this is the best way I can think of doing this. Could you give me so hints as to whether this is the correct way or if there is a more efficient way of doing it. My situation is: Each time the frame is Update()'ed (Like in XNA) I want to check if som
I want to use the Bitmap class under an XNA project declared on System.Drawing but it says that I'm missing an assembly or reference. I added System.Drawing to my references and changed my target framework after seeing this post. I opened 3 or 4 new
I have found strange issue with method Texture2d.SaveAsPng() Every call 1.5mb disapear. I use this method to save texture to isolated storage public static void SaveTextureToISF(string fileName, Texture2D texture) { using (IsolatedStorageFile file =
In reference to this article on MSDN. The assembly, microsoft.xna.framework.dll, has been added to the references and I'm using the namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio, however I receive an immediate error on the first step, shown below: Micropho
I just installed MonoGame and OpenTK 1.0 and in Visual Studio 2012 I made a new project of type 'Windows OpenGL Game`...but when I run the project I get the following error: The type initializer for 'OpenTK.Graphics.GraphicsMode' threw an exception.
I'm making a game and I have a problem: I want to control the hero in my game through swipes. For example: Swipe to the left : Hero goes to the left Swipe up : Hero jumps My question is how to check what side a user swipes. Thank youin this i have ch
Okay, by default, the Game class for an XNA PC game has a public bool attribute called IsMouseVisible, which when set enables/disables the mouse being visible. I have another class called Configs which monitors specific keys being pressed. Now what I
I'm new to Windows Phone development and I'm trying to do a simple training app. I want my app to load some audio files that I've put into a folder inside the project. Here's a short snippet: private void LoadSound(String SoundFilePath, out SoundEffe
I'm having trouble with touch/multitouch input. I want to draw a small rectangle, 100x100 in dimensions, wherever the user presses (mission accomplished) but I also want them to move as the user moves his fingers (that's not happening atm). I'm also
I have problem with trees in XNA. When I have tree, I need to use alpha blending to make non-leaf parts transparent, but some parts of model are not correctly displayed and thus alpha blending fails. I want to know if there is possibility to read mes
I meet are having difficulty in moving my camera behind an object in a 3D world. I would create two view mode. 1: for fps (first person). 2nd: external view behind the character (second person). I searched the net some example but it does not work in
I'm trying to make a jumping mechanism in my game which will work something like this: // velocity.Y is the velocity of the sprite I want to jump if (keystate.IsKeyDown(Keys.W)) { velocity.Y = 3 - (time elapsed since start of jump); } I thought this
I am sorry that this is a little bit ambiguous. I am having an issue using System.Drawing in XNA; from my research it is not available to XNA (since its part of the windows.dll?) I want to create a sprite sheet analyzer which automatically dissembles
I have a question about XNA which I am new too and could not find a clear answer for in the documentation after searching google. Question 1: If I do this: Rectangle afterMoveRect = collisionRectangle; afterMoveRect.Offset((int)moveAmount.X, (int)mov
Is it possible to save a variable from C# to disk so that you are able to use it later in another instance of your project? For example, I have a struct with 3 fields like in the following example : struct MyStruct { byte[] ByteData; int MyInt; doubl
I just finished a game in XNA, and I was wondering if it could be played in the web browser (using silverlight, for example.) I am using webs.com to make my website, so I don't know if it gives me the full capabilities (I have the free version.) All
In FarseerPhysics engine / XNA, what is ConvertUnits.ToDisplayUnits(); ?Farseer (or rather, Box2D, which it is derived from) is tuned to work best with objects that range from 0.1 to 10 units in weight, and 0.1 and 10 units in size (width or height).
I have the following dependancies: C++ library <- C# library <- C# application Problem: When I publish the C# application the C++ dlls are not included How do I tell Visual Studio to also include the C++ dlls? (Note: since this is only a small proje
How to make a 2d world with fixed size, which would repeat itself when reached any side of the map? When you reach a side of a map you see the opposite side of the map which merged togeather with this one. The idea is that if you didn't have a minima
I'm trying to draw grid using the XNA framework, this grid should have a fixed dimension, during the execution of XNA, but should be given to the user the opportunity to customize it before launch the game page (I'm building my app with the silverlig
I'm using this example project's XNA 4.0 form control in an application I'm writing: http://creators.xna.com/en-US/sample/winforms_series1 If you are unfamiliar with FXAA, check out the creator's site: http://timothylottes.blogspot.com/2011/03/nvidia
I have a List of objects of which all have a bounding rectangle updated everytime... How can I effectively iterate among them ? I thought that checking it like this is fine but any ideas ? for (int i = 0; i < birds.Count; i++) { for (int j = 0; j <
I'm attempting to create smooth movement from the other players in my game, and although it's smooth, it gets rather behind when one walks for more than 5-10 seconds or so. I know the issue: It's because that player's speed is X pixels per step and i
I'm using a Keyboard hook in my XNA project (anyone who uses XNA knows how useless the built in keyboard class is for "text box" style typed input. It works just fine for use in XNA projects, until forms are introduced. If I try to implement any
Okay im working on making a tic tac toe game for one of my game development courses using XNA 4.0 I need to place sprites or some other objects so the game can check if the mouse is being clicked in the correct spots. I am going to use transparent sp
Is it possible to silently send an email from a Windows Phone 7 device? The reason I ask is because I would like to have a system from which an app will send information to a server which the server will log. I figure if I use emails it would be a lo
I am making a game for the Windows Phone using XNA framework C#. The main player in the game has to shoot. I have a bullet class, but how do you instantiate that bullet everytime the user clicks on the screen? The bullet class basically draws itself
According to microsoft the BasicEffect.Texture uses the TextureFilter state and if it's not set it uses TextureFilter.Linear. Where can I set the TextureFilter state for BasicEffect? Is it possible to set a clamp/wrap method for texture sampling?EDIT
I have installed XNA Game Studio 3.1, but I can't see the Game Template in Visual Studio 2010 on Windows server 2008. There is no driver for graphics and XNA 4.0 won't install, could it be related? How do I solve my problem?XNA Game Studio 3.1 works
I'm fooling around with the XNA framework. To help me around I made a helper class that looks like this: ActorHolder + SpriteBatch (SpriteBatch) + ContentManager (ContentManager) - drawables (IList<IDrawable>) - updatables (IList<IUpdatable>)
