I just want to create a simple splash screen containing the following in the menu;
" Press "Enter" to start " //
"Instructions"
(obviously when you're in the instructions page, there should be a "click here to return back to main menu option"
The game I'm creating is a 2D Racing Game (I haven't implemented timing in that (dno how to))
I've tried to implement this in my code;
http://create.msdn.com/en-US/education/catalog/sample/game_state_management
But I gave up after half an hours (too complicated)
Any help is welcome. Thank you!!!
Another course of action you could take is using enum's to store different game states.
//Don't forget to put this above the Game1 class!
public enum GameState
{
Menu,
Game,
Credits,
Etc
}
Initialize it:
GameState gameState = new GameState();
gameState = GameState.Menu;
Then in you're draw method:
if(gameState == GameState.Menu)
{
// Draw your menu, do other stuff for other gamestates.
}
Finally in the update:
if(gameState == GameState.Menu)
{
// check if keyboard is pressed and continue if it is
}
else if(gameState == GameState.Game)
{
// Your main game update logic
}
Hope this helped!
You're on the right track with the Microsoft Game State Management example. Essentially you need state management of some sort to control what shows and when.
This could be as simple as having an enum flag that changes the game objects (textures etc) in your main Draw method -- "Press Enter to start the game" XNA INTRO SCREEN
Check out the Catapult Wars lab ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/gg266460 ) for an implementation of the GSM example which is a MUCH more robust solution.
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I can't make the jump work in my game made in game maker studio 2
this project uses gravity and the game maker's language.
this is now just random words so stack overflow lets me post this question so Minecraft is a cool game :).
here is the code:
/// #description this is the create event
// You can write your code in this editor
sprite_index=Sprite1;
image_speed = 1;
image_index = 0;
step event:
/// #description Insert description here
// You can write your code in this editor
#region //gravedad
if place_free(x,y+1){
gravity =1;
}else{
gravity=0;
}
if vspeed >=20{vspeed=20}
#endregion
#region //movimiento
if keyboard_check(ord("D")){
direction=0
speed = brr;
}
else{
speed=0;
}
if keyboard_check(ord("A")){
direction=180
speed = brr;
}
if keyboard_check_pressed(vk_space) && !place_free(x,y+1){
vspeed = -broo;
}
#endregion
I think the !place_free(x,y+1) is the problem here
if keyboard_check_pressed(vk_space) && !place_free(x,y+1){
vspeed = -broo;
}
Assuming place_free checks if there's no collision, it may either be a case of setting the origin point of the player object to the bottom center, or not having a solid instance or collision mask. (as seen in the manual)
I personally prefer using place_meeting to check on collisions with a specific object, and ignore the requirements needed for place_free to work, maybe that could work better for you.
Looking around in the forum. Finally, I decided to join in this big community for the support it provides!
I am creating this post because I am struggling in a 2D game that I am creating in Unity.
The game keeps scoring the number one once the play button is clicked. It increases the score once the food is collected, but the problem here is that once I click on "Play" button the score is already on "1" instead of "0".
Code in the following statement:
Scoring System
Collect C#
Thank you for your help!
You could do 2 things:
Add a Start() function in Scoring System script.
private void Start(){
// This would make sure that score is 0 from the first frame
scoreText.GetComponent<Text>().text = " " + 0;
}
2)Instead of directly running the code on trigger use tags, assign the tag of Player to your player gameObject, then add this code.
void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D collision)
{
if(collision.tag == "Player"){
ScoringSystem.theScore += 1;
// Destroy(collision.gameObject);
}
}
I'm a new in Unity and making my first 2D game. I seen several topics on this forum in this issue, but I didn't found the solution.
So I have a lovely shooting animation and the bullet generation. My problem, I have to generate the bullet somewhere at the middle of the animation, but the character shoots the bullet and the animation at the same time, which killing the UX :)
I attached an image, about the issue, this is the moment, when the bullet should be initialized, but as you can see it's already on it's way.
Please find my code:
The GameManager update method calls the attackEnemy function:
public void Awake(){
animator = GetComponent ();
animator.SetTrigger ("enemyIdle");
}
//if the enemy pass this point, they stop shooting, and just go off the scren
private float shootingStopLimit = -6f;
public override void attackPlayer(){
//animator.SetTrigger ("enemyIdle");
if (!isAttacking && gameObject.transform.position.y > shootingStopLimit) {
isAttacking = true;
animator.SetTrigger("enemyShoot");
StartCoroutine(doWait());
gameObject.GetComponentInChildren ().fireBullet ();
StartCoroutine (Reload ());
}
}
private IEnumerator doWait(){
yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
}
private IEnumerator Reload(){
animator.SetTrigger ("enemyIdle");
int reloadTime = Random.Range (4,7);
yield return new WaitForSeconds(reloadTime);
isAttacking = false;
}......
My questions:
- How can I sync the animation and the bullet generation ?
Why not the doWait() works ? :)
Is it okay to call the attackPlayer method from the GameManager update ?
