So I'm developing a game and it's a little heavy on some systems, so here's what I would like to do when the game opens (pseudo code):
Show Splashscreen
Load GameForm
When GameForm Is Completely Loaded
Splashscreen Close
Show GameForm
How is this done in actual VB code?
So I'm developing a game and it's a little heavy on some systems, so here's what I would like to do when the game opens (pseudo code):
Show Splashscreen
Load GameForm
When GameForm Is Completely Loaded
Splashscreen Close
Show GameForm
How is this done in actual VB code?
I'm trying to make a 2D platform game and I'm pretty inexperienced at programming. I've coded the player to move left and right and jump, but I can't figure out how to prevent multiple jumps while the player is in the air. Anyone know how to do this?
View 8 RepliesIn case you are interested and have not spotted this.>>
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compile this game hack. I get syntax error and GetModuleName.
#include <windows.h>
#include <detours.h>
#include <d3d8.h>
#include <d3dx8.h>
#include "log.h"
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I've started to develop a small rpg style game, I've got all the movement of the character and map and the collision detection done but now I'm actually writing the GAME.So I start off with a message displaying saying "hello blah blah blah"My problem is how do I link from that message to the next one, started when the player moves.
Here is all my code, as you can see I start a Next_Event sub but I'm just poking around in the dark if someone could give me some pointers, that would be excellent!
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Trying to start a game that involve in a lot of .png and animation. All these .png are already transparent and set to an individual picture box when i overlay one over the other. There "transparency" actually gets the form background color. and not i'm not able to see through the image behind it.
i set the forecolor to transparent in the attribute am i missing something?
*side question... should i make my game in vb.net if it using a lot of images and animations files? (working solo might get my friend to help later)
I'm developing a game and I'm there a lot of things that change after a few minutes, so I created a New Game button where I use Application.Restart() to clean everything and get a new fresh game, but the problem is that this exits the game and starts a new one. What I want to do is to restart a game, but without the players noticing that the game exits. How do I do this?
View 1 RepliesI made a game and I would like to store the high score and other values in the windows registry. It's made in VB.NET. Could someone give me a sample code example of simple reading and writing to the registry.
View 5 RepliesI am using Visual Basic Express Edition 2008. I want my main (and only) form to not be re-sizeable.
FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog
To my main form load function. However, when I add this code, the form loads over my splashscreen. I am trying to have my splash screen displayed for a set amount of time
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I have set a splash screen form as the application splash screen in VB.net 2008 I have set a form login as the start object. On load event it executes inital process. It runs fine except when the form login, during executing inital process, must be display a modal form, a messagebox, etc. because these are displayed behind the splash screen. How I can do it to show the msgbox, form dialog at the front?
View 1 RepliesI have created a project that shows a splash screen first and then shows the main form once the main form has been fully loaded. I only want to show my splash screen once the main form has completely loaded in the background. My main form by itself takes like 3 seconds to load, so I would like to display the splash screen for about 3 seconds and then show the main form because the main form will then be fully loaded, but instead it shows the splash screen for 3 seconds and then the main form still has to load anyway.How can I load the main form in the background and then show it when it is fully loaded?
View 8 RepliesI've been developing a arcade game, and as every good arcade game, it has an incorporated scoreboard so that players can see who scored better. My problem is that everytime it enters a new scoreline, it deletes all the previous lines in the text file. The code I've been using is the following:
If player1 > 25 Then
objReader.Close()
MsgBox("O " + jogador1 + " ganhou.")[code]............
So I pretty much built the game, that was the easy part. I am having trouble entering a name on my first form(startup) and keeping track of the score on second form(game) and displaying it both combined on the first page with the current users score. Also the way it set up now if you are running the game for the first time it says can't find LowScores.Text. Start Up
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i made a game from game maker and i wound like to put into my form, what object and control do i need?
View 3 RepliesImports System.Data
Imports System.Data.OleDb
Public Class Form1
Dim con As OleDbConnection
Dim cmd As OleDbCommand
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The insertion part of the form works great. But my problem is in the form load part......If i leave a field blank(Null),then perform Save operation,close the form after successful insertion and then reopen the form,then it retains the previous values during the form load......This is only in case where i leave a field blank in the previous data entry in the database.......But if i enter values in all fields then form load is working great.
