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Why are my game ticks longer than expected? [closed]
I was working on my game, adding stuff to it, when I noticed my ticks were in the low 50's when I had set it to do a constant 60. This is my run method.
public void run() {
init();
long ...
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Java 2D game programming: Different approaches to make a game loop
I am new to Java game programming, but the more I read the more I'm confused, because I've seen several different approaches to make a game loop:
1. The standard approach, that uses the Timer class ...
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Android game loop in separate thread [duplicate]
I am about to port a game that was initially written for iOs and I am having some doubts how certain things should be done.
I have been looking many of the examples of the game loops for android, and ...
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The most efficient and accurate game loop?
Obviously for a game to work you need a game loop... Normally, my game loop would consist of something like this:
while(running){
update();
render();
Thread.sleep(10);
}
This seemed to ...
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How to monitor the object position while it moves from one place to another?
In my game two objects rotate in opposite directions and at one particular
place, the two objects meet. In that place I want to track the x and y degrees.
If this is possible please share your ideas.
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Server side game loop
Many java games use thread.sleep() to controll fps. Since the server does not display graphics, should the server game loop keep running just calculating delta time? Like this example:
long ...
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Help to organize game cycle in Java
I'm pretty new here (as though to a game development).
So here's my question.
I'm trying to organize a really simple game cycle in my public static main() as follows:
Scanner sc = new ...
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How to make this game loop deterministic
I am using the following game loop for my pacman clone:
long prevTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
while (running) {
long curTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
float ...
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Why does my game loop speed vary on different platforms with the same hardware?
I've got a serious issue with my game loop. This loop varies in time with the platform and with the same hardware. This is a list of FPS achieved:
- Windows ======= 140 to 150
- Linux ...
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Negative timeout value in Variable Timestep loop
I was working on my game loop and I came across an odd problem. The loop was working fine, my states could render, received updates, etc. I then proceeded to create my Input system, which, also works. ...
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Best practices in Game architechture design [closed]
I have to create a game using Java. It is a simple game with a mix of rules from Texas Hold'em and Scrabble. The purpose of this project is to cover all software engineering practices. I have some ...
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Java2D Game Flickering
I'm in the process of trying to get familiar with making games in Java, using the Swing library.
Coding my Snake game however, I've got to a point where the game is flickering/ghosting and I haven't ...
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Rendering Loop Problem (Java)
I'm not new to programming, but I am relatively new to game programming. I am trying to create a version of Breakout, as a good basic game to get myself introduced to 2d game programming.
I currently ...
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Issues with networking in my Java game, Client crashes when I try and read from the server input
A buddy and I have been programming a code game over the last 2 weeks, it is intended to be a multiplayer game with the ability to have 2 players play against each other.
I am running into an issue ...
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how should i develop my android game efficiently?
I have attached a image of a flow chart that i made in paint.
The image shows how i want to develop my game. I want a game that runs great with smart coding that is easy to update and ad features ...
