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Apr
8
answered Implementing a homing missile
Apr
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awarded  Guru
Apr
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comment Why does my object move faster at 45 degrees than at 90 degrees?
@32bitkid Yes, see also Doom straferunning
Apr
6
answered Displaying animations during loading screens
Apr
6
comment Releasing a game without really having an officially registered company
In Canada, starting a business looks pretty easy with BRO
Apr
6
comment Releasing a game without really having an officially registered company
Brad Larson talks about this 14 minutes into the 14th lecture "Selling iOS Applications"
Apr
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comment Displaying animations during loading screens
Are either of these 2 right or are they both wrong? I have no idea.
Apr
5
asked Displaying animations during loading screens
Apr
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accepted Releasing a game without really having an officially registered company
Apr
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awarded  Nice Question
Apr
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comment Using DirectX9 within Visual Studio 2012 in Windows 8?
Besides trying to force DX9 to work, I would say just start with DX11.
Mar
31
comment How Does Ultima 7 manage different floors in 2d
If objects other than the player move (eg doors can open and close by NPC!), then you always have to check each time the character moves if the next desired position is allowed. From the standpoint of pathfinding, (when you double click a destination, or try to pick up an item that is inside a closed area or unreachable) you can determine the reachability by attempting to make a path to it.
Mar
31
answered How Does Ultima 7 manage different floors in 2d
Mar
30
comment Is game development a no money field?
+1 for rational, sane advice. "Game tax" is sometimes also in the form of long hours for regular wages.
Mar
30
comment Is game development a no money field?
98% of statistics are made up on the spot
Mar
29
comment AAA quality game UI kit
Well, Google is likely the best anyone can do. The "50.." link should give you a nice starting point for creating your own elts. If you look through the "Tutorial.." link, it's also got other tutorials on the site.
Mar
29
answered AAA quality game UI kit
Mar
29
comment AAA quality game UI kit
You mean like this or this or this (RPG) (only better)? That link posted, this isn't a good question for this site ("Where free assets can be found" clause)
Mar
28
comment What are some great tips for a beginner?
Simply because a function call is more expensive than variable access. See here and here
Mar
28
comment WinAPI SwapBuffers and Threads
Why would you memory map a texture? Unless you're talking about megatextures, you want to get the texture off disk and into GPU memory asap.