As somebody already wrote: best is to hold the complete map (your background) as drawable image the whole game, so your drawing code may look similar like:void drawScreen(int x, int y) { if( isSomeCarAt( x, y ) { drawCar( x, y ); } else {...

Linux

grid

terminal

game

How to implement smooth car movement and turns on a grid in a C game

31 Mar 2024 by steveb

Generally in a computer graphics smooth rendering is achieved by using a back buffer to which an image is drawn with subsequent BLIT (Block Image Transfer) into the Video memory. Drawing into the video memory directly results in visual anomalies...

How to implement smooth car movement and turns on a grid in a C game

30 Mar 2024 by merano99

To restore the background position, the old background can be saved with its position before it is overwritten by cars or players. As soon as the field is free again, the saved position can be restored. An alternative would be to use a copy of...

How to implement smooth car movement and turns on a grid in a C game

30 Mar 2024 by k5054

If I were doing this, I might be tempted to track the grid, the player and the car(s) separately, something like: struct position { int row, col }; struct position player; struct vehicle { char direction; struct position pos; }; // and...

How to implement smooth car movement and turns on a grid in a C game

30 Mar 2024 by DosNecro

/* Rasal Amarasurya */ /* 21304178 */ #include #include #include /* For malloc, free */ #include "game.h" /* Include the game header */ void initializeGame(char **grid, int rows, int cols, FILE *file, int...

Unexpected game exit upon player movement in C ncurses game

29 Mar 2024 by DosNecro

Unexpected game exit upon player movement in C ncurses game

29 Mar 2024 by merano99

CPallini is right! The comment in the source code says that the initializeGame() function should determine the player position. int playerRow, playerCol; /* Removed the initialization here as it's set in initializeGame */ However, the prototype...

Unexpected game exit upon player movement in C ncurses game

28 Mar 2024 by CPallini

You failed to properly initialize playerRow, playerRow variables. Put a breakpoint at movePlayer function in order to see that live.

Tetris Wall Art for Arduino

4 Mar 2024 by honey the codewitch

Display automated (optionally controllable) Tetris on an LCD or Neopixel panel

Autonomous Movement of Objects and Characters in a Game

1 Mar 2024 by Member 10912276

How to control game elements based on predefined conditions

C++

artificial-intelligence

game

How do I prevent roads from disappearing when the player moves through them in a grid-based game? - C programming

21 Feb 2024 by Patrice T

Quote: How do I prevent roads from disappearing when the player moves through them in a grid-based game? - C programming Replace /* Clear the player's previous position */ grid[*prevPlayerRow][*prevPlayerCol] = ' '; with /* Clear...

How do I prevent roads from disappearing when the player moves through them in a grid-based game? - C programming

21 Feb 2024 by merano99

Obviously, according to the source code in movePlayer(), the roads do not play a role in relation to the player, as the player should be able to move through them. It is therefore background. This means that the previous state should be saved and...

How do I prevent roads from disappearing when the player moves through them in a grid-based game? - C programming

20 Feb 2024 by OriginalGriff

Create a global variable called lastSurfaceType and initialise it to "road". When you move a player, set the square it is on to lastSurfaceType before you do the move, then set the variable to the type the player is about to move to. That way,...

How do I prevent roads from disappearing when the player moves through them in a grid-based game? - C programming

20 Feb 2024 by DosNecro

I'm currently working on a grid-based game in C where I have roads represented by dots ('.') and a player represented by 'P'. The goal is for the player to reach the destination ('G'). However, I'm facing a challenge in keeping the roads visible...

Redesigned German Cards Game "Schafkopf"

16 Feb 2024 by Jo_vb.net

This article and the demo are about getting started using my Schafkopf_OOP VB.NET project.

WPF

game

Kaldoku Game

4 Feb 2024 by KrirkDev

Kaldoku - a Sudoku like puzzle game

game

3D Computer Graphics from Scratch

1 Feb 2024 by Orphraie

Study of 3D graphics in video games with minimal prior knowledge of mathematics

Chess Program in C#

2 Jan 2024 by Jacques Fournier

SrcChess is a chess program built in C#

chess

game

MasterGrab: PC Strategy Game, Easy to Learn, Fun to Win. Also Write Your Own C# Game Robot!

25 Dec 2023 by Peter Huber SG

Do you need a 10 minute break or want to do some mental warmup before programming? This free game is for you.

