MattProductions

Hi guys!

I have a solid basis in programming and I'm learning Java at the moment.
I also know C++, VB.net, etc...

My IDE has always been Visual studio (2008-2010-2012), but that doesnt support Java.
What IDE do you guys suggest that is similar to VS (I'll use it for some simple games).

I have used the search option, but most topics were 11-4 years old

Thanks!

Hi guys!

This might be a dumb question, so be prepared.

A few weeks ago, I think I read some stuff about microsoft announcing xna for c++.
But now I can't find any information on the subject online.

Am I that mistaken or is it indeed coming (VS 2012?).

Let me know!

Hi guys!


I have to built a small prototype of a concept my team came up with.
I'm having some issues on letting to spider swing it's web.

So how can I code a swinging movement of a spider with a web attached to a fixed point?
It has to swing a few times, before losing it's velocity and then hanging still.

This may sound a bit confusing, but this "drawing" should make it clear.


Many thanks in advance!


(This would have been better in the Math & Physics forum...)

Hi guys

For an assignment at school, I'm coding the first level of Contra in c++.

I've coded a huge part of the level and elements atm, but I'm having trouble finding an algorithm for the AI.

This is the spirtesheet I use for the soldier. As you can see, it looks in 3 directions (left and right not included).



My question is now: How can you make the soldier aim at the hero?
Do you have to substract the Y-positions from each other and then divide that number by 3 and get the right direction out of that number?
It would be awesome if somebody could give me a working solution for this.

Underneath, you find some pictures of the real game, just to give you guys an idea of how it should be.





Thanks in advance!

Hi guys


I'm coding a small game atm (using a game engine) and I want to implement a video.
Since there isn't a video class included in the engine, I'm looking for some c++ code to do it for me.

I've been looking all over the internet for a few hours now, without any succes.
Most of them have dead links or talk about a win32 form (and not an application, which I use).

So hopefully anybody of you guys can help me solve this problem (I need it pretty quick).


Thanks in advance!