Questions tagged [settings]
A collection of user-definable parameters that enable the modification of select aspects of a game. Questions about what settings to include, and/or how to implement them.
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Unreal 4 why does reducing scalability take so long to compile?
I have almost nothing in my scene--in fact, I reduced my scalability settings from "High" to "Medium" before even loading my level layout--and doing this has crashed the program multiple times. It ...
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Problem with draw distance in Unity editor 3D view
The Unity editor scene renderer is not letting me get a close-up view of anything. As the camera moves closer, the geometry closest to the camera just disappears. It's as if the draw distance has ...
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Compare and copy two the same option but different in script(C# Unity)
I have 3 script which is OptionPopup.cs,MC_StreamingOption.cs,MC_OptionPopUp.cs. Now here is a screenshot of my UI so that you can fully understand my question.
The Option below on the left side the <...
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How do I setup Android SDK for GMS?
I am trying to set the path for the android SDK in GameMaker: Studio, but I am having an unexpected ammount of difficulty with this. Initialy, I installed Android Studio and tried setting it's ...
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How do I manually define save paths in GMS?
I want to know if it is possible to set the path for my game's save data in GameMaker: Studio outside of the two default options I am given in the program. The options I get are:
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Shadows are choppy on Android, but look fine in Unity Editor on my PC
Here is a gif of what I'm seeing with my shadows on my Android device:
https://gfycat.com/VapidTestyFrigatebird
That shadow looks perfectly fine from any angle / distance in my Unity editor, however....
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Loading settings files better?
I have recently been working on a small game project and decided to implement settings loading at game startup. The problem is that my method seems to be too hard coded and not scalable without having ...
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Proper names and wordings for Real/Fake fullscreen video modes
I have an option in my game which allows Player to choose between video modes:
Fullscreen Fake
Fullscreen Real
Windowed
First and second corresponds to ...
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How can I avoid tons of if/else statements dealing with settings?
I am creating a sudoku game using the android sdk. I have a PreferenceActivity filled with different settings, such as "Highlight all digits" or "activate the visual helper".
The problem is that I am ...
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How to define default graphic setting?
Currently I'm developing a PC game using Unity
Usually on PC games we found graphic/video settings due to varying hardware installed and limitation. Just as in the title, how does a game set its ...
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“CVar system” - are CVar always looked up or cached?
Many famous game such as Quake or Half-Life use CVars to allow easy and flexible game parameter manipulations.
You can simply open up the console and write something like
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How can I have human-readable key names in a configuration file?
Given a file mapping keys to controls, such as this:
up w
down s
left a
right d
jump space
run shift
crouch ctrl
The values need ...
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Should I store game settings in my game data class?
I'm working on a small-ish 2d fixed shoot 'em up for iPhone.
I have a master Game object that stores lives, score, current level, etc...
The game will have some other persistent attributes like ...
