Generally used in correlation with a state machine.

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How to handle Gameflow and Progression

Iam building my own 2D Engine and i try to handle the Progression of my Character. For Example when the Player got an special Item an Door opens or when he talks with someone and got an Item the ...
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watching for changes in object state

I'd like to know what others do to watch for changes in object states while the game is running. Say you have an object and that object has a timer. The timer completes. What is the best way to know ...
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Using an FSM, how do you clean up state related attributes that may be used from several states?

I'm making a game that plays a bit like Diablo, but you can harvest resources like in an RTS. I have the following states in my FSM: IdleState, ApproachingTargetCoordinateState, ...
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Fuzzy State Logic or Finite State Machine for AI

My question is regarding the use of fuzzy state logic and finite state machine with AI. What I would like to know is what the key benefits are for both and also some examples of situations where you ...
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Rendering structure [closed]

my question is "What is the best way to structure rendering code". Is it better to make a class with a render function that iterates through all game objects based on there name or type and have no ...
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inheritance and state machine with flyweight pattern

I everyone, i'm working on an indie game and i'm stuck with two problems I have many similar units on screen so i decided to implement the flightWeight pattern so there is intrinsic and extrinsic ...
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Game State and Configuration via Events

Often "singletons" are problematic for testing, so with my next game I'm trying my best to avoid them. But there is bunch of data (configuration or game state information) that different parts of my ...
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Simultaneous game states

I think I understand the basic idea behind a Finite State Machine-based game loop. But I'm trying to write a little game in which the same object can simultaneously be in multiple, independent states. ...
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Design to handle logic within a state

I am designing a new game and I am trying out the entity-component design where entities are comprised of groups of components holding a bunch of attributes. I also have a stack of 'game states' and ...
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Resynchronize game state on reconnect

Suppose in a multiplayer first person shooter game that a player loses their connection. On reconnect they need to synchronize with the current game state. But while they are getting a snapshot of the ...
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Syncing entities in a totally shared multiplayer environment

Typically, networked games designate a server (or host player) as being authoritative over all state shared between the players. Clients still simulate their own state, but also continuously ...
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Game state management: the buck doesn't stop “here” soon enough

I realize there are already many Q&As on this site about GameState/GameScreen management, state machines, state stacks, etc. This question is meant as a follow-up: Suppose hypothetically I ...
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Game state and input handling in component-based entity systems

My question is: How can I handle game states in my entity system, without resorting to keeping a stack of game state objects around? So the design of my entity system means that when an entity needs ...
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Drawing sprites messes up my model in XNA4

I have a model which draws correctly in XNA4. However if I try to add a background image (or any sprite), the rendering of my model is messed up. There are two problems with the rendering model is ...
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Design of a turn-based game where actions have side-effects

I am writing a computer version of the game Dominion. It is a turn-based card game where action cards, treasure cards, and victory point cards are accumulated into a player's personal deck. I have the ...

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