Game development with MonoGame : build a 2D game using your own reusable and performant game engine / Louis Salin, Rami Morrar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salin, Louis, author.

Morrar, Rami, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games--Design.

Video games.

Video games--Programming.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress, [2022]

Summary:

Create a polished game that includes many levels and fights using MonoGame. This book will show you how to add AI agents and 2D physics into your game, while improving the performance of the game engine. By the end of Game Development with MonoGame, you will have created a game worthy of being published. Over the course of this book, you will be exposed to advanced game development concepts such as scripting and AI as you improve the performance of the game engine with better memory management. You will learn how to create a level editor that you will use to build game levels. You will also pick up tips and tricks for adding polish to your game project by adding a camera system, layers, menus, and improving the game's graphics using pixel shaders and better particle effects. Upon completing this book, you will have a clear understanding of the steps required to build a game from start to finish and what it takes to create a 2D game that could ultimately be published. What You Will Learn Write a performant 2D game engine Script the behavior of game objects Build and use a level editor for your game Add a UI to your game Who Is This Book For Intermediate to advanced C# developers with knowledge of MonoGame. Basic knowledge of how to install and use the 2D capabilities of MonoGame is required, along with knowledge on how to use the content pipeline tool.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

About the Authors

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Game Performance

Measuring Game Performance

Inspecting the Game Performance

The GameTime Class

Controlling the Game's FPS Settings

Using Object Pools

Conclusion

Chapter 2: The Content Pipeline Tool

The Content Pipeline Tool

The Content Importer

The Content Processor

The Content Writer

The Content Reader

Extending the Content Pipeline Tool

Creating a Pipeline Extension

Adding Logic to Your Extension

Loading and Saving Assets

Adding Animations to the Content Pipeline

Creating the XML Template

Creating the TurnLeft Animation Asset

Internationalizing Game Text

Chapter 3: Cameras and Layers

Cameras

How Cameras Work

Adding a Camera to Your Game

Making the Camera Travel Up with the Player

Chapter 4: Level Editor

MonoGame.Forms

How the Editor Works

Creating the GameEditor Project

Installing MonoGame.Forms

Creating the MonoGame Control

Asset Management

Using a Better Set of Tiles and Game Objects

The MonoGameControl Class

Building Your Editor

Setting the Stage

Adding a Camera

Using an Atlas for Your Ground Tiles

Adding, Moving, and Removing Objects from Levels

Drawing Items on the Screen

Adding Game Events

Chapter 5: Scripting

What Is Scripting?

Sprite Animation and Sound

What Is a Shader?

Pausing the Game

Circle Struct

Displaying Health

Setting Up For Debugging

Chapter 6: Enemy AI and Algorithms

Essential Mathematics for Game Movement Logic

Sine

Circular Motions Using Sine and Cosine

Using The Distance Formula To Enable Behavior

Other Non-Linear Motion

Interactions with the Player

Bosses and Patterns.

Conclusion

Chapter 7: Game State and Gamepad Input

Gamepad Detection

Game States

Chapter 8: Packaging The Game with Bells and Whistles

Loading in Music and Sound Effects

Making a Particle Emitter

Lists and What They Do

Actual Physics and the Amount of Particles Swaying

Packaging The Game

Chapter 9: Tying It All Together

Websites For Collaboration and Assets

Itch.io

GamedevMarket.net

OpenGameArt

MonoGame.Net

In Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781484277713

1484277716

OCLC:

1283844881