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So far, every program was either installable by *.deb* file or through *Ubuntu Software Something*. What it did is create a nice file, which I could search up, which had a nice looking icon, and I could drag this icon, onto bar and it would be saved as favorite. I …

2014 was not a good year for Microsoft, with the Xbox Live network being disrupted at both ends of December by [Lizard Squad DDoS attacks](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/game-development/news/488412/lizard-squad-claims-responsibility-for-taking-down-xbox-live-today) and then as the year was finally coming to an end a different hacking collective dropped another bomb onto Xbox. A posting on Twitter simply …

//compiled with cmd command:gcc main.c -std=c11 -o main.exe //this is only file #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <windows.h> #include <string.h> //user changeable variables int boardSize = 9;//board hight and width are of equal size #define NUMBER_OF_GRID_CHOICES 7//this has to be an odd number(increase it by two if you add another …

Hello, I posted on this forum two times before about a particular pair of non-printing characters being inserted into my code. You can find the threads [here](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/threads/441611/stray-non-printing-characters-in-my-programs) and [here](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/cpp/threads/450296/arbitrarily-appearing-non-printing-character). Two great posters tried their best to solve this problem (mike_2000_17 and deceptikon) to no avail. Finally, using the hints that …

which Graphics Card is best for Games?

Hey guys, Not sure if i should be posting this here so i'll just give it a shot. I've been planning a board game but as of this moment i'm just thinking of concepts for the movement of a player. Because it is an Alien theme where aliens invade earth …

hello everyone this is my first offical post lol i just wanted to know the requirements of being a programmer in todays gaming industry. i want to get as much information as possible before making a descison regarding my future. here are a list of things im intrested in.if you …

hello im sort of new to game development and i want to know how to make my own 3d models i searched online and found alot of tools to use such as blender ,maya ,3ds max ... etc , but i dont which one to learn . Im using unity …

A group describing itself as "DDoS kings" who "just want to watch the world burn" has claimed responsibility for taking the Microsoft Xbox Live network down for an hour or two earlier today. The [Lizard Squad](https://twitter.com/LizardPatrol), posting from a Twitter account called LizardPatrol, published a message warning that "Microsoft will …

199 C:\Users\Gaming-PC\Desktop\C++ Files\Tic-Tac-Toe.cpp expected unqualified-id before "if" {//Tic Tac Toe //Plays the game of tic tac toe agaienst a human opponent #include <cstdlib> #include <iostream> #include <string> #include <vector> #include<algorithm> using namespace std; //global constants const char X = 'X'; const char O = 'O'; const char EMPTY = ' …

hi, guys i am creating a game that consist of 3 enemies and one player. i want to create a battle function were the player starts with a 100 points and each enemies 50. i got the function created but i cant seem to get the player fight with each …

does anyone have any ideas or codes in building a game using java codes. my last assignment is building a game and I have no idea what to do or how to even start and where to start. can anyone give me any ideas on how do I go about …

Hi fellow coders and clever peoples! :) Okay so first of all i am from a hosting provider, and i need to change my dedicated to one of these i think, but can anyone please tell what dedicated server is best, to Minecraft/CSS/CS:GO/Gmod? And what one has the best CPU. …

Hey guys. So my dad and brother are on the same internet as me, as I am home from college for the summer. The only problem I have is that when I load a game, my ping is EXTREMELY high. As in unplayable high. My brother and dad don't have …

I'm a game developer in South Korea :)

Hello again. :) It's possible to avoid frustum splitting in cascaded shadow mapping? It's very hard to build! :(

down vote favorite I am currently working as a software developer. I studied science in college and used programming for a science project. However, I was able to obtain my first programming-related job a year ago due to connections. However, I am starting to hate the job (personal reasons, not …

I'm debating about building another desktop computer. The last one I built was an in 2011; ASUS Crosshair IV MB. I ran a AMD Phenom Top of the Food Chain 6core processor. I cooled it with an ULTRA Chilltech black cpu cooler and maxed out the RAM with 16 G. …

Hey, So my actual laptop, that I've got right now, which is i3 quad-logical core, 4GB RAM and Intel HD 4000. Is kinda getting outdated. It's time to buy new one. Now I know this laptop is pretty, low, when it comes to advanced user, if I even can call …

My Son is so sad his friend gave him a good gaming computer it just needed a Monitor, Hard drive and Windows. So we got it all and computer was starting up fine. He was cleaning the inside with the Canned air, all was unplugged with no power going through. …

Here's a simple game code, open a new vb project and copy paste this code and hit run. the game contains 3 levels, all you have to do is to shoot the smiley faces to earn money using mouse clicks, also there's a boss enemy on level 3. I didn't …

Hello everybody I and some guys are working on server emulator for an mmorpg game. Lucky the source from the client is public. But we face the problem to update the character attributes. Maybe anyone of you got an idea what to do. The packet struct: BEGIN_PROTOCOL(GU_AVATAR_ATTRIBUTE_UPDATE) HOBJECT hHandle; BYTE …

Hi, I'm an aspiring game developer. I just joined today. Let's have fun :D

which games are supported by windows 8. and what is needed to play games in windows 8

@echo off title ‘My Game’ color zz if "%1" neq "" ( goto %1) :Menu cls echo ‘1. Start’ echo ‘2. Instructions’ echo ‘3. Exit’ set /p answer=‘Type the number of your option and press enter.’ if %answer%==1 goto ‘Start_1’ if %answer%==2 goto ‘Instructions’ if %answer%==3 goto ‘Exit’ :‘Exit’ echo …

I can't make this game now. I don't know how. please help me

I accidentally posted a lower version of the game that had more flaws, and a few less features. This one has a few more minor bugs fixed, and a power attack instead of a normal attack.

