Questions tagged [python]
Python is a dynamically and strongly typed programming language that encourages readability.
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Rolling a circle around a square
I am stuck on a simple Box2D task. I have a box and a ball (in top-down view so no gravity), and I would like the ball to roll around the box.
Here is my code. Basically now I am trying to detect ...
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Find angle to a point
I'm trying to find the angle between a point and the left side of my camera's fov.
In the picture below the camera (Red dot) is looking towards a polygon (Green) with the fov of the camera ...
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Pybox2d Collision detection explanation
Hi I am working on a PyBox2D game and it became quite complex and I need to learn about collisions, so I made this very simple script in order to learn collision setting more effectively, however I am ...
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How can I make my race game fair with all players and keep it climatic?
I'm making a minigame where up to 5 players have to race against AI or another player(the "enemy"). The race consists of prompts, the current player is asked to press a key in a given amount of time ...
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Fast route for utilizing images produced in python matplotlib (or within Julia) to be displayed in Unity?
I would like to use within Unity heatmaps produced with matplotlib invoked using python or julialang such as the heatmap shown in:
Source: heatmap from matplot lib
I can invoke python (or Julialang) ...
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Isometric tile selection formula is slightly off
I almost made the isometric tile selection formula work but it seems to be slightly off.
It seems to be working correctly when the mouse is hovered over the first half of the tile but it jumps to ...
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Editing this code to put in my own sprites and textures?
I have to make a game for class and have to have scrolling camera, fully textured background, and have the sprite be fluid. I need the rectangle to be turned into a sprite. This code I found on https:/...
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PyOpenGL Cubemap ARB Texture not rotating with gluSphere
I've made a gluSphere render in my display and have given it a cube map texture of the Earth. The texture is visible just fine (see below), but I cannot get it to rotate along with the shape. this ...
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How do I permanently set the interpolation for every image, sprite, and texture in pyglet to GL_NEAREST in pyglet?
There are plenty of examples of posts that describe how to set the default interpolation of specific images to GL_NEAREST, for example here, but they all have to be run after the image texture is ...
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How to support JS/Python scripting a C++ game engine
I'm currently writing an Entity/Component/System architecture game engine in C++, and I have the beginnings of a lua scripting system in place, which seems to be quite popular, but I feel Javascript ...
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how to move object in a circle around point?
There are two controllable objects orbiting around a centre block. Unfortunately, I don't really know how to stick them so they can only move around the block (left/a sends them clockwise, right/a ...
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Calculate normal angle in screen space
I'm working on adding billboarded sprites to a game engine, but the engine allows for walking on curved terrain, like spheres. In order to look like the player is walking on the terrain, I want to ...
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Model gets distorted when rotating the camera
I'm currently developing my own 3d graphics engine and I'm having a hard time figuring out why my 3D models gets distorted when rotating the camera around.
This is my projection matrix. I'm following ...
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Python - frame buffer and Tkinter
I'm trying to make a simple game in Python that uses Tkinter for the window (Tkinter comes with Python which is why I chose it) and I need to be able to store a frame and then create a new one instead ...
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How could I calculate the distance between the parent and neighbors node when there is a line of sight between two points?
I have completed my Astar algorithm in Python and now I need to convert it to a Theta star algorithm, I have built my line of sight algorithm below, but when I come to my Theta star algorithm I face ...
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Theta Star algorithm with line of sight
I have finished my A star algorithm and I need to add the work of Theta star to it, but I need to call the line of sight algorithm. I'm working on path planning for a UAV and I have created a grid in ...
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Collision detection and solution causes teleportation on corners
I am making my own game engine on Python and I got stuck with collision between objects.
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Snake Python 2nd player wont move
I'm trying to code a two player snake game, a the moment the first snake works perfectly but, my second snake won't budge. I used the same layout code for the 1st and 2nd snake but only the first ...
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Pygame Mask Doesen't Detect Collisions
I'm trying to make my game's collisions with masks. I have 6 masks but only 2 works.
My code is:
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Pygame Updating Display Without Being Told To
The following (abridged) bit of code is inside the main loop. What I expected to happen was the entity's position to update due to velocity, then update again if it's touching a static object before ...
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OpenGL.error = 1282 How to fix it?
I'm running a python script in Nvidia xavier board using a pyqtgraph.opengl
and I installed python3-pyqt5 (5.10.1 installed, and qt 5.9.5)
When I run this script below
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How should I go about creating a multiplayer pac-man game in python? [closed]
For some context, I am making a Pac-Man game (using pygame) and I need a little guidance on how to structure the multiplayer side (using sockets). I have a few ideas (the first of which I have tried)
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How to reset Camera and Hero position at new level in pygame
I'm working on a 3rd level of my game. When the 3rd level begins the Camera and Hero position is getting same value which was left by the 2nd level at the end point. I'm not able to find a way around ...