WPF

game

Hex 2048 - Morph

23 Sep 2023 by Christ Kennedy

A game to waste your hours

Diligent Engine: A Modern Cross-Platform Low-Level Graphics Library

18 Aug 2023 by EgorYusov

This article introduces Diligent Engine, a modern cross-platform graphics API abstraction library and rendering framework

‘Spawnpoint’ does not exixst

12 Aug 2023 by Mus_ 90YT

Hello there! So I’m new into making games, I’ve just done a fev python projects but never in any other software than html. Now I’m interested in creating games, and what better than start making a 2D Android game? So I’m just half copying a...

Unity2D

Unity

game

‘Spawnpoint’ does not exixst

12 Aug 2023 by OriginalGriff

Spelling: it matters!public Transform spawnPoint; Vector3 spawnPos = spwanPoint.position;

Unity2D

Unity

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Unity Graphics Emulator for Native Plugin Development

12 Jul 2023 by EgorYusov

This article describes Unity low-level plugin interface and the Unity graphics interface emulator that facilitates native plugin development.

Assets\scripts\floating.cs(20, 18): error CS0120: an object reference is required for the non-static field, method, or property 'oceane.ocean'

2 Jul 2023 by Sandeep Mewara

As error shares, you are calling a non-static item as a static. You can solve this by: Option 1: Have OceanE as static class such that you can directly access it's properties. This depends on the design choice. Option 2: Initialize OceanE...

Unity3D

game

Assets\scripts\floating.cs(20, 18): error CS0120: an object reference is required for the non-static field, method, or property 'oceane.ocean'

2 Jul 2023 by Eric Taylor 2023

using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; using UnityEngine; using UnityEngine.Rendering.HighDefinition; public class Floating : MonoBehaviour { public Rigidbody rb; public float depthBefSub; public float...

Unity3D

game

Assets\scripts\floating.cs(20, 18): error CS0120: an object reference is required for the non-static field, method, or property 'oceane.ocean'

2 Jul 2023 by Graeme_Grant

I don't do Unity, however, that error in C# usually means that you have not initialised the class before using it. Somewhere in your code you need to create a reference: private OceanE oceanE; and then initialise it: OceanE = new oceanE(); ...

Unity3D

game

Real-time Strategy Engine in MonoGame

24 May 2023 by Mirzakhmet Syzdykov

Engine for .NET cross-platform development

Monogame

game

Programming Nostalgia: revisiting Mike Wiering’s Mario Game Written in Pascal

11 May 2023 by ToughDev

Revisiting Mario Game Written in Pascal

How to make blocks random heights

2 May 2023 by Paayas Vaidya

I am trying to code the google dino game replica. I want to make the blocks or codes to be random heights. How to i do that? Here is the code I am using: HTML:

Java

Javascript

game

How to make blocks random heights

2 May 2023 by OriginalGriff

See here: JavaScript Math random() Method[^]

Java

Javascript

game

How would I get this to work in my connect 4 game?

7 Apr 2023 by HardCoreHam

I'm trying to make it so each button, will display a "*" when you click on it and switch between player 1 and 2. But each time it click it returns the last button in the game and puts a "*" there. # create buttons button_dict = {} for y_pos...

Python

game

Playing Alley Cat, a Classic MS-DOS Game, From Your Web Browser

5 Apr 2023 by ToughDev

How to play the classic MS-DOS game - Alley Cat - from your browser

Simon Says, A Child's Game

3 Apr 2023 by Mike Hankey

Project like "Simon Says"

ARM

Dev

game

Bingo Game Suite - Part 3

29 Mar 2023 by gggustafson

This article is the third and final in the Bingo Game Suite series.

game

Bingo Game Suite - Part 2

27 Feb 2023 by gggustafson

Print_Cards to produce PDF file containing specified number of unique Bingo cards

random

game

Can anyone help me find the return placement in my code?

27 Feb 2023 by dylan bryant

not all code paths return a value visual studio c#. I have for each if else and try catch statements in a while loop. I have been looking for hours and cannot find what its talking about. public static Player Load(out bool newP) { ...

Visual-Studio

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Can anyone help me find the return placement in my code?

27 Feb 2023 by RedImpAway

What if all loops and conditions fall through, you're not returning anything at the end?

Visual-Studio

game

Can anyone help me find the return placement in my code?

26 Feb 2023 by OriginalGriff

Are you sure about this code? if (int.TryParse(data[1], out int id)) { foreach (Player p in players) { if...

Visual-Studio

game

Can anyone help me find the return placement in my code?

26 Feb 2023 by dylan bryant

if (data[0] == "e" || data[0] == "exit") { break; } else { Console.WriteLine("Invalid selection"); } this section was throwing off the whole load scene i deleted...

