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Bodies going through the walls of a box
I have a game where the user controls a box to collect falling balls. However, very often the balls will just fall through the walls of the box and be flung away. What could be causing the balls to do ...
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Slick2D v LibGDX: [on hold]
Okay. You might have seen some of these posts on forums here and there, but I wanted to ask this here mainly because everyone here is focused on game-dev and there seems to be quite a few Java ...
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Add a table of buttons to game [on hold]
I have some code of a libgdx game. In the game a car goes across a road and if it crashes with another car the game will be lost, below you will see the class for the enemy car, in the class there is ...
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How do i make collision detection more effective?
In the game i am developing, there are 220 circles that are not moving. One of the circles is moving and in every update, it iterates through an ArrayList that contains all the circles and check if it ...
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Json NullPointerException when calling readValue [closed]
I decided to write my own read and write object methods by implementing the Json.Serializable interface because I was unhappy with how Json does it's automated object writing (it omits arrays). My ...
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Collision Detection between 2 Circles not Working [closed]
I am working on a game which has many balls(circles) on screen. One ball will move towards the point where you click. I had no problems until i started working on collision detection. (I m using ...
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Cannot Efficiently Loop SequenceAction
Why doesn't this work and how do I fix it/create a different, working loop for this SequenceAction?
public void setLoopingFade(float time)
{
fadeLoop = Actions.sequence(Actions.fadeOut(time), ...
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LibGDX Box2DLights shadow offset problem on bodies
Hello I just started to use LibGDX, and it's awesome.
I looked at the Box2DLights library, and started to learn how the lighting work here.
I got something up:
As you can see, it works, but the ...
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How do I efficiently collide and match groups of coloured circles?
I am new to game programming and working on clone of this game in libgdx.
The game has some static balls and one ball that moves. I want to check if the moving ball collides with any static ones, but ...
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Master sound volume in LibGDX
I have been searching everywhere for master volume for sound and music in LibGDX but to no avail. Can anyone tell me if it is implemented somewhere or do i need to implement such functionality myself? ...
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Daily Unlock in LibGDX
I am trying to make a game that is a collection of mini games. The mini games will unlock daily. There are story for each day. And the story cannot be repeated so for example the player start playing ...
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TiledMap not drawing completely
While attempting to constrain camera scrolling to within the TiledMap I discovered that it seems the renderer for the map is not drawing the entire map. The map is 1600x960px so one would assume the ...
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Array of map data
I'm looking for your thoughts on the best way to store map data.
I need to store data for territory ownership for each pixel on the map.
The data for each pixel is as such:
Player 1 points: 24
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What is the easiest way to make an object follow the edge of a sprite?
I have a rounded rectangle sprite and another sprite that's just a circle. I want the center of the circle to follow the edge of the rounded rectangle. Is there any easy way to accomplish this task? ...
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LibGDX Images not loading
Now my Image isn't loading to the screen. I tried to be decorative with the code but since it isn't working I made it just like the video I'm whatching.
I don't get any exceptions, but the image ...
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Experiencing weird effects with framebuffer
So I am trying to build a working flashlight in my game. I am using libgdx and the framebuffer class but there are some weird effects that I am experiencing and that may be due to my lack of ...
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Does LibGDX abstract OpenGL ES away or can I still use my OpenGL ES knowledge?
I've been learning OpenGL ES, and am now turning my attention to using LibGDX.
My main concern with LibGDX is, if needed, will I be able to apply my OpenGL ES knowledge to something if needed and ...
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Problem to match font size to the screen resolution in libgdx
I'm having problems to show text on my game at same size on different screens, and I did a simple test.
This test consists to show a text fitting at the screen, I want the text has the same size ...
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libgdx ScissorStack problem
Im making a user interface using libgdx
I created a Window class & a Textfield class, that both use clipping.
I use the ScissorStack class of libgdx for clipping.
The Textfield is drawn inside ...
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How do you create a game overlay that makes the underlying graphics inactive?
I've created a simple game, and I drew a large rectangle in photoshop with faded edges that I want to use to overlay the game until the user presses "Begin" (on the overlay). The problem I'm currently ...
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InvocationTargetException caused by IllegalArgumentException due to trying to create a new OpenAL instance
So, after creating this class, (in this LINK)
, I ran into a new problem, I recieved an InvocationTargetException, which is generally caused when a method is invoked and an exception is created when ...
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Restarting a libGDX game to apply changes to resolution
How can I restart a LibGDX game to apply certain changes to the game such as changes to the resolution (going from 1920X1080 to 1280X720), or changing full screen.
Granted the resize(int width, int ...
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Centering a textbutton in a table libGDX
I have a few Tables spread across a Stage, now I have a problem.
In one table, all the TextButtons are centered, while in a different one they aren't, like this:
Table 1 Table 2
XXXtextXXX ...
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Libgdx - Sprites disappearing [closed]
I'm facing a little problem and I have no idea to bypass it.
I've made a dungeon generator and I'm able to spawn randomly mobs, the problem is that when they are not moving the game is fine, but at ...
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Libgdx - IsometricTiledMapRenderer and light shading
I am wondering if there is any way to simulate light shading in Libgdx using an IsometricTiledMapRenderer.
Here is my code to draw an isometric map, it's able to be moved around with the mouse and ...
