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Path finding in games
I am writing my term paper about Path finding algorithms in games, and i've got a couple of questions, hopefully you people could help me out with those ;)
So, i've done a little bit of searching ...
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UDK vs Eclipse? [closed]
UDK vs. Eclipse Engine
Which one is better? I prefer a reliable engine that doesn't lag as much for the game.
I know UDK uses C++(which I prefer).
What do you guys think,which engines are best for ...
0
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1answer
13 views
Sharp DX Identity Matrix, Matrix.Forward vector pointing at negative Z
I'm trying to take a steady grip on Sharp DX. Already done some work like translating, scaling and rotating objects. Now i have to calculate the rotation matrix using only direction vector and ...
2
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4answers
51 views
How to make a Social Conscious Game?
I'm working on a 4x, turn-based space game. It's currently in the design phase. Because I'm the Director of Technology for Gamers Against Bigotry, I'd like it to be socially conscious. In other ...
1
vote
2answers
53 views
Singletons & Entity Component Model, Global Engine Class
I am in the process of writing an entity component model game engine and I wanted to ask you a bit about the best way to lay out the code. I have run into an issue that I know will quickly cause me to ...
0
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0answers
13 views
Modeling objects coming down from a networked pipe on the client?
I've got an entity base class that contains information about a particular object that both the server and client know about, they're in a shared DLL. It's just a basic outline of entity information ...
1
vote
1answer
42 views
Help understanding Simplex Noise
Introduction
This is less of a "how to" on using 2D simplex noise and more of a quest to understand what is happening both in the math and visually. I would rather not copy and paste the code I've ...
2
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4answers
36 views
Java - Best Implementation KeyListener For Games
I am working on a game using only the swing and awt packages. Note I can only use the default Java libs. Meaning I have to use KeyListener. I have imported KeyListener properly, however, it is still ...
0
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1answer
32 views
How to store NPC movement data?
In my 2D tile-based game, I have NPCs that move around on a fixed path. I am putting the information about the NPCs in a .plist file that is loaded on startup. The thing is, I'm not sure how to format ...
1
vote
1answer
56 views
Is it possible to rent a server for my own game?
I'm an independent game developer and I don't yet have a lot of money to buy myself a very cool high-speed and low-latency internet connection along with a powerful server machine to place somewhere ...
0
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0answers
15 views
How can I implement an asset update/download in a libgdx application?
I am building a game based on libGdx and I want to be able to check for and download updated assets at some point before the player starts playing. The game is being built for PC and for Android.
I ...
-2
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2answers
46 views
Can you use a struct instead of an array to hold vertices in directx?
So instead of using an array to hold vertices information use a struct instead.
Is this possible, does the Idirect3dvertexbuffer allow it?
0
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0answers
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Opengl 3.2 Flickering after smooth animation?
Okay I am new to OpenGL I am getting an odd issue.
I am performing rotation on a bunch of triangles on a scene graph.
The rotation starts off really smooth everything is animating then much later you ...
0
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0answers
15 views
Tweening MovieClips collisions
I am making a platform game and I have trouble finding the right way to do the enemy collisions... I am a noob in as3 so I 'm gonna try to explain my situation! I have an enemy, movie clip, and I have ...
0
votes
0answers
10 views
Problem with Widget Event Reporting in Libgdx
So I'm trying to test an ImageButton on an Android device. I can get the button to appear on the screen, but when I press it nothing happens or appears on the log. Here is what I have in the Show() ...
-4
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0answers
52 views
How many commercial games use software rendering? [closed]
It seems many games today use graphics accelerating (e.g. OpenGL) but how many still use software rendering? I mean commercial game wise, how many?
1
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1answer
45 views
Damage indicator screen overlay
I want to make something already done by a lot of games , which is when I am taking so much hits from enemy red screen drawn like the following , using XNA 4.0:
after it's drawn and I am still alive ...
