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[SolarLune]

I'd like to see something about making and managing inventory systems.

An inventory system's just a dictionary (in Python), essentially. If you wanted to, you could just use an array to represent the inventory of a character, and have the indices represent the ID of the item (i.e. inventory[0] is for potions, inventory[1] is for ethers, etc). Dictionaries allow you to access an index by its name, though. So, you could have inventory['potion'] be the inventory slot for potions. You could also put a dictionary in there to represent the name, description, number, etc. of the item (inventory['potion']['number'] is how many potions you have in your inventory).

To represent the dictionary in a GUI is a bit more work. Basically, you create slots, and each slot gets an index. You use that index to reference the inventory item. If the number's greater than 0, then you would change the image of the slot to be the one that corresponds to the item in the slot. You could do this with just if-checks, or you could assign each item a unique ID number that also represents where the item is on the sprite sheet (i.e. ethers have the ID of 3, and are the 4th sprite in the inventory item icon sprite sheet).

EDIT: It depends on which language you're using exactly how the inventory is managed. Python does give you nice tools to work with dictionaries, though.

[cubertron]

cubertron: You'll probably want to look up Java, Flash, FlashPunk, or Flixel tuts for that. 99% of fb games are Flash or Java.

I'd like to see something about making and managing inventory systems.

I know Java , Flash and FP. I just want to know that how can I integrate the game. How to setup the database (in case of a social game)

[LazyWaffle]

I know this is a lot to ask, but I'd reeeeally appreciate if someone made a roguelike tutorial for Lua from the perspective of a beginner

[Theophilus]

using what framework?

[LazyWaffle]

I typically use LOVE, but I'd like to get into something cleaner and more optimal, so it's really up to whoever is willing to write it.

[Lilfut]

This is gonna be one of those things where I'll feel like an idiot when I figure it out,  but how do I make a Megaman 2-style weapon select menu in Game Maker 8? Where it appears over the current screen without being a different screen altogether (so not like the weapon select from 4 on), making all sprites disappear, and then lets you essentially change to a different object (identical to the regular one, but with a different weapon attack).

Edit: I guess the core issue here, just to clarify, is how to make all sprites disappear when the menu overlay appears.

[ink.inc]

set visible to false

[Lilfut]

On every sprite?
welp here we go

[ink.inc]

having never played megaman 2, i'm not entirely sure you want what you say it is that you want

so say megaman is walking down the street

you press pause

a menu comes up

but the menu only obscures part of the screen

idk why would you want to make any sprites disappear

EDIT: just watched a video. okay. implementing this is pretty easy. just create a parent object that sets visible to false when the global paused variable is set to true. then have all desired objects inherit that parent object's events. then set visible back to true when you unpause it.

[Lilfut]

Thanks!

[ajf]

There's probably already one here, but what about raycasting? Particularly if it could cover how to do multiple levels like DOOM for instance.

[bftd]

My beloved kitties, I've decided to get back into 3d a little, and hence I inquire: does anyone know of any specifically good tutorials/videos aimed at low-poly character modeling/rigging, in lieu of, say, Dungeon Defenders (XBLA)? Software doesn't matter.

[pixhead]

I request a JBox2d commercial. There might be one barried deep in this thread but im too tired and pissed to look for it

[Rat Casket]

can anybody show me how to, or point me towards a tutorial that explains jumping with 8 way movement in Game Maker?

I'm working on a beat em up, and I can't quite figure out how to handle jumping.

[geoface]

I'd like to request a tutorial on a 3d java game with 2d sprites, similar to notch's breaking the tower.

Anyone know of any tutorials already out there also?

[Dacke]

geoface, do you want actual 3D or just a 3rd person perspective?

If you want actual 3D:
Look into LightWeight Java Game Library, which (among other things) gives you access to OpenGL for fast 3D. If you just want 2D sprites (rather than full 3D models) you can just have flat polygons with images on them.

If you just want a 3D:ish perspective in 2D:
Look into Slick2D. Design the sprites so that they have the right perspective. Draw them to the screen in the right order (those furthest back first) and it'll look like stuff is in front of other stuff.

[Tokeijikaku]

I'd love to see a tutorial by example (preferably C++), on chunk-based, procedural world generation, with emphasis on the chunk-based aspect, and how it can support large, cross-chunk entities such as rivers and roads. The Internet appears to be devoid of this.

[davidarcila]

I'm trying to find some tutorial on 9 slice grids for tiling

[AAaAaAah]

any first person shooter tuts for jogl? or lwjgl?

[CptnScout]

I request a C# and XNA game making tutorial!