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android game-logic for shooter

Im creating a 2d game for android. I'll just get right to it. I have a sprite controlled by a joystick that needs to shoot, sofar Ive managed to get direction and movement on my bullet, but then I ...
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Calculating angle between two vectors to steer towards a target

I have been trying to implement a path following steering behaviour for AI in a 2D racing game. I have two vectors: futurePosition represents the predicted future position given the car's current ...
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android 2d bullet-spawn (shooting)

This will be a quick question since Im pretty sure I'm overlooking something small that I for some reason cant see. My sprite is moved using a joystick, and I want my sprite to be able to shoot. I've ...
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How to bounce a 2d point particle off of a circular edge

In a prototype I'm building, a particle can spawn anywhere within a larger, confining circle. Important to note is that the particle will not spawn in the origin of the larger circle, but anywhere ...
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How should I update vectors, et cetera, in a time-based fashion?

I'm trying to write something I believe is straightforward but wanted to check that I'm doing it right. All I want is to update the position of a 2D sprite based an acceleration and velocity. I'm ...
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Collision Detection/Response in Vector-based levels

I have a 2D side scroller whose levels are stored as vectors (that is, a bunch of lines) which looks like this: How would I detect that I'm colliding with one of these lines, and react accordingly ...
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Calculate the initial velocity of a 3D trajectory

I've got a 2D projectile code sample working, but would like to extend it to 3D. How would I calculate the initial velocity of the Z-axis? At the moment, I've got: initVel.X = (float)Math.Cos(45.0); ...
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Adding 'swerve' to a direction

I'm not much of a maths expert, so this is probably quite straight forward. I was playing a soccer flash game where you take free kicks. You provide Power, Swerve and Direction. I'm reading up on ...
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Determining relative velocities on impact?

I'm trying to figure out a way to determine the relative velocity of a body colliding with another in a 2D environment. For example if one body is moving at (1,0) and another traveling behind it ...