0
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0answers
15 views
Panda3d handling collisions on walls created in blender
Edit: Runnable zip with source files, sorry: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12781104/Collisions.zip
Right now I am trying to create a small room for my character to walk around in, it works ...
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0answers
43 views
Game GUI System use string for Resource Locator is OK?
I be afraid of the efficiency. Or hava a more Good Way?
4
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4answers
117 views
Bright colors versus duller colors
I was talking to a friend the other day and we got onto the discussion about colors in videogames, relating to actual in-game graphics/art. He told me that even though it's easy to see things when ...
1
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0answers
36 views
Is there a JavaScript library, or any library, for cooperative pathfinding?
Searching on google I found these papers for pathfinding with multiple units:
Cooperative Pathfinding
Fast and Memory-Efficient Multi-Agent Pathfinding
Is there a javascript library, or any library, ...
-1
votes
1answer
62 views
How should I choose a graphics card that's right for my needs? [closed]
I'm developing my own game using Ogre3D, and I'm want to implement things like SSAO, dynamic shadows, AI, physics, etc...and I know my current card is barely gonna be able to handle it.
So my ...
1
vote
1answer
42 views
Correct way/How to think to plan out “control/animation flow”?
So basically, a problem I've had in past attempt at making games (little playing around with stuff): how to do a correct, non-sloppy way of planning the flow of animations/control?
Let's take an ...
2
votes
1answer
82 views
Where to put common System functionality in Entity-System Design?
I am working on an Entity System design based largely off of Adam Martin's design and Ray Wenderlich's Objective-C Implementation.
I am working on the AI system using a state machine with a System ...
0
votes
1answer
36 views
MonoGame Linux Mouse.SetPosition doesn't work!
Having a really weird issue, it seems that no matter what I do I cannot get the Mouse to lock to the center of the screen in MonoGame. I triple checked all the possible noob mistakes, and ...
0
votes
1answer
33 views
Shader registers for different graphics card
The title is not very explicative, so i'll try to make myself clear.
I have two "working"(on which i work on) PCs : a desktop that runs an NVIDIA GT440 an a laptop with a RADEON HD 4650. I have a ...
0
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0answers
72 views
What's the idea on the base of rendering camera on 2D platformers games?
I'm programming a 2D platformer game, and I am wondering about how the right to left scrolling of the camera is done in a game like this.
There is a background that need to be updated. There are also ...
0
votes
1answer
24 views
Farseer: RemoveBody is not working
I want to remove bodies after they touched the character(playerrect). But the bodies get not removed. I set a breakpoint in the following line but it doesn't get yellow:
...
1
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1answer
52 views
Continuous / speed affected sound effects. What is the industries de-facto solution?
There are various types of audio material we require in games.
For instance, footsteps - these are very straight forward.
We take some boinking sounds over metal, plastic, concrete and add to our ...
0
votes
1answer
38 views
Drawing the same scene with perspective then orthographic projections
I have a scene that I'm rendering first with a perspective matrix. I then want to rerender it in a different viewport using an orthographic matrix for a top-down 2D view of the scene. I think I may be ...
13
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6answers
755 views
Crowdfunding an indie game. What should I offer back?
I have seen many indie games making money for development using crowd funding (Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, et cetera). Some of the games will offer something back. For example, in an RPG game, you might ...
0
votes
1answer
57 views
Why DirectInput is not recommended?
I have read that the Windows messages are recommended way over DirectInput to control mouse and keyboard.
From http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ee416842(v=vs.85).aspx
The ...
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0answers
20 views
Directx9 Moving a Character on a Terrain [closed]
I have a terrain generated with a Raw file and I want a character to move properly based on heighmaps. Any example ?
0
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2answers
115 views
How to make a “GUI In Game”?
My game is very GUI based, the way how it works is that I have a GUI class, which contains the basic GUI elements, a parent GUI object, and a copy of the main game's class object. The game starts out ...
