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Best way to store map?
I am trying to make a simple game that simulates ants inside a colony in the Java language. They can move around the paths randomly, go outside to eat leaves, etc. The game is meant to be more of an ...
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C++: Strange arithmetic error in adjacent tile checking code
I have a tilesheet from which I draw wall tiles. Each wall tile on the sheet is enumerated from XXXX to ULRD, where each place corresponds to whether there is an adjacent wall above, to the left, to ...
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Unity3D, How do I press one key and then cant press another key while the one is pressed?
I am making a horror game, and I want to press a key to look up while I am idle, that i've done but if I press the W key it stands in idle but floating forward. How can I disable the W key while I ...
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Moving a continue condition into the for loop produced something NOT logically equivalent?
I'm setting up a hex grid. The column/row system I use puts 0, 0 as the top left corner, and increasing columns (x) moves to the right but also vertically upwards. So columns run straight up and down, ...
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Why is the code in this if statement being run when the condition for it is not met?
I have a feeling I'm overlooking something stupid here...
By default all of my enemy objects start without a target assigned to them.
As in - "target = noone;"
However, despite target being ...
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Choose your own adventure - choices stack
I'm currently building a choose your own adventure game. Now it's easy enough to have one outcome to every choice and create a linear flow, but is there a good algorithm for having all previous ...
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C++ MMO: Best approach to store creatures in a multi-level world map for the purpose to find spectators
I'm developing a game which is a multi-level game, my game can have a maximum of 15 floors, and a fixed amount of tiles width/height.
Each tile in the map can have a creature. All fine until here;
I ...
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How to make game like Gals Panic [closed]
Any one have a idea how to build game like Gals Panic. I want to know the basic idea how can i start building the game.
Note : im a flash game developer.So anything related to flash would be helpful.
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How are Spot It cards generated?
Spot It is a card game 55 cards. Each card has exactly 8 symbols on it (though the total number of different symbols used in the 55 card set is 57). For any two cards in the deck, they share exactly ...
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Optimizing black and white matrix block drawing
Disclaimer:
I am uncertain if this is the best place to post this question, so please advise me of how I can best find the answer if I am doing something wrong. I am asking this question because I am ...
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Instantiate persistent game object?
I wanna making game that is based scenario like Lifeline game. I made everything excluding one thing.
I cant save progress in game. My game's logic is instantiate.
Player clicks button and texts ...
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How to move 2D objects based on mouse movement with pointer locking?
I'm using pointer locking for a 2D game (where you perform calculations based on the delta in mouse positions from frame to frame). I'm having some basic math/logic issues with accomplishing what I ...
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Programatically placing musical notes on a stave
I'm trying to program a musical stave and have come against the problem of where to place a note, given its index.
The index of a note is defined from a model created from the table in the following: ...
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Resolving A counters B, who is countered by C, who could be… in an ATB
There are 4 player character slots and 8 enemy slots. I'm using a combat system that's similar to ATB from FF4; You select a move, there's a waiting period depending upon the move, during which other ...
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Creating a Roguelike game in C
I'm trying to create a simple rogue-like game in ncurses in a C program.
The idea here is that, I'd parse a file like this:
10X10 ds2 de2 dw5
12X12 ds3 de2 dw1
14X14 ds5 de1 dw5
10X10 ds5 de3 dw5 ...
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Restricting Maximum Velocity in Space
I'm making a top-down 2D space ship game in which you rotate and thrust. I'd like to impose a maximum velocity for different engine types, meaning that a certain engine can only get you going up to a ...
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Portal 2 Authoring Tools: func_instance_io_proxy not working?
I have a func_instance (which I made myself) of a door in my map. It is supposed to open when a cube is fizzled. I also put a checkmark indicator to make sure I had the cube's logic correct. When the ...
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How to execute game logic every 100ms but render as fast as possible?
I have created a simple snake clone and would like to execute game logic every 100ms while rendering as fast as possible. How can I achieve this when the program might run with very different frame ...
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Manager Game Logic [closed]
I'm currently trying to figure out a way where I can achieve the following;
Pre-Calculate the game - This will predetermine any event / interaction between the players.
Simulate the calculation - ...
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How to decide the direction of movement, when navigating a fixed path in a 2d overworld?
Suppose, I have a 2D overworld like in Super Mario Brothers 3, but without junctions or intermediate nodes. Only a single, contiguous path of level nodes, which should be navigated with the arrow keys....
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How to handle angles in an isometric game?
I am working on my first isometric game, and I am not sure how to go about angles and rotation. Basically, I want the player's forward movement and rotation to coincide with the isometric angles.
I ...
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Looking for good comunication schema in turn-based game with multiple players
based coop game that will need to communicate to the server to handle the game process. Basically I need to be able to invite to the game, progress through turns (one player at a time) and finish in ...
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How to compare different states of my game? (rpg)
I'm working on a rpg, the battle system. I want to compare different scenario with each other.
For example, what if I play move A then move B ? or two times move A ? or ...?
I'm using a tree-...
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How to test for adjacency?
I need to come up with a better way to test for adjacency in a grid environment. Imagine that the blue is water, the green is land, and the red dot is a character. What I need to do is efficiently ...