Visual-Studio

game

How do I implement a collapsing floor function to the game?

24 Feb 2023 by merano99

The definition of the grid does not match at first sight: int** map char board[][SIZE] Since both row and col are specified by the user at startup, the constant SIZE will not work well either. int row_map = atoi(argv[1]); int col_map =...

Ubuntu

terminal

game

How do I implement a collapsing floor function to the game?

24 Feb 2023 by DosNecro

#include #include // Constants for the map characters const char MAP_BORDER = '*'; const char PLAYER_CHAR = 'P'; const char GOAL_CHAR = 'G'; const char COLLAPSED_CHAR = 'X'; const char EMPTY_CHAR = ' '; int main(int argc,...

Ubuntu

terminal

game

How do I implement a collapsing floor function to the game?

24 Feb 2023 by OriginalGriff

Your error description isn't helpful: we have no idea where the error is. If I had to guess, I'd say that from the indentation you have ended the main method too early - immediately above the for loop freeing up the memory. You should expect to...

Ubuntu

terminal

game

Bingo Game Suite - Part 1

20 Feb 2023 by gggustafson

In this first part, we look at the random arrangement of numbers on a player's Bingo card.

random

game

Can the library calculate odds for multiple player holdings in a pot?

16 Dec 2022 by Alexon 2

Unfortunately, the library does not have a specific function for calculating the odds for multiple player holdings in a pot. However, you can use a combination of the library's functions to calculate the odds. For example, you can use the...

game

XInputium — Getting Input from an XInput Controller

10 Dec 2022 by Adérito Silva

Introduction to XInputium — a full-featured open-source library for XInput integration in .NET games or applications.

MollyMage - Turn-based Strategy Approach

4 Dec 2022 by Mirzakhmet Syzdykov

Overview of the strategy in turn-based MollyMage game

Java

game

Online Backgammon

19 Nov 2022 by KristianEkman

An online Angular, .NET 7 Web API, SQL Server on Azure backgammon game

Exploring Electronic Game Development 2D Supported by Unity Engine

17 Nov 2022 by André Marcos (Advisor), José Cláudio Silva, Victor Lopes

Unity Engine support for Electronic 2D game development

Unity2D

Unity

game

Development of a Raycast Engine based on JavaScript Technology

17 Nov 2022 by André Marcos (Advisor), José Cláudio Silva, Victor Lopes

This work proposes the development of a Raycast engine in JavaScript to facilitate the 3D game development.

How to try a range of hex values in C# code ?

12 Nov 2022 by Eddie Winch

I have the following C# Code :- using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using System.IO; namespace Unpac { class Program { //_____________________________________________________________________ static...

How to try a range of hex values in C# code ?

12 Nov 2022 by Eddie Winch

Would this work for these parts of code for example ? :- switch(input_byte) { case when (input_byte >= 0x00 && input_byte

How to try a range of hex values in C# code ?

7 Nov 2022 by Eddie Winch

Hi there, I do understand the logic, and how to do switch Statements, but with 256 possible Hex Values all the combinations, of individual input_byte == would take a very along time to write. Can anyone help me, with a quicker way to do this ?...

Migration - Strategy Game

7 Nov 2022 by Terence Wallace

A VB.NET implementation of a city-building game with real-time strategy elements.

game

I need a coding job doing can anyone help me ?

4 Nov 2022 by OriginalGriff

There are a couple of things here ... Firstly, as Dave has explained this site is not a "code to order" site - we are here to help those that are stuck, not provide complete solutions. And as he says, with Freelancer et al you get what you pay...

I need a coding job doing can anyone help me ?

4 Nov 2022 by Dave Kreskowiak

CodeProject is not a "for hire" site. Try Freelancer.com and get out your credit card. But be warned, you get what you pay for.

How to try a range of hex values in C# code ?

1 Nov 2022 by George Swan

I am not sure why you are using hex notation in your code. A 2 letter hex figure is simply a byte expressed in base 16 format. It is useful when using bit operatives because it displays a byte as 2 four bit nibbles. There is a technique for...

How to try a range of hex values in C# code ?

31 Oct 2022 by Richard MacCutchan

Use a switch block: switch (input_byte) { case 0xFF: // code for FF break; case 0xFE: // code for FE break; case 0xFD: // code for FD break; default: // code for all other values break; } [edit] Added the break statements;...

How to try a range of hex values in C# code ?

31 Oct 2022 by OriginalGriff

To add to what Richard says, you will also need break statements at the end of each set of case code: switch (input_byte) { case 0xFF: ... code for FF... break; case 0xFE: ... code for FE ... break; ...