2
votes
1answer
75 views
Entity Component Systems with C++ - Accessing components
(What I'm describing is based on this design: What is an entity system framework?, scroll down and you'll find it)
I'm having some problems creating an entity-component system in C++. I have my ...
0
votes
1answer
22 views
Is there an easy way to add TMX Object Layer to a Scene in Andengine?
I have a TMX file with a MAP layer and Object layer (called decorations, with property type = "decorations"). Is there an easy way to add the whole layer to the scene with all objects? Or do I have to ...
1
vote
0answers
19 views
How to draw image in memory manually in pyglet?
In pyglet, I want to create an image buffer in memory, then set the bytes manually, then draw it. I tried making a 3x3 red square like this in my draw() function:
imageData = ...
1
vote
1answer
41 views
Farseer: How can I remove a body?
I have many sensors(coins) in each level and I want to remove the sensors(coins) when the player rectangle(Mario) touches them. I check in OnCollision if Mario touches a coin, if he touches it, it ...
1
vote
1answer
46 views
animating roulette ball
I'm trying to achieve something like netent's roulette (which is a great product in my opinion). It's going to be implemented in html5.
I wonder which path should I take to have such a great ...
1
vote
0answers
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Collision Detection Problems in Bullet Physics
I am trying to detect collisions between two objects, both btBoxShapes. One of them, I update by setting
body->setWorldTransform(transform);
I have implemented collision detection using the ...
0
votes
1answer
11 views
Repeating Sound with Timer in Actionscript 3
I'm working on a Flash game and am trying to figure out how to repeat a sound periodically every 17 seconds. Instead, of having the sound repeat once the .mp3, .wav, finishes.
The problem I'm running ...
0
votes
1answer
48 views
Creating 2D polygons in XNA
I am trying to implement collisions using the separating axis theorem. However All I have ever used in terms of polygons is the Rectangle class included in XNA already. How can I make multi-sided ...
-1
votes
1answer
67 views
Will Google Play Game Services allow asynchronous gameplay
Will the Google Play Game Services multiplayer allow asynchronous (turn-by-turn) gameplay like DrawSomething?
I've checked the docs but cannot find anything except a few mentions via a separate ...
2
votes
0answers
36 views
Confusion with Libgdx UI
I've started with Libgdx and am currently stumbling about trying to understand how to set up the interface. I have generated the base projects in Eclipse ( < proj-name >,< proj-name >-android, ...
0
votes
4answers
74 views
Changing color of a moving image without lowering the fps
I just added an option to my game that makes it so that all the enemies will have a random color for their clothes instead of the regular blue. I use this code to draw rectangles over the shirt of the ...
0
votes
0answers
31 views
Making Puzzle Bubble type game in AndEngine
I want to make Puzzle Bubble clone game and I need some serious help.
Can you please tell me using physics what should I start with? I mean how can I make addictive levels and How can I reflect the ...
0
votes
1answer
80 views
enemy View Range , chase player
for 3D:
Q1 : I want to make zone range for each enemy in the game , so that when the player in the view range he will be chased .
Q2 :if I want to make enemy walk a little bit around his position ...
1
vote
0answers
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Accessing variables from non-neighbouring classes specifically in game development (Android)
Edit
Using direct access while breaking the law of demeter looks like this:
res.sprite.drawQuad(res.sprite.xScreen,res.sprite.yScreen, mMVPMatrix);
Using proxy methods / getters / setter looks ...
0
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2answers
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How would I apply gravity to a bullet so that it would drop slightly the longer that it travels?
How would I apply gravity to a bullet so that it would drop slightly the longer that it travels?
I somewhat understand how the gravity works, Im just asking for second opinions for more optimized ...
2
votes
3answers
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Determining which edge a collision occurred on in a platformer
First of all, this will be Open Source, and you will be mentioned for the help.
We've been programming a Super Mario Remake for the iPhone with Cocos2d for school.
It looks pretty great, and we ...
