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[Reaper]

Implemented the ability to simultaneously play two or more audio files in the game engine (.net).

The previous implementation depended on WinAPI, so it wasn't portable with Mono for Linux/Mac. The new solution, is  

[Ashkin]

Finally successfully converted a bitmapdata to a bytearray to a string so I can save it and then convert it back to a bitmapdata. I feel so ~accomplished~

Why would you convert to a string? That seems odd. Can't you just save the bytearray?

I'm using Flashpunk, the Data class only supports saving of a few data types. I couldn't be bothered learning about saving/loading myself and editing flashpunk's core classes, so I did this instead and learned a little more about bytearrays in the process.

[Joshhua5]

As of right now, I wrote a BomberMan clone, but I wasn't happy with how it was designed on the code side, so now I've basically started writing a 2D GameEngine for it's needs, and I plan to add more to it when it's needed in my future games. It'll grow with my knowledge.

[Julien]

Right now I'm working on a new to spawn waves of enemies in a shooter

[mrKaizen]

I'm using AntiCheat toolkit on my vars for my Unity game - I need to change all the PlayerPrefs calls and other stuff... works well, at least it seems to work :D

Then some fix on HUD proportion, looks like there is an error on low res devices... -_-

[Shadowspaz]

I'm trying to figure out how to essentially use a separate bitmap as a mask for a cracking animation, so it's only applied where there is no transparency.

It is not working.

[Jeff Carvalho]

Programming some Artificial Intelligence to my enemies on my game on Unity using c# 

[ThemsAllTook]

I'm trying to figure out how to essentially use a separate bitmap as a mask for a cracking animation, so it's only applied where there is no transparency.

It is not working.

OpenGL?

[Shadowspaz]

I'm trying to figure out how to essentially use a separate bitmap as a mask for a cracking animation, so it's only applied where there is no transparency.

It is not working.

OpenGL?

AS3, actually. I just ended up looping through a pixel-by-pixel check on the mask bitmap, and if it wasn't transparent, then it would copy the source and return the completed BitmapData.

It just feels like there needs to be a simpler way to do it, but this works, so I'm content.

[Ooops]

I'm currently putting together a small game I'll call PrimeTris. And yes, it's kind of Tetris with prime numbers.    (Well, more like Bejeweled with Prime numbers but Primeweled sounds like crap )

I'm making this in Python + Pygame, and even though I'm far from being an expert in the language, I find it, as well as the library, incredibly simple to use, at least for prototyping. I'm curious to see if it'll be as easy to add "real" graphics and animation to the concept.

I'll probably make a small devlog when it'll be in a playable state (any day now), calling it "even I can make a video game with Pygame", and depending on the feedback I have on the idea, decide if I bother making graphics and music for it.

Whatever PrimeTris's final fate, it'll have been a fun enterprise. 

[Martin 2BAM]

I'm trying to figure out how to essentially use a separate bitmap as a mask for a cracking animation, so it's only applied where there is no transparency.

It is not working.

Off the top of my head: You can BitmapData.copyChannel() to save the alpha to a temp buffer, apply the crack (copyPixels()) and then reload the alpha via copyChannel() again. Should be faster than per-pixel in Flash.

EDIT: or copy the crack to a temp buffer, copy the mask's alpha channel then apply, if that's more suitable for your needs.

[hobblygobbly]

i thought mono was a community thing but maybe I'm wrong
Are you talking about the Xamarin thing (like needing licences for iOS, etc)?

I love C# so much, it's like java but better imo and it has LINQ and it's not hideous like c++ and it's not as3
I used to use XNA but I'm trying to switch framework to SFML.Net
Writing a game framework now, taking bits from Flashpunk, XNA, Unity
Not sure if SFML is the best choice but it seems better than SDL-cs and I can't find any other non-shit ones

You may be interested in Otter2D (http://otter2d.com/), it's a framework based on SFML 2 and C# and inspired by Flashpunk. It's being developed by Kyle Pulver.

[Noogai03]

i thought mono was a community thing but maybe I'm wrong
Are you talking about the Xamarin thing (like needing licences for iOS, etc)?

I love C# so much, it's like java but better imo and it has LINQ and it's not hideous like c++ and it's not as3
I used to use XNA but I'm trying to switch framework to SFML.Net
Writing a game framework now, taking bits from Flashpunk, XNA, Unity
Not sure if SFML is the best choice but it seems better than SDL-cs and I can't find any other non-shit ones

You may be interested in Otter2D (http://otter2d.com/), it's a framework based on SFML 2 and C# and inspired by Flashpunk. It's being developed by Kyle Pulver.

in the end i ragequit and now I'm using Haxe

[nhkni]

I am working on a visibility system for my stealth game. The plan is to make it so that enemies can't really see you at a distance if you are in the dark, but the closer they are, the more likely they are to notice you, especially if you move or stay in their sight long enough.

[srslypretentious]

Trying to figure out how A*  path finding works...

[Randomasta]

Making 3d non-grid-based endless "narrow dungeon" generator. More difficult than I had anticipated.

[ThemsAllTook]

Trying to figure out how A*  path finding works...

The Wikipedia article for it does a pretty good job of explaining. Is there a particular part of it you're having trouble understanding?

[Shadowspaz]

I'm trying to figure out how to essentially use a separate bitmap as a mask for a cracking animation, so it's only applied where there is no transparency.

It is not working.

Off the top of my head: You can BitmapData.copyChannel() to save the alpha to a temp buffer, apply the crack (copyPixels()) and then reload the alpha via copyChannel() again. Should be faster than per-pixel in Flash.

EDIT: or copy the crack to a temp buffer, copy the mask's alpha channel then apply, if that's more suitable for your needs.

Ooh, yeah. I'll give that a shot, thanks. Right now, though, I'm working on a more reliable way to draw in edge tiles, because right now, I just have a massive switch for each possibility. If what I'm trying now works, though, it'll just modify each tile in one (or more) of four ways, which I expect will give it all a less tile-esque look, as well as take less time to generate.

[srslypretentious]

Trying to figure out how A*  path finding works...

The Wikipedia article for it does a pretty good job of explaining. Is there a particular part of it you're having trouble understanding?

I figured most of it out, the only part that's stumping me for the moment is how to animate a character walking along the path after the path table is returned, but I think I'm getting there.

Will have a look at the Wikipedia page, thnx.

EDIT: IT'S WORKING! IT'S WORKING   

[misterdoge]

Just finished some updates to a web service for a client and waiting for another to send what I need for the next project... so I'm tweaking the resource handling (mostly bitmaps) in the Android game I've been working on for a few weeks.

Getting it to the point where it'd load png's without happily skipping past its memory limit was very interesting (if more than a bit frustrating at times), but making sure it's unloading them when it should be is, of course, not quite as simple as just telling it to and assuming it will happen.