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Card/Tile Game, loops dont update element0 of playerHand properly
The Problem
I am dealing from another class and into a player's Tray(A class with a List of Tiles and an array of bools to show that a slot in the tray is full). When dealing into the player's tray, ...
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Daily quest system
I am creating a game for Android/iOS. The game has a server that communicates with my appengine database. I want to implement daily quests as motivation for the players to return every day, but I need ...
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Logical Dependencie Problem [closed]
I am working with Unity and C#, but my Problem is a more general programming problem. I am trying to keep things easy, but still make them global access able and easy to modify.
So I have a ...
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Kart Racing Attack AI
I am developing a kart racing game. In it, the players fight with each other while racing.
There were several ways I tried to add attack AI to the enemies and the player.
When the user clicks on ...
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UPS and FPS - What should I limit and why?
I'm currently writing a game using C++ and SDL2 and there's one thing that I'm wondering about - does it make sense to limit my frames per second (FPS) and/or my updates per second (UPS)?
I get the ...
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Can we create same name class for different objects in unity?
I have four similar objects in my game. As they are all similar therefore I have created a single script that defines mash for all of them. The script that defines mash for these objects uses a ...
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Can someone explain to me the difference between 2 XNA methods?
I was recently trying to make a boucing ball off the environment walls. I apparently had everything correct, except for one thing, that I corrected stupidly, which made my code work, but I don't ...
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Organizing a Transform class to internally use quaternions
So, I'm interested in building a Transform class similar to the one used in Unity Engine, but in C++. My intent is for it to be user-friendly to change the position, rotation, and scale of a variable ...
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How can I make several 2D objects move in complex pre-defined patterns?
I will be making my mobile 2D game in Unity and the objects in the game will have complicated movement. For example, there will be lots of squares (around 10-15 tiny squares) in the middle of the ...
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Should cooldown be time or tick based?
In the past I've done cooldowns as a specific time in ms, but I was thinking isn't having tick based cooldowns better. This would be more accurate and efficent(not sure).
The bad side I can think ...
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How to check a value from the last frame, while using events in Unity
What I am trying to do is check if a value has changed from the last frame, while using events. Typically I could use threading to my advantage and have a check at the bottom of Update() to see if a ...
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Where does game logic belong? [closed]
I've always had a hard time wrapping my head around the 'high levels' of game logic and where/how large components, such as collision detection/physics, rendering, and user input, interact with one ...
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Oblique launch within a game
I'm creating a simple game in python that will follow the same logic of DDTank and Worms. The graph is formed by characters. The buildings that will be destroyed are formed by '*', players are '@' and ...
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Best Practices for combining animation and logic
In Games I often run into this kind of scenario:
The Game Logic decides something happens, and of course the logic does so instantly. But the Game also has animations depending on the logic. Like ...
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Determine Mesh Vertex Index Given Another Mesh Index
Please bare with me as I explain what I am trying to accomplish :P
Each 'X' below represents a mesh vertex:
For my Unity3d GameObject (G1); the mesh vertices are stored in a C# List object in the ...
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How do I know when a player has crossed a point threshold?
I’m needing help figuring out logic when adding a time bonus to my game.
I only want to reward the player with extra time if they level up.
Currently when the player’s score is less than 100 no ...
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Hearthstone suggest a card algorithm [closed]
Does anyone have an insight of the suggest a card algorithm in hearthstone deckbuilding? I would like to try to see it that same suggestion can be applied in MtG, having for example to choose your ...
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Finding diagonal objects of an object in 3d space
Using Unity3d,
I have a array which is having 8 GameObjects in grid and one object (which is already known) is in center like this where K is already known object. All objects are equidistant from ...
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How can I model a “weapon overheating” mechanic?
I want to create a weapon overheating system very similar to the plasma rifle in Halo. You can watch a video of the plasma rifle firing.
What I want to do is to create a flexible logic that can be ...
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Why should I separate objects from rendering?
Disclamer: I know what an entity system pattern is and I'm not using it.
I've read a lot about separating object and rendering. About the fact that the game logic should be independent from the ...
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Create random level platforms on screen
I'm trying to create random level platforms like this:
public Level(int platfromsInLevel, Texture2D sprite, int screenWidth)
{
rnd = new Random();
this.screenWidth = screenWidth;
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Bouncing ball isssue
I am currently working on the 2D Bouncing ball physics that bounces the ball up and down. The physics behaviour works fine but at the end the velocity keep +3 then 0 non-stop even the ball has stopped ...
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Separating game data/logic from rendering
I'm writing a game using C++ and OpenGL 2.1.
I was thinking how could I separate the data/logic from rendering.
At the moment I use a base class 'Renderable' that gives a pure virtual method to ...
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Problem in animating polygon [closed]
Hi I am trying to move my black colored polygon downward. But As soon as I run my application my polygon gets invisible! I think My logic of move function is wrong. Can anyone help me out in figuring ...
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Should I code game logic separately from game engine scripts
I'm developing a game in Unity3d, economic strategy.
I wonder if I should code logic inside unity scripts, or write it as an external module/library?
By game logic I mean game model, which describe ...
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What's the best way to compare blocks in a matching game that can be multiple colors?
I have a match 3-4 game and the blocks can be one of 7 colors. There are an addition 7 blocks that are a mix of the original 7 colors so for example there is a red and blue block and there is also a ...
