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Alright so basically i need to create a simple maths game in C. Involving addition subtraction and multiplication of random numbers. But i also need to add a timer to that. So lets say you are given 10 seconds to answer the question and every correct answer adds you 10 …

I am learning directx from [URL="http://www.directxtutorial.com"]directxtutorial.com[/URL] and when I have compiled one of the samples and run it then close it I get an error message saying "Unhandled exception at 0x010a1883 in test.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000000.". What does this mean? I have checked that I have typed …

hey everyone! I am working on a project in which i will be using cocos2d for developing a game for android. I am new to cocos2d. Can anyone tell me how to write a simple Hello World app on cocos2d using Eclipse( for Android ). I have already installed Android …

Code attached in the attachment is not my own and was supplied by an instructor. I am to create a word morphing game. The computer will provide a starting word and an ending word. I am to enter a new word, that either adds or removes a letter from the …

Hiya, I wasn't really sure if this goes under Java or Game Development forums, so I decided to post it here. I'm making a simple "Scrabble" game, which checks letters placed on the table and tries to find if they form proper nouns. I have a list of words, and …

Hi everyone, recentley new to programming and the language python. So ive learned an amount of python, i decided to start a projct. My project is to make a game, which the user plays using only commands, like walk foward, open the door etc, you are in the bedroom... whatever. …

Right, i'm REALLY new to this whole thing, coding and everythiong. But for my first proper project I've decided to make a Text Based RPG. I've got most of it done now, but am having problms working out how to make random damage from the enemies. At the moment, each …

well i was watching a programing tutorial and when i copy the code i keep getting an error saying type of property 'bg' (UIImageView*) does not match type of ivar 'bg'(UIImage*__strong) i'm programing in xcode 4.2.1 in single view controller my code is: @interface ViewController : UIViewController{ UIImage * bg; …

I managed to load the bmp file into my project, but it was giving dull and hazy kind of texture for some images .. any idea as to why this is happening ??

Heya, I've got a long-time problem with some of the games i've been running on my windows machine. When i play a game, my screen goes black for a moment, and then shows me an (usually) yellow screen with some light grey vertical stripes on it. I can't seem to …

Hello, I'm using SFML to make a game, and, as it has no built-in collision detection function, I made up my own algorithm. Here it is: [CODE] // Collision.cpp #include "Collision.h" Side CollisionBoxTest(sf::Sprite Hitter, sf::Sprite Hittee) { sf::Rect<int> HitterBox; sf::Rect<int> HitteeBox; // Initialize parameters for Hitterbox int BoxHeight = Hitter.GetHeight(); …

I am using GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP to draw my terrain to the screen, however when I compile and run the program I get nothing. When I change GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP to GL_LINES it shows up and works. What can I do to get it working with GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP? here is my draw code: [CODE] void …

I created a simple game in java. Could someone please link me to a tutorial or give me a basic run through on how to let other users connect and how to save their experience, etc... Peace and love, oldezwe

I am figuring out game development and deciding whether i should develop a game as a final project of grduation. Although i learnt c++, C#, Java etc. but I didn't covered any specific course/subject in my academics for game development. I love Games but I am completely a newbie in …

im working on a tron game with pygame and i cant figure out how to make my tail that the player's car makes disappear after somany pixels. i want the tail to start shortening itself after like 500 pixels. if you can, can you post the full code edited (im …

hi Friends can you pl help me to create a simple snake game. give me with step by step creation. thanks.

can someone help me make my code more simple. i uploaded the source to my website in a zip file with all the images because i used pygame and if you want to test it you will need the images. you can download everything here [url]http://2nh.co/Tk[/url] or here is the …

Hi: I wasn't able to find the exact solution to my problem on Daniweb, although there are several posts regarding the game of life. This situation came the closest: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/cpp/threads/242338[/url] My situation is a bit different because I HAVE to use a combination of functions and a class in the …

If you've ever played a shooter such as Call of Duty, Battlefield or Halo in online multiplayer mode, then you will appreciate how difficult it can be to stay alive when everyone else has better weapons and knows the game maps so much better than you. But now there is …

Hi! I'm making a console game with cars. I am stuck trying to make the enemy car approach. If you have any thoughts or ideas, let me know! I'm thinking of using classes, but i dont know how to make them :) Is this legal? It probably isn't but here …

Hello, i need to 'query' a half life server. The info about query is here [url]http://int64.org/docs/gamestat-protocols/halflife.html[/url] and i want to query the server with the packets : ÿÿÿÿrules for example. The ip is 127.0.0.1 and the port 27015 with udp connection How to do that ? I want C# or …

can anybody help me making this program? i've based my game from this site. [url]http://www.education.com/activity/article/Tick_tack_toe_Added/[/url] hope that someone can help me.. i've been stuck coding that for almost 6hrs but still no progress. thank you!

Hello, im currently taking a python programming class at my high school and we have an assignment to create a falling sand type game using pygame. im totally lost on how to start could someone please help me get started. if you dont know what the falling sand game is …

Hey guys, Is it possible to change the color of characters in a list if they do/dont meet certain conditions? So here's my code: [CODE]def checkWord(real, guess, remReal, remGuess, wrongSpot): # Format the letters so user knows whats wrong/right fullWord= real # Create copy list of real word realWord= list(fullWord) …

So after a lot of work I got functions to compare one word with another one. Now my problem is formatting the output. I have one function that locates letters int he wrong position, one that finds matching letters and one to compare the results in order to format the …

guys, can you please suggest a 2 player game? any 2 player game as long as the difficulty of coding is at an intermediate level. thanks! :D hope for some replies soon.

So for my intro to programming class our final project is designing a simple game in Python. i picked Lingo but I'm running into a huge problem. Lingo is played by the computer picking a random 5 letter word (from a .txt file) then the user guessing 5 times until …

Hello, I have been working on learning Python and I have been writing a game(CLUI not GUI) that has gone through a few phases. It started out as a 3-4-5 variant assuming 3 rows with 3 objects in the first row, 4 in the second, and 5 in the third …

I have an assignment to make a craps game in c. The program i wrote runs but it always ends before it should. I think that the while loops in main have a problem but im not exactly sure wat the problem is because ive reviewed this code over and …

Hi, I am trying to figure out allegro, and so far, so good. But I ran into this one snag in this code: [CODE]const float FPS = 60;[/CODE]Does this set FPS? Someone on another forum said no, but it seems like that it is a predefined function that changes the …