Java is both a popular programming language and runtime environment which allows Java programs to run unchanged on most hardware and software platforms.
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java app goes too slow in android os
The problem is that my java app contains too many animated sprites and it runs very slowly on android system.
Does the usage of .gif animation instead of sprite animation will improve the speed?
I ...
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Develop a 2D game in Java [closed]
At first i want to mention that i already searched much on the web, also in this forum, but i couldn´t find accurate answers to my questions or only outdated answers.
My goal is to write a 2D game in ...
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Scene2d not showing actors
I've been trying to do a UI menu with scene2d with this code but for some reason nothing is showing up. eclipse isn't giving me errors and the window is the size that I've set up, but none of the ...
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Where should I put my mob rendering code?
I'm making a simple LWJGL game. However, I'm a bit confused about rendering. So I have a Mob class and a TriangleMob is a basic enemy.
package daniel.entity.Mob;
public class TriangleMob {
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3d objects in binary files
Currently I have 11 3d spheres created at runtime in my application. The application runs well as it is, but I'm anticipating some garbage collection hiccups due to camera panning. Would performance ...
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Hidden objects game on Android [closed]
I want to write simple hidden object game on Android on java, so, Ill apreciate a little help(advice), about representing all game stuff(background is background, interactive objects, targets, etc).
I ...
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problem adding bumpmap to textured gluSphere in JOGL
I currently have one texture on a gluSphere that represents the Earth being displayed perfectly, but having trouble figuring out how to implement a bumpmap as well.
The bumpmap resides in ...
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Setting Coordinates to spawn Enemies [closed]
i'm making a game for android with libgdx and I created a BloonFactory class (the enemies are bloons :P)
The problem is that i have a shooter in the middle of the screen and I don't want to spawn ...
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How can I draw a map that is stored in arrays [closed]
I have spent over 12 hours with no avail trying to successfully draw my map.
The map is stored in an array called Tiles[]. Each value in Tiles can either be 4 numbers:
Grass
Stone
Water
Void (EMPTY ...
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Why cant I use slick-util with image IO and bufferedImage
My problem is that I get errors when I use
texture = TextureLoader.getTexture("PNG", ResourceLoader.getResourceAsStream("TEXTURE PATH HERE"));
it gives me these errors:
Exception in thread "main" ...
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Android Virtual Pet Gameloop
Hello I'm looking for a bit of advice in which way is the best to proceed creating my applications 'gameloop' - It doesn't want to be a game loop in the truest sense since I'm not really rendering any ...
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Overriding Image.draw() [closed]
Im trying to override Image.draw() in my class Foo extending Image
public void draw(SpriteBatch batch, float parentAlpha)
{
super.draw(batch, parentAlpha);
ShapeRenderer shapeRenderer = ...
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Territory patrol planning
I am developing a game/simulation where agents are fighting for land. I have the situation shown in the picture below:
These creatures are walking around and occupying pieces of land they step on ...
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When to use ShapeRenderer & SpriteBatch in libGdx?
As a beginner(in GdxLib+Android), i found that for rendering particular screen, we can render that using both ways then when to use specific ones?
&
What is the best option for Updating the ...
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Packaging a Java game for Linux
I'm just about finished developing a small Java/Lwjgl-based game. For Windows users, I intend to use Launch4J to package the game into a nice .exe. For Mac users, I'll be using JarBundler to produce a ...
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Java2D Collision Detection
I've been wrapping my head around Java2D collision detection. I am working with Slick library and trying to figure a simple clean code to check if a collision has occurred.
The idea is fairly simple, ...
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OpenGL: Resizing Display and glOrtho/glViewport
I have researched this question from several sources and have yet to find a firm answer saying that "yes that is correct thinking" or "no, here is how it's done."
I am trying to ensure resolution ...
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Java game development book [closed]
I have read Head First Java. So now I'm looking to get into game development in java. There is alot of books out there, but i don't know which one is best for my level. I hope you can help me. Thanks
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How does Minecraft update process work?
When you initially launch Minecraft you open the "launcher", which will check if your client is up to date. If it's not it proceeds to download the latest files & then runs the game.
How does ...
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Making a 2D graphics game? [closed]
I am currently making an app/game, and I'm thinking whether this will work when creating a game...
A Thread for each Physics component.
Drawing through a registered array of updaters.
What else could ...
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RPG game engine. Skill application calculations
Short preface
I am a part of a small team which is entering game development. We're creating a new RPG setting with custom game system and mechanics based on dice rolls. I'm server-side java ...
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Which of these languages: Java, C++, or Python (Pygame) would be most effecient for a 2d rpg game? [closed]
I'm trying to create a 2d rpg game that could be comparable to Realm of Mad God, but would be singleplayer only. I would like to use Pygame but I heard that 1.It's too slow, and 2)It would crash to ...
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Render rotated rectangle inside other rectangle bounds using Libgdx
I have this code to generate a red rectangle inside a grey rectangle:
new Rectangle(grey_rectangle_position_x, Game.SCREEN_HEIGHT/2-Rectangle.height/2,0);
This code makes the following:
Now, I ...
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When to Load Assets
I'm writing a game using LWJGL and Java, and I was just wondering if there is a rule/recommended method for when to load resources. I have seen examples that load all of the resources at the ...
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Opengl normals not working [duplicate]
I have a model rendered in LWJGL. I have calculated and set correct normals and set up a light. However, the model is lit incorrectly. One half of the model is its normal color (magenta), and the ...
