I've been working on getting my Applet to run in a Frame using BufferStrategy so I can make an executable jar to play my game. I've gotten rid of the Applet finally and WOO it works! However, now that it works, I want it to work BETTER. I've noticed that any alpha-drawing is painfully slow. ...

Who won the java game contest posted on java.net? They said the winners were suppose to be announced at JavaOne. I assume they are posted some where on this site or on java.net. Anyone know the link?

I am reading the book "Java 2 Game Programming" by Tom Petchel. In our library, this book is a "ebook". That means you can access the VPN of library, and read the book using any web browser. However, because it is not a real book, there is no CD available. I typed in every program listed in ...

Do you guys know something about online games like RAGNAROK or RED MOON which are popular enough today. I am new to Java. And I really thirst about its power. Now, do any of you know that java does have the capability to make a game like those i mentioned above ? Thank you.

We are developing an risk like game with a wide veriaty of GUI stuff like customized JPanels etc.There's no buffered strategy, (painting is done on the JPanels).The application is running in fullscreen and windowed mode.Everything is fine in the windowed mode, it consumes a very reasanoble 34 ...

Hi there!Does java3d work on linux? I wanna intall it but the downloads are only for Windows and SolarisTks

Hi,I am currently learning what I can about J2ME and have just started a game project.So far I have a ship which can move up/down and left/right with the ability to fire missiles.In the background I have a scrolling starfield. (all the scrolling is on the y-axis)My Question is --> I have ...

Hello gurus,In desktop app, we could set certain system properties for exampleSystem.setProperty( "sun.java2d.translaccel", "true" );I am trying to develop simple game in applet.But calling this method requires the applet to signed, which is not my option. Is there a way i can set this property ...

Hi im new to java and i play lots of online mmorpgs like runescape and they use java and i want to create games like that but a 3d world and 2d charaters can some one help me and give me links to these things that can help me heres teh link for runescape that i play scroll to buttom and click ...

I'd like to start developing games in Java (I've done application programming in Java for some time). I figure I'll start with something simple & small: solitaire game. My problem is making the cards draggable. The mouseDragged method in MoustMotionListener only works on "Swing" objects. ...

I want to use BSP to manage the scene but i gain a problem about BSP?I want to know how to dynamically and efficiently add some 3D objects(dynamically addChild) when I move in the game?P.S(The camera not move and rotate smoothly when I try to dynamically add some 3D objects on BranchGroup with ...

Is there one for swing ImageIcons? I need to use an imageicon for my program cause the images don't always load and the mediatracker doesn't work well with what I am doing.

Hi,I'm in the middle of developing a multiplayer game in Java: http://www.myjavaserver.com/~onchaosPlease tell me what you thinkthanks

please try my gui framework at http://goldenstudios.uni.cc/contents/products/utilities/gui/samplegui.jnlprequire java 1.4++ installedany bugs or suggestions?but don't mind with my horrible color chosen, i'm programmer not an artist :)you can download the full source code ...

If you you import my certificate:https://hyperview.dev.java.net/files/documents/1498/3531/hypercert.crtYou can run the latest HyperView Appet demo I just uploaded. http://hyperbyte.ab.ca/hyperview/hv_071904.html Hmm seems there is a container right mouse event leaking through to the browserthat ...

I've got a card painted on my screen, and I've written a test to see if the card is clicked. It works, but there is one small defect. The mouse coordinates for the JFrame start below the title bar. Shouldn't this value be stored in the Insets of the JFrame? OR do I have to have a global ...

I'm having a problem with having my midi file loop. Does anyone have suggestions? Thanks for the help!import javax.swing.*;import javax.sound.midi.*;import java.io.File;class BackGroundMusic implements Runnable{Thread runner;Sequence currentSound;Sequencer player;String songFile;public ...

Your help is needed on a game, however due to finacial restrictions we cannot pay you money for your work, unless possibly if we make moey off of the game, if interested send an email to ryan@ryanb.9f.com to set up an interview time/date with myself and the Dev. Team Leader.

hi, im writing a java applet word game, basically spelling words from the given letters, and im having a problem writing a dictionary class.the game ses words between 2 and 7 characters long, so you can imagine the amount of possible words that are going to come up.ive managed to get text files ...

well i'm doing a simple game (pong) with sockets but that isn't relevant at this moment well the thing is that i have a JPanel with 2 classes not containes that represents the players well i obtain their position based on a int stored into the player classes i capture the keystrokes and i ...

Could anyone please check out this game I developed for a Software Design assignment. We have to make an evaluation so if I could get some feedback, good/bad/constructive... it would be helpful.The setup package is about 6.5Mb. http://www.angelfire.com/wizard2/neozenith/CypherSetup.exeThe game ...

ok, simple question. I'm running my game in a frame, but the space for the borders and the title bar cut off my graphics. How do I fix that? I've tried resizing to compensate but even if that worked I don't know the true sizes of the bars. Thanks for any help!

Hey folks I have created a vector of draughts Moves to be returned as the set of legal moves available. The Move object is, in turn, a vector composed of partial move objects. The intention is to make the move only if it is part of the vector of legal moves. I have made the move and checked ...