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Have button style not change when down
I'd like the button style to only change when it is checked and not change when it is pressed down, and/or have only the font color change. I'm using the built in Skin function with a .json file, ...
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Frame Buffer couldn't be constructed: incomplete attachment error on nexus 7
So I am running into an issue where I cannot load my game onto the nexus 7 because of the error stated previously. I read online that this is because the device can't use the Format class or something ...
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ShapeRenderer is pixelated in libGDX
When I use a ShapeRenderer, it always comes out pixelated. But if I draw the shape in photoshop with the same dimensions, it's very smooth and clean-looking.
My method is just as follows:
package ...
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How to make an Actor follow my finger
I'm back with another question that may be really simple.
I've a texture drawn on my spritebatch and I'm making it move up or down (y-axis only) with Libgdx's Input Handler: touchDown and touchUp.
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Dialog Title Does Not Fit
I successfully added my own font to the default .json file and it displays, however I get some weird sizing issues. Specifically when I try to create a Dialog. This is what it looks like: Ignore the ...
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Hiero Font not working [closed]
For ease of use I decided I would use the Skin class to make buttons and text, and the like, rather than draw them myself. So I downloaded Hiero to package a .ttf font into a BitmapFont and it all ...
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Why isn't my background drawing to the screen?
Ok, So I have a game I have been working on for a few months now and I am now stumped beyond belief. My friend who has spent days working on this background gave it to me and I put it in my game. On ...
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LibGDX collision detection on moving and rotating object (rectangle enemy) [closed]
i am trying to get collision dectection working properly but when i do it, the collision area keeps moving. no matter what i tried.
there are 2 objects and the objects are moving and i cannot get the ...
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Libgdx Do a fixed rotation for orthographic camera
Im trying to rotate my orthographic camera in the render loop to a fixed angle, but I can only make the camera spin with the code I got:
in the create
OrthographicCamera camera = new ...
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LibGDX stops drawing if I create a lot of Timer Tasks, but only in Android. Why is this?
I'm working on a few small games using LibGDX, and today I just started testing the first one on android rather than the desktop. A few seconds into the game, it stopped drawing. All my print ...
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Failing Screen Resize Method
So I want my game to draw to a specific "optimal" size and then be stretched to fit screens that are a different size. I'm using LibGDX and figured that I could just draw everything to a FrameBuffer ...
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Multiple enemy array in LibGDX
I am trying to make a multiple enemy array, where every 30 secods a new bullet comes from a random point. And if the bullet is clicked it should disapear and a pop like an explosion should appear. And ...
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Make objects slide across the screen in random positions
I want to make an object appear randomly at the right hand side of the screen and then slide across the screen and disapear at the left hand side. I am working with libgdx. I have this bit of code but ...
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LibGDX drawing map using tiles without space
I am making a board game. To draw the map on the board I use different tiles.
On some screen the map looks good but on some other screens there is a space between the tiles.
How can I do so there ...
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libgdx arrays onTouch() method and delays for objects
i am trying to create random bullets but it is not working for some reason. also how can i make a delay so the bullets come every 30 seconds or 1 minute????
also the onTouch method does not work and ...
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LibGDX - SpriteBatch's .draw() method requiring float[]
Please excuse my lack of knowledge with LibGDX, as I have just started learning it.
I am going through some simple tutorials, and in one of them, I draw a string onto the screen like so:
// the ...
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libgdx collision detection / bounding the object
i am trying to get collision detection so i am drawing a red rectangle to see if it is working, and when i do the code below in the update method. to check if it is going to work. the position is not ...
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LibGDX onTouch() method Array and flip method
How can I add this on my application.
i want to use the onTouch() method from the implementation of the InputProcessor to kill the enemies on screen.
how do i do that?
do i have to do anything to the ...
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libgdx draw issue and animation
it seems as though i cannot get the draw method to work???
it seems as though the bullet.draw(batcher)
does not work and i cannot understand why as the bullet is a sprite.
i have made a Sprite[] and ...
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How to optimize collision detection
I am developing a 2D Java Game with LibGDX. This is what it kinda looks like (simplified):
The big black circle is the player, which you can move by tilting the smartphone. The red circles and blue ...
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Sprite transparency not effected libGDX
I am making a game using libGDX and Tween Universal Engine.
My problem is as follows:
I have 2 screens so fars, a splash screen with the logo, and a second one which is the main menu.
In the splash ...
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how to design transparent screen in libgdx
this question is for LibGdx geeks. I want to make transparent screen in my game. For example, when level completes I want a new transparent screen pop up and show player's high score, buttons to ...
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LibGDX: Smooth movement on a grid based game
I'm making a game with LibGDX where the player is on a grid (like a Chess board).
For now, I'm moving the player by teleporting him 16px in a direction.
I'd like to use the delta time to make smooth ...
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LibGdx efficient data saving/loading?
Currently, my LibGDX game consists of a 512 x 512 map of Tiles and entities such as players and monsters. I am wondering how to efficiently save and load the data of my levels. At the moment I am ...
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Cover Screen with Snowing Effect in Libgdx
Oddly enough I cant find clear instructions on this theme (I only found rain and the method is very particular) so I ask, how do I implement a whole-screen snow-falling effect?
The methods i can ...