I am trying to make stone paper scissors game but my code is not working. Please help:}

17 Jul 2022 by Akshat Parmar

print("Let's play Stone(1), Paper(2), Sissors(3)") import random no=random.randint(1,3) if no==1: computer="stone" elif no==2: computer="paper" elif no==3: computer="sissors" print(computer) pla=int(input("It's your chance|1 for...

Python

game

I am trying to make stone paper scissors game but my code is not working. Please help:}

17 Jul 2022 by 0x01AA

See also the comments to the question. The problem is, that you evaluate with the variables player and computer (which hold the strings'Paper', 'Stone', 'Sissor') instead of no and pla.

Python

game

I am trying to make stone paper scissors game but my code is not working. Please help:}

17 Jul 2022 by Richard MacCutchan

Try this, and look carefully at the differences between player and pla, and computer and comp. Also the first if statement should use the and operator, not or. print("Let's play Stone(1), Paper(2), Sissors(3)") import random...

Python

game

Unreal 5 Blueprints (Hello World)

28 Jun 2022 by Pete O'Hanlon

Epic Games recently released Unreal Engine 5 and I thought it was time that I wrote a series about using Blueprints to show the power of UE5.

Unreal

Blueprints

game

Need help with modifying DOS game extracting graphics codes

23 Feb 2022 by Eddie Winch

Hi there, I have the following two Codes which make up a DOS Game Graphics Image Extracting Program, written in C :- using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using System.IO; namespace Unpac { class Program { ...

68000 and Z80 capcom ports

6 Feb 2022 by AGC Retrogaming

I wonder if Commando and/or Street Fighter 1 or other games from thoses boards can be port to CPS1, do you think is possible? What I have tried: those games has base 68K and Z80 code, understanding.

game

68000 and Z80 capcom ports

6 Feb 2022 by OriginalGriff

There are a lot of problems there, starting with copyright and license T&C infringements, and leading up to "it's not just the processors that are totally different". Then there is the fun that games of that vintage for those processors are...

game

How do I play MP4 video in java

28 Jan 2022 by JavaApprentice

I am making a video game in Java and want to play an MP4. I am making a scene where I show the video as a tutorial on how to play. Are there any specific media APIs which I can look into? What I have tried: I have tried looking for some APIs. I...

Java

game

How do I play MP4 video in java

28 Jan 2022 by Richard MacCutchan

Don't waste time on YouTube, their so called tutorials are rarely worth the time. Java has a fully featured sound package that you can make use of. See Trail: Sound (The Java™ Tutorials)[^]. Also, here is a quick and dirty sample: Java sound...

Java

game

How to attach my game to this menu

19 Jan 2022 by CPallini

It should work this way: your main should call the mainMenu function, which, in turn should call the appropriate game function. Probably, you have to revise your design.

game

Python crash course: by eric matthes, alien invasion

19 Jan 2022 by codelearner3543

Doing a space invaders 2d game in pygame using pycharm. Got to a part where the ship moves correctly part of the time and then doesn't. don't know if it's the code or my computer. Moves correctly on KEYDOWN part of the time or have to press it...

Python

game

How can I reveal a letter when selecting a slot?

19 Jan 2022 by CPallini

The problem is your code assigns letters (char data) to integers (int data type) so that letters are promoted to integers and shown accordingly. A quick fix: #include #include using namespace std; int main() { const int...

C++

game

How can I reveal a letter when selecting a slot?

19 Jan 2022 by Tiến Dũng Đỗ

Hello So I'm making a simple memory card game on C++,but when I pick a slot, the card(which is a letter)doesn't reveal but instead it stays the same. Can someone tell me what is wrong with my code? Thank you in advance. Down here is my code. ...

C++

game

How can I reveal a letter when selecting a slot?

19 Jan 2022 by OriginalGriff

Compiling does not mean your code is right! :laugh: Think of the development process as writing an email: compiling successfully means that you wrote the email in the right language - English, rather than German for example - not that the email...

C++

game

How to attach my game to this menu

19 Jan 2022 by OriginalGriff

Quote: can u plz write me the full code While we are more than willing to help those that are stuck, that doesn't mean that we are here to do it all for you! We can't do all the work, you are either getting paid for this, or it's part of your...

game

How to make the computer be the player 2 in C#?

24 Dec 2021 by Diasalva5

I have this Tic Tac Toe Game, it works fine, however I am player 1 and player 2, I am playing with myself. I have been trying to make the computer to be player2, and to be smart enough to block if player 1 (me) has two Xs or two Os in a row, but...

game

How to make the computer be the player 2 in C#?