I'm always tempted to hit the "Report Abuse" button at the bottom of posts and see if it gets Abuse in trouble ;) Anyone else ever get this temptation? hehehe

Hi all, I am new to this field of game programming but not new to Java at all. I have more than 3 years of development experience in java and other related technologies. As far as gui is concerned, i use swing components extensively. Its an amazing idea to go in game development with java. My ...

Are there any complete APIs for loading 3DS models in JOGL? I can't seem to find this anywhere? If not 3DS, is it possible to load any other type of models?

Hello Guys and gals,I have got a project to make and below is the given problem statement so i need to know something as i am quite new to Java 3d or for that matter jogl.Also i need to know what will be better Java3d or jogl.I have to make a modeller in which i can model a cube(for a start).I ...

hi i need help. i recenlty just installed java web start. i want to make games on java but i dont know what program to use to make games. if java web start is the programm i need plz tell me where i can find good tutorails or tell me.

here is my two p snake game http://goldenstudios.uni.cc/contents/products/games/bin/snake.jnlpany suggestions or bugs?thank you

try my three levels simple platform game http://goldenstudios.uni.cc/contents/products/games/bin/platform.jnlpany bugs?thank you

A while ago I saw a thread about collision handling using momentum, and the guy asking got help by Abuse who made an example called Balls.jar. Now I would really want to take a look at that example, but I can't find it anywhere. So If you Abuse (or anyone else) have it lying around could you ...

im thinking of adding a high score table to some of my games, but im not 100% on how i should go about doing it.the thing is i wrote a a java servlet that just stores 10 user names and scores and then on request send them to the applet request them, this runs fine on my local machine, the ...

Haven't programmed anything in a month and a half. School is starting in just over a month, and I'll be doing an independent study in CS, so I figured I should probably have something to show for work over the summer. To get back into the swing of things, I created a simple pong-like ball ...

Hi,I am looking for the guidance to develope Java game porting application

Hi,I would just like to know what you like of a small city simulator game. It's done by two people, and I believe that we will need a lot of help when we are doing it. Especially help in translating it to other languages would be highly appreciated! http://www.jonttu.com/virtown/ ...

I couldn't find the answer to this searching, and I don't want to post on another board because other boards are scary. I'll like you guys, so I'll ask you:how to I change my comp's (on WinXP) default JRE so that I can have both 1.4.2 and 1.5.0 installed but switch between which my ...

Hi, I make 3d game. 3D scene I have created in 3d studio MAX and exported to files which I loaded into Java3D scene. Because 3dsMAX has Z a Y axis exchanged instead of Java3D coordinate system I replacementing Y and Z coordinates in 3d mesh. [X,Y,Z] -> [X,Z,-Y]. Problem come in Transform3D ...

Hi, I know there are tons on posts about this topic, but I can not find the answer to my questions.First, how would I go about moving the world around so the char is always in the center or near center of the screen? Do I have to have some sort of offset or something?Second, how would I have ...

ok, I can't figure out how to make a moving image change it's image when it hits a wall. For example, a fish is swimming left then when it hits the wall, the fish starts swimming right. I already know how to make the fish reverse it's direction but I don't know how to make the picture ...

Hi,I have code that takes a midi and plays it using Java. This code worked fine when I used it for an applet, but in my application it doesn't work at all... I have verified all the paths and such... they are there and they work...I get this when I try to run my app (If I don't handle the ...

As of now all of my games are using the GAGE Timer to keep my games running constantly at 60fps. However for one of mine I want to try unlimiting the fps, and managing my objects by how much time has passed each frame. What I haven't figured out is how to use the GAGE Timer for this purpose. I ...

does anyone know of a tutorial that teaches how to make one thread follow another? for example is an aquarium where you have to feed the fishes. So whenever I drop food, hungry fishes will swim to it and only one can get it. Do i need to use synchronization for this?

How can I make one enemy shoot faster then the other.? Right now I am using Enemy1.bulletx +=1 and Emeny2.bulletx += 5. I dont like doing this because It makes the bullet animation look choppy the faster they get.Is there a better way to do this?

I'm another person who is considering creating an online multiplayer java based game with a collection of different tables to which users can connect. This would be similar to the yahoo games or any of the online poker games.Does anyone know of a java framework for creating the server part for ...

HiI was planning on making a game and was wondering which is the prefered way of using threads. I dont know if I should have multiple game objects each running on their own thread or to put certain objects together on a single thread ie.10 army men in 1 thread and10 tanks in 1 threador ...

let's say I have an array of 5 moving images. I can only create 5 images at a time. Everytime an image hits a boundary, the image disappears and the thread for that image is destroyed. After an image is destroyed, I can create a new image to replace that one. I tried doing something like this ...

how do you make a moving image become clickable? for example, clicking a moving ball will change it's direction. thanks

Hi .. This is my first post here .I was working on a 3d game using a game engine and it's time to move on ... I want to build my own 3d engine and i have the time to do it and i want to learn but i need some instructions so i hope you will help me .I know that i have to use j2se for this and i ...

HI I want to create a jar file of my program...but how do I do it?many people said to compile with -jar....but I work on windows , with netbeans... and i just compile with the program...i have no compile command to enterpleaseeeee help

Hi, i am brand new to computer programming, i know a little bit of html and i am into 3d graphic design. But i have been trying to make a game and i am really dedicated to making it work. But i have NO experience at all with java or java programming. I have a great idea of how i want it.Can ...