/development books [closed]
Want good books for 3d design, 2d design, good development techniques, and programming.
I hear the game gem books are pretty good, but I don't want to just except a couple opinions.
I would also like ...
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3answers
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How should I proceed next with my programming skills? [closed]
I am currently studying at University of technology in Brno (Czech Republic). This semester is almost over and I might say I have some knowledge of C. Since I went to this school just for the purpose ...
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Could I be going crazy with Event Handlers? Am I going the “wrong way” with my design?
I guess I've decided that I really like event handlers. I may be suffering a bit from analysis paralysis, but I'm concerned about making my design unwieldy or running into some other unforeseen ...
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4answers
381 views
Pickup another book or submerge into XNA [closed]
Completely read Head First C#.
Should I read something else or get personal with XNA from here on? Got links?
Edit: Hobby. Interested in 2D and 2.5D gamedev for personal fun, nothing serious. ...
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2answers
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How to handle platform collisions in a 2D game?
If I have a map in my platformer game and I want my character be able to jump on some platform, for example. Is there an easy way to tell the game where the platforms are and where the player can jump ...
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How can I get textures on edge of walls like in Super Metroid and Aquaria?
Games like Super Metroid and Aquaria present the terrain with the other facing parts having rocks and stuff while deeper behind them (i.e. underground) there's different detail or just black.
I ...
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What are some good resources for creating a game engine in XNA?
I'm currently a student game programmer working on an indie project. We have a team of eleven people (five programmers, four artists, and two audio designers) aboard, all working hard to help design ...
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opengl memory issue - quite strange
I have heard that textures consumes lot of memory but I am surprised how much....
I have 7 textures 1024 16 bit each. And while I will run my app it consumes 57MB of memory.
I think that this is "a ...
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2answers
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Arc'd jumping method?
Okay, so I'm making a platformer, and I wanna know how I can make a arc'd jump easily. Like what Mario does in super Mario Bros 1. Any ideas on a simple way to accomplish this?
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2answers
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Plants vs Zombies style game [closed]
I have just recently became intrigued by the whole concept of making video games. I am not new to programming, but I am new to the process/requirements/methodologies of programming a video game. I ...
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New to creating AI - where to start?
I am new to game programming and am trying to make a basic 2d top-down space game with 2 space ships that fight each other. I am doing well with the user controlled space ship, but have no idea how ...