Having a hard time trying to wrap my head around why my grid system fails, I'm assuming my train of thought is stuck at the moment(akin to writers block). My understanding of grids is while the current cell isn't the last one in the column/row(w/e is horizontal) /*do stuff*/ then …

I have been developing a simple java game, however I would like to add some Music to my game because it seems quite boring whenever you play it.

i want to know which is the best language for the game programming?

I'm getting a two year old computer (from a trusted seller) and was looking to upgrade the hardware. I went to a mediocre computer store and asked to see some of the parts I was looking for and the guy asked me some questions. When I told him the computer …

I'm putting together a new gaming machine, but would like some opinions on the motherboard since I'm weaker in that area. Here are the minimum requirements based on other components I've pretty much nailed down for my needs: * i5-3570K CPU (LGA1155 socket) *-- already purchased, hard requirement* * 16-32GB …

Here is a code for those who wants Tic Tac Toe [CODE]#include <string.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <conio.h> #include <dos.h> #include <io.h> main() { //_setcursortype(_NOCURSOR); int x1=0, x2=0, x3=0, x4=0, x5=0, x6=0, x7=0, x8=0, x9=0; int o1=0, o2=0, o3=0, o4=0, o5=0, o6=0, o7=0, o8=0, o9=0; int a1=0, a2=0, a3=0, a4=0, a5=0, …

Hi, My friend is thinking of creating a game in which you hack into a fake safe/vault "A" and once you are in that "safe" you write code/create a firewall to stop the next person getting into that safe behind you (i.e. into safe "A") and then you work on …

Good Morning Room. I have a Gateway GT5692. It's a gaming computer and has 3 cores. The chipset is an AMD Phenom X3 8450 2.1GHz 2MB Socket AM2 Triple-Core CPU. MY QUESTION IS: Which chip do YOU recommend? I want to upgrade to a faster chip without compromising the MB? …

Like for example a person had a Intel Core i7 processor, with 4 TB HD, 64 GB Memory, Nvidia and AMD graphics cards that cost almost 13k. And Uses Windows 7 64 Bit. Can they turn down the graphics of the game and make the atompshere more darker and like …

Hi I've got most of the code finished but I can't for the life of me figure out how to correctly count neighbors for the edges and corners of the array. These are the rules. If the cell is currently empty: If the cell has exactly three living neighbors, it …

**Disucssion Thread** There are many websites that nowadays offer you VPN/proxy. Many of them, say, that they're supportive also for your modems, gaming consoles, routers and PCs. What's matter about gaming consoles? PS4 according to few websites requires minimum 500Kb/s download. These VPS server can't afford that! And even if, …

//**numHits and numHalfHits give incorrect values.I don't know why** #include "Mastermind-game.hpp" using namespace std; int main() { bool choice = false; cout << "This is a game of MASTERMIND v.0.1" << endl; while(1) { cout << "Enter 1 if you want to solve game for your self" << endl; cout …

Hey guys I'm finishing off a project for an assignment and have run into an error I can't resolve. Here is a link to a video showing the error... https://www.dropbox.com/s/25ajb0mc5p4a3a9/Tilemap%20Error.mov The class throwing the error has been working in other projects or so I thought, but has been modified a …

Hi. i need some help with this game i want to simulate with c++ (with the graphics.h library). i want to make a replica of Pacman. i already built the map, but now i got stuck: #1. i don't know how can i avoid the walls/obstacles (i have a blurry …

So i have a code for a menu and i am facing some problem.. code:- do { ch = getch(); switch(ch) { case 'W': case 'w': system("CLS"); cout<<" MOD v1.0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"; cout << " --> PLAY\n\n"; cout<<" HELP\n\n"; cout<<" EXIT\n\n"; break; case 'E': case 'e': system("CLS"); cout<<" MOD v1.0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"; cout << …

i want the code o snake game by using c lanuage anyone can help?:)

Hey guys and girls, I have to code 3D water, and I can't think of an Idea. I'm currently using Unity and reading stuff for meshes in Unity and to be honest, I'm not getting anywhere far with the Unity mesh architecture, but I'll get there... (ASAP) So my problem …

How do you create a spritesheet?

Hi friends..! Need little help here to choose a language to code my 2nd year project assignment. We are given to develop a 'Tank game' which will ultimately play over a network. maximum four players can join the game, there is a server application runnig on a server machine and …

Hello! :) It's my first time here. I don't know why GLSL is better to Nvidia Cg! :( I'm working on skeletal animation in GPU. With Nvidia Cg it's just fine, but when I try to use GLSL, just don't work! I'm using a Nvidia card in my new computer. …

Hello, I am making a 2d shooter game, and I dont knnow how to make the player's ship move left and right with left and right arrow keys... please help me. I have to finish this project before 6th... please help