How do I load game images without a picturebox? (like in a game)I need them to be movible with the arrow keys. I am using a windows form, in VB 2008 express.
View 7 RepliesI have a project "Sudoku" in VB.net 2005 , I want , when Click Button "Save game" [code]...
View 1 RepliesThe code I am having problems with is supposed to take a ID number and load the information from several different tables into a game object, then return the object. When it tries to load the data into the object I get an error saying there is no data in the row or column. [code]
View 2 RepliesScreen Size of my deployment screen is larger than my development screen.
If i try to set my form size larger than my development screen size, IDE doesnot accepts this.
Please let me know How can I use a form larger than my development screen Size?
In VS2005, I noticed that when you go from the code window to the form window, the form immediately appears, but then redraws again, and takes about 4-5 seconds to come back. Is there any way around this annoyance? Has it been fixed in VS2008? In general, has anyone noticed any speed improvements in the development environment between VS2005 and VS2008?
View 9 RepliesI want to open a web page that was created by me, by passing parameters to that web link,I try to open it like this:
Dim aaa As String = String.Format _
("C:Documents and SettingsuserDesktopweb site 1HRMSExport1.aspx", _
"?_mchno={0}&_batch={1}&_Points={2}&_ovrpt={3}&_gstrID={4}& _
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I've tried to implement this highscore saving feature, so that when my application closes, the highscore saves within the my.settings storage function, and when my program loads up again, the same highscore loads up from this file. atm, it works ONLY within the application (I can close forms and it's still there, but if i end the program it resets to 0 next time it's loaded).it's basically 2 lines of code..1 for saving and 1 for loading..is this the best way to save a highscore for a game? I was initially thinking of making a database and linking it to that, but apprantly it's easier with the My.settings. even thought of using stremawriter but it's more uneccessary work over my.settings.[code]
View 7 RepliesI am trying to load a flash animated game into visual basic to work with a program I am using. I want to be able to load the game onto different forms as it will have different chapters. How do I make the game part of a windows form?
View 7 RepliesHow can I load a form and allow it to run it's code in the form load but keep it not visible. I want it to do what it needs to but but not display.
View 3 RepliesI am working with two databases stored in SQL server 2005, with VB.Net 2005. Database 1 - is the DevelopmentDB and Database 2 - LiveDB. I have two front-ends one connecting to the DevelopmentDB and the other connecting to the LIVEDB.
Now, I have a problem with the live front end. After publishing, it accepts me to log on with the Live username and password..(it connects to the LiveDB) Note: The two front ends i.e., for Development and Live have different usernames and passwords.
So, I get connected to LiveDB, however, when I open a form built in Datagrids it connects again to the DevelopmentDB.I have checked the connection strings its connecting to the Live. This is not an application or database problem. The reason being I tested it on another PC and when I logged on with my credentials it was fine. I was connected to the live database and all the forms were displaying accurate data. Therefore, my conclusion is that this is not the front end or backend problem.
I have a question about collision, yes my 2d tile rpg's map collision works just fine, but im having trouble with the collision with my npc's. At the start of the game it loads all the map data from a text file. well it also loads the location and other stuff about the npc's onto the map from a text file. how do i detect the collision of the npc's that were loaded from the text file, i could do collision with hardcoded npc's but i want to avoid hardcoding the game content into the game engine. RESTATING MY QUESTION: How do i detect the collision of NPC's that i load onto my 2d tile map from text file?
View 6 RepliesI would like to load a default created image at start. But seems to not be working on form load any ideas.[code]
View 5 RepliesWith my project I have created a small splash screen called splashscreen1.vb
In my project form2-is startup form [MDI-Parent].So where I have to mention this splash screen to load first?
And how many forms can be included with one project?
Simple question but I can't seem to find the answer - can someone tell me which event causes the splash screen to be closed.
I thought it would be either the startupform.Activated or some application level event but I can't find it.
The reason for the question is that I want to control when the splash screen is closed myself - can I do this?