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How to start developing Sequence board game in two platforms effectively [closed]
I have a graduation project which is the Sequence board game. Me and my friends are going to develop it. We decided to develop it on iOS (iPad) and android tablets. Since the game is strategic then we ...
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How compatible is OpenAL?
I'm making a game that needs sounds and LWJGL uses OpenAL.
I was wondering out of 1.0, 1.1, C 1.0 and C 1.1 which would be the best to pick? I don't know what the C is but it's there in LWJGL :).
My ...
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Making Video Games In pure Java, where to go? [closed]
I have been programing for about a year now, and have a very good grasp on all the basic of programming in generaly and am a pretty decent Java programmer, so now that I have the time I would like to ...
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LWJGL MouseY Coordinates are flipped
So I'm very new to using OpenGL and LWJGL, although I am proficient in Java itself.
One of the first things I read in the documentation of the Display class was that it maps the origin to the bottom ...
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Converting a 2D curve into points for data storage
I’ve created an algorithm which converts any curve i.e. path into minimum number of points so that I can save it into a file or database.
The method is simple: it moves three points in equal steps ...
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2answers
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moving from XNA to LWJGL [closed]
Hi StackOverflow people!
I would like to know how easy it could be to move from XNA to using LWJGL.
Just wanted to throw this out there because of the rumors that MS is shutting down XNA and having ...
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Coordinates different between Tiled editor and my game
So I have been using Tiled map editor to create my map for my game. I'm using Libgdx to load and draw the map.
The problem is that the coordinate from objects placed in tiled do not seem to be the ...
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What java library/framework for a game with baldurs gate like grapics? [closed]
I really would like to create my own small rpg. It could probably look as simple like baldurs gate. So without fancy 3D stuff.
As language I want to use java (or scala, I thinking about it - the good ...
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Canvas - Good rendering practises? [closed]
I've been using the Canvas a lot lately for little Java games and i've noticed a lot of strange things can happen. For example, earlier today I created a little game in which the objective is to shoot ...
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Minecraft - How do I check if someone has a clear inventory
How do I check if a player has a clear inventory?
I'm making a PvP arena plugin but I need it so when someone types /pvp join, it checks if they have a clear inventory. If they do have a clear ...
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Set sprite on box2d body [closed]
I don't understand how to do this... I have seen some tutorials about it, but it was not helpful for me...
Thanks in advance!
Here is my code:
public class Level_1 implements Screen {
Untitled ...
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Can I use multiple OpenGL version together
I want to use GLSL but keep my current OpenGL 1.1 setup. The thing is that can I use OpenGL 2.0 shaders on OpenGL 1.1 renders?
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Terrain detection on racing game
Hi I don't speak English very well so ill try to do my best :P
I'm doing my first top-down racing game for LibGDX, now I need to create tracks, the tracks aren't very large, I prefer doing this with ...
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How to create texture coordinates for a spritesheet with lwjgl
Using lwjgl and slick-util I've been trying to use certain pieces of a spritesheet as textures. lwjgl uses glTexCoord2f(); to map coordinates to individual vertices, and the coordinates it takes in ...
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Limiting a player's movement to the screen's dimensions
I have a player, that I can control using WASD. And I don't want him to leave the screen.
So I've tried the following:
if (player1.getX()+5 < 974 && player1.getX()-5 > 0) {
...
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Online MMO collision detection for players & walls
Let's assume the following:
I have a server which stores the player's position (float x, float y, float z)
Client sends the server it's updated position ever 250ms or so.
Server has bounding boxes ...
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JFrame on OS X with buffer strategy disables rounded corners
I'm trying to create a simple JFrame window in OS X and render a simple black square on it like so using Graphics2d:
public Start() {
running = true;
window = new JFrame("Finest Hour");
...
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Multiplayer turn-based game architecture question [closed]
I'm working on creating a 2D game for fun to learn some of the ins and outs of multiplayer gaming. The game itself will pit two players' armies against each other in a strategic turn based battle.
...
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Which Swing control should I use to render graphics with?
I'm using the Swing UI toolkit in Java, and I want to use the Graphics class to draw images and grids in a control. Which is the most appropriate control for this?
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Ways to represent/store different regions in a non tiled map
I am developing a game where agent tribes fight each other for land.The map is a 2D map.Each agent has an instance of group object that represents their family.And each group object contains ...
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LWJGL not working, need help [closed]
I'm trying to make a simple game in LWJGL but no matter what I do I just get a black screen and it becomes unresponsive. Here is the code that opens the window:
package src;
import ...
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Moon lander, gravity + velocity for an image
Hey its my first year doing java so I'm still quite bad.
I'm making a lunar lander for my coursework and I'm struggling to make some kind of gravity to pull my rocket with increasing speed, and I ...
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Anyone know good network Java Tutorials for Game Dev? [closed]
I'm trying to create a very basic pong game with Java that can have two users on two different computers and one will be the host, or a computer can just be a host and the other two clients connect, ...
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Saving an arbitrary sized 2d array
I'm trying to create an arbitrary sized(but not infinite) 2d tilebased world. My question is, how do i save a world like this?
My idea was to split up the tiles into bigger chunks and then save those ...
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C++ Loading DLL Error [closed]
So I'm attempting to fix a OpenGL in Java problem by making a DLL in C++ and then call it from Java but I've ran into an issue. So I'm testing a basic DLL in C++ and I got this error: "error: ...