The enemies are flynig from the right side of the screen to the left, when they reach the most right side of the screen, they became visible to the user. I don't know why, but they to a shooting animation (no bullet generation happen )first, only after it they do the idle. Any idea why ?
Thanks,
K
I would suggest checking out animation events. Using animation events, you can call a method to instantiate your bullet.
To use Mecanim Animation Events you need to write the name of the function you want to call at the selected frame in the "Function" area of the "Edit Animation Event" window.
The other boxes are for any variables that you want to pass to that function to trigger whatever you have in mind.
Triggering/blending between different animations can be done in many different ways. The event area is more for other things that you want to trigger that are not related to animation (e.g. audio, particle fx, etc).
I am new to game development but familiar with programming languages. I have started using Flixel and have a working Breakout game with score and lives.
I am just stuck on how I can create a new screen/game over screen if a player runs out of lives. I would like the process to be like following:
Check IF lives are equal to 0
Pause the game and display a new screen (probably transparent) that says 'Game Over'
When a user clicks or hits ENTER restart the level
Here is the function I currently have to update the lives:
private function loseLive(_ball:FlxObject, _bottomWall:FlxObject):void
{
// check for game over
if (lives_count == 0)
{
}
else
{
FlxG:lives_count -= 1;
lives.text = 'Lives: ' + lives_count.toString()
}
}
Here is my main game.as:
package
{
import org.flixel.*;
public class Game extends FlxGame
{
private const resolution:FlxPoint = new FlxPoint(640, 480);
private const zoom:uint = 2;
private const fps:uint = 60;
public function Game()
{
super(resolution.x / zoom, resolution.y / zoom, PlayState, zoom);
FlxG.flashFramerate = fps;
}
}
}
There are multiple ways to go about doing this...
You could use different FlxStates, like I described in the answer to your other post: Creating user UI using Flixel, although you'll have to get smart with passing the score or whatever around, or use a Registry-type setup
If you want it to actually work like you described above, with a transparent-overlay screen, you can try something like this (keep in mind, the exact details may differ for your project, I'm just trying to give you an idea):
First, make sure you have good logic for starting a level, lets say it's a function called StartLevel.
You'll want to define a flag - just a Boolean - that tracks whether or not the game is still going on or not: private var _isGameOver:Boolean; At the very end of StartLevel(), set this to false.
In your create() function for your PlayState, build a new FlxGroup which has all the things you want on your Game Over screen - some text, an image, and something that says "Press ENTER to Restart" (or whatever). Then set it to visible = false. The code for that might look something like:
grpGameOver = new FlxGroup();
grpGameOver.add(new FlxSprite(10,10).makeGraphic(FlxG.Width-20,FlxG.Height-20,0x66000000)); // just a semi-transparent black box to cover your game screen.
grpGameOver.add(new FlxText(...)); // whatever you want to add to the group...
grpGameOver.visible = false;
add(grpGameOver); // add the group to your State.
Depending on how your game is setup, you may also want to set the objects in your group's scrollFactor to 0 - if your game screen scrolls at all:
grpGameOver.setAll("scrollFactor", new FlxPoint(0,0));
In your update() function, you'll need to split it into 2 parts: one for when the game is over, and one for if the game is still going on:
if (_isGameOver)
{
if (FlxG.keys.justReleased("ENTER"))
{
grpGameOver.visible = false;
StartLevel();
}
}
else
{
... the rest of your game logic that you already have ...
}
super.update();
Keep in mind, if you have things that respond to user input anywhere else - like a player object or something, you might need to change their update() functions to check for that flag as well.
Then, the last thing you need to do is in your loseLive() logic:
if (lives_count == 0)
{
_isGameOver = true;
grpGameOver.visible = true;
}
else
...
That should do it!
I would highly recommend spending some time with different tutorials and sample projects to kind of get a better feel for Flixel in general. Photon Storm has some great material to play with (even though he's jumped over to HTML5 games)
I also want to note that if you get comfortable with the way Flixel handles updates, you can get really smart with your state's update() function and have it only call update on the grpGameOver objects, instead of having to change all your other objects updates individually. Pretty advanced stuff, but can be worth it to learn it.
I'm creating a game where the player will use Drag gestures to "slash" an enemy, swiping their finger across the screen to kill them.
I have a feeling this should be easier than it is, but currently the code I have to detect this is:
while (TouchPanel.IsGestureAvailable)
{
GestureSample gs = TouchPanel.ReadGesture();
if (gs.GestureType == GestureType.FreeDrag ||
gs.GestureType == GestureType.HorizontalDrag ||
gs.GestureType == GestureType.VerticalDrag)
{
Current_Start = gs.Position;
Current_End = Current_Start + gs.Delta;
}
if (gs.GestureType == GestureType.DragComplete)
{
DragEnded = true;
}
}
This isn't quite working, though. I need the two vectors of:
Where the drag started
Where the drag ended
What is wrong, and how would I get this to work?
I would try using the onmousedown and onmouseup events to get the start and end points and go from there.