24 Dec 2021 by OriginalGriff

Start here: C# Tutorial – Create a Tic Tac Toe game and play against AI Opponent | Moo ICT – Project Based Tutorials[^]

game

How might I incorporate strength such that it affects player and monster damage?

21 Dec 2021 by biull smith

If such a request has already been asked, please accept my apologies. I looked for samples, read up on the player and monster classes, and player and monster stats on other sites, and nothing appeared to fit with the game's code without...

How might I incorporate strength such that it affects player and monster damage?

21 Dec 2021 by Gerry Schmitz

You need a "standard" / baseline for inflicting damage; then you vary the damage as the strength varies. e.g. One company (64 men), lying down, open formation, firing, can inflict a loss of 5, in one minute, on the party fired on under similar...

How I do a input to a global variable outside of a function in Python?

15 Dec 2021 by Diogo Rocha 2021

Hi guys im working on a example of a 4conector game i saw on a quick search. I want to insert the depth of the search tree (SEARCH_DEPTH), but im having some dificulties.This is a part of the code: BOARD_SIZE_X = 7 BOARD_SIZE_Y = 6 ...

Python

game

How I do a input to a global variable outside of a function in Python?

15 Dec 2021 by Richard MacCutchan

You need to tell the playGame function that SEARCH_DEPTH is a global variable. Otherwise when it gets to the line SEARCH_DEPTH = int(input("What is your deep? ")) it creates a new local variable with that name, and ignores the one that is...

Python

game

Don’t Build Games from Scratch Part 1: Creating and Deploying Multiplayer Servers on Azure PlayFab

23 Nov 2021 by Raphael Mun

In this article, we explore packaging then deploying a game to Azure PlayFab servers.

Azure

PowerShell

game

I have two guns and I want only one gun to shoot which I have picked

29 Oct 2021 by Lemons and Giggles

i have two guns and two different functions for it. i want that gun to shoot which I have picked. but even other guns is shooting that I haven't picked so someone please solve this issue. public class weapon : MonoBehaviour { public...

Unity2D

game

How I can make a game in C#?

4 Oct 2021 by Richard MacCutchan

See Unity Real-Time Development Platform | 3D, 2D VR & AR Engine[^]

game

How I can make a game in C#?

4 Oct 2021 by CHill60

This question is so vague it cannot be answered in a Quick Answers forum. Do some proper research e.g. Search[^] and start coding. Come back if you have a specific question or specific problem

game

Anyone portted this to true BASIC?

27 Sep 2021 by OriginalGriff

Don't post this under Quick Answers - if you got the code from an article, then there is a "Add a Comment or Question" button at the bottom of that article, which causes an email to be sent to the author. They are then alerted that you wish to...

Basic

game

Sudoku Solver using C# Windows Application

25 Sep 2021 by Senthil Kumeresh

An overview of how the coding is done to solve the Sudoku problem

Move objects with parent

25 Aug 2021 by strangerick

Hello! I'm implementing a vertical scrollbar for a small game project and i'm having some issues with calculating local positions of the scrollbar Thumb and Content when the Viewport rectangle moves. At the moment, when i move the viewport, the...

WinForms

mathematics

game

Move objects with parent

25 Aug 2021 by Richard MacCutchan

// When the parent is resized, the scrollbar should be resized // to fit the new size of the viewport (excluding borders etc). // It is then just a matter of calculating the ratio of visible // data to the size the relevant dimension of the...

WinForms

mathematics

game

Move objects with parent

24 Aug 2021 by RickZeeland

The problem is probably caused because control coordinates are recalculated internally and have different values than you expect (depending on Windows scale and Font settings). See: Control.PointToScreen(Point) Method[^] And: Automatic Scaling -...

WinForms

mathematics

game

How to implement a simple scrollbar

16 Aug 2021 by strangerick

Hello! I'm making a simple UI system for a small game that is going to be made using Windows Forms and drawn on a PictureBox. At the moment, i'm having some difficulty to implement a Scrollbar and need some help to solve two major problems as...

Scrollbar

game

How to implement a simple scrollbar

16 Aug 2021 by RickZeeland

Take a look at this CodeProject article: Custom Drawn Scrollbar[^]

Scrollbar

game

How to implement a simple scrollbar

16 Aug 2021 by OriginalGriff

Why are you reinventing the wheel? .NET has loads of controls that add toolbars as needed, as well as providing the ScrollBar Class (System.Windows.Forms) | Microsoft Docs[^] as a stand alone scrollbar ...

Scrollbar

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