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MacOS looking for 'vsh.cli' in the wrong directory after installing vsh
I am following this tutorial for introductory Python roguelike development using the library libtcod. when I run vsh rl in the terminal as instructed, I get the ...
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How to scroll background image from start in pygame
I'm making a game which has 3 levels. I have successfully created 2 levels and everything runs fine, but when I try to reach level 3, it loads the background image from the middle and it get stuck ...
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How to create polygonal or elliptical colliders by python tkinter?
I am developing a primitive game by python tkinter (I use canvas). It's not a big project. It's only my own self-challenge to create a game using only tkinter and standard python libraries.
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How to make player move into next level in pygame
When my player reaches at the end of the map, I want it to enter to next level. I've created first level and it all works fine. All I want to do is that when player finishes 1st level I want to load ...
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How to implement a simple chat option for server-client based game (blender/BGE)
I want 2 players to be able to chat with eachother. I have a running server-client game, but I'm kind of stuck on this one.
Since there are only outdated videos this is an example I need:
https://...
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PyBox2D car moves uncontrollably
I am trying to program TopDown Car using python and Box2D (similar to this tutorial: http://www.iforce2d.net/b2dtut/top-down-car ) The steering is so far limited to thres states of wheel rotation, ...
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How to make player land on platforms more than one in pygame
I'm trying to make multiple platforms (blocks) on screen on which player can jump and land on it. When I just keep only one block, player jumps on it and land easily. But when I create other platform ...
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What is a good algorithm for a stock market simulation?
I am making a text game about investing in the stock market, however I need a better algorithm, as the current simulation just goes up and down randomly. How can I make it so that its a more realistic ...
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*Python* Class - self.x = self - What does it mean to set it to self?
I have this class for my game that is a scene manager. I followed a tutorial and I am confused on why the self.scene.manager is equal to self
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How do I organize this code to be able to have a menu system that can be nested?
I am a beginner programmer and I have been experimenting with pygame (uses python if that is not obvious) through tutorials and such. I am stuck because I have not been able to figure out how to make ...
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How do I add collision between two player controlled turtles
How do I add collision between two player controlled turtles. I asked the question before but misunderstood my own groundings on the plan. I cannot figure out how to make two player controlled turtles ...
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Efficient Algorithm for the boundary of a set of tiles
I have a grid of tiles of a known finite size that forms a map. Some of the tiles inside the map are put into a set known as a territory. This territory is connected, but nothing is known about its ...
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How do I apply collision to a turtle
I cannot figure out how to apply collision to a turtle. I am in need of help for collision with pen lines and turtles. I want the two to hit and restart the game but I can't get collision on either.
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How can I set decimal values to a Pygame rect position?
I'm trying to make the gravity a bit slower, like
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Pygame - Maze collisions problem
I am a beginner in Python and Pygame and I have a problem with my game in pygame. I have Maze class and Player class but I can't do proper collisions. I reached the moment where I have no idea why my ...
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Pygame Collision Bug
I'm trying to add collisions to my first game, and it has a bug.
My code is:
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Why are pyglet.image and texture so heavy?
Envrionment:
python: 3.6.6
pyglet: 1.3.2
Here is my code and results:
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creating levelup stats based on curves [duplicate]
I'm creating a simple level-up system and I'm looking to base the stats gain on curves so I can tweak them easier, I know it's a math function, but I have no idea what to search for.
I need to create ...
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How can I rotate my character so that he is facing the mouse?
I just want to preface this by saying I am very new to pygame.
At the moment I have calculated the angle that I need to apply to my character so he can rotate but I am unsure how to actually make ...
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Pygame Error AttributeError: 'pygame.Surface' object has no attribute 'add_internal'
I'm making my first game of Pygame. I'm going to create groups for making collisions but when I add an object to the group, I get an error in sprite.py (Pygame's Files)
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Pygame for Android
Do somebody know how to make pygame games for android? many have done this but i still don't know how to do it. I googled it but there is no clean step by step tutorial. Can somebody answer this ...
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Render Pygame sprites with PyOpenGL
I am using Pygame for rendering my sprites, however that work is done on the CPU side. For performance reasons I would like to change to drawing those sprites using PyOpenGL.
How can I take textures ...
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How to convert coordinates between world coordinates and screen coordinates
I am using a tilemap in which I have square tiles.
Knowing that, the size of the screen and the player position(in world coordinates) how I convert between this systems? Is there any formula?
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PyGame - Top down shooter mechanics
I'm currently developing a game for some school work using the PyGame library for Python. I'm almost done with most of the game's core mechanics, but have gotten hung up on the shooting mechanics. My ...
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Snake game with Sprites python
I've been trying to make a game of Snake (I'm a beginner/intermediate, so this is a way for me to try to get the basics of new things I learn), and I've been trying to do it with sprites.
I would ...
