🔗 Useful MonoGame Related Links U-MG-RL

[MrValentine]

Something useful for newcomers

General Conversation Thread

So, having only used Visual Studio a little and not extensively, while doing my third C# studies and more of a refresher than a study, I came across something I overlooked - though I had wondered of it - the Local Help Documentation… On the Menu bar, click Help > Add and Remove Help Content… Add whatever you need, say C# here… and then after clicking Update, close that window and click Help again and this time select Set Help Preference > Launch in Help Viewer… And viola, you can see all help…

[MrValentine]

Found this today… looks to be an in-progress work, small posts but covers the essentials, somewhat…

Beginning MonoGame
http://www.geekswithblogs.net/cwilliams/archive/2017/02/06/232974.aspx

GETTING THE STUFF

-Why MonoGame?
http://www.geekswithblogs.net/cwilliams/archive/2017/02/06/232975.aspx

-What do I need, and where do I get it?
http://www.geekswithblogs.net/cwilliams/archive/2017/02/06/232976.aspx

MONOGAME BASICS

-MonoGame project types explained.
http://www.geekswithblogs.net/cwilliams/archive/2017/02/06/232983.aspx

-What’s in the starting project?
http://www.geekswithblogs.net/cwilliams/archive/2017/02/07/233163.aspx

-The Game Loop
http://www.geekswithblogs.net/cwilliams/archive/2017/02/13/237027.aspx

-Getting an image onscreen NEW
http://www.geekswithblogs.net/cwilliams/archive/2017/02/16/242270.aspx

-Putting text onscreen NEW
http://www.geekswithblogs.net/cwilliams/archive/2017/02/22/243041.aspx

-Listening for (and responding to) input

-Moving your images around

Added two new posts from this blog

[MrValentine]

Unable to edit the post on this thread so posting it here for reference if not already done

MonoGame 3.5.1 VS 2015 CE Templates Fix

MonoGame 3.5.1 VS 2015 CE Templates Fix Originally posted to the first link below, I am just sharing this as a thread to make it easier for me or others to link to the required help information. Side note: I was not using any proof reading when I made those posts and have added them here as originally posted. To fix this all I did was open the template inside the templates folder with explorer; that is the zipped WindowsUniversal.zip file. Edited the WindowsUniversa…

Might be a good idea to pin that thread for a while?

[MrValentine]

Shaders related

GitHub - Kosmonaut3d/BloomFilter-for-Monogame-and-XNA: A bloom filter module,...

Found in this post by @kosmonautgames here:

[SOLVED] To move from Pixel Shader to Vertex Shader

Can you clarify what you want to do? Draw a fullscreen quad? Check out https://github.com/UncleThomy/BloomFilter-for-Monogame-and-XNA There is a quadrenderer, which generates a quad and supplemental basic vertex shaders/pixel shaders. The whole setup of the sample is really simple I think, so it’s easy to understand i hope. Otherwise you can check out https://github.com/UncleThomy/DeferredEngine or https://github.com/UncleThomy/Modelviewer which uses fullscreenquads the same way, but has a…

[MrValentine]

I chanced upon this post by Tom today, I think it is time I read every post he has made sometime soon…

Welcome to the MonoGame Community!

Welcome to the official site for the MonoGame open source game framework. You’ll find topics on features, bugs, development, and general support here. Before You Post Take a look at MonoGame site for an overview of the framework. Check our documentation page. If you are reporting a bug then post an issue on GitHub. Read our FAQ and always be polite to others. Please search before creating a new topic as we may have covered it. Additional Support Here are some additional partner technologies…

There are some useful links in that post… at the bottom…

Is OUYA still a supported platform? is it even a thing now?

[throbax]

As far as I know OUYA support has been removed… Read it in a PR somewhere…

[MrValentine]

I thought so, thanks.

[Tom]

I fixed this. Just an old category post.

[MrValentine]

Found these while helping with a recent request for controller input handling, thread post linked below… the last link in the list actually links to someone’s YouTube videos… worth a visit perhaps…

Search term used: xna analogue stick input

xna analogue stick input - Bing

XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh

XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh

http://xboxforums.create.msdn.com/forums/t/58712.aspx

MonoGame Tutorial: Handling Keyboard, Mouse and GamePad Input –...

[SOLVED] Gamepad thumbsticks dont have smooth 360 movement

Hmm while looking for some web links I found some interesting links that I will repost into the U-MG-RL thread too… Search term used: xna analogue stick input https://www.bing.com/search?q=xna+analogue+stick+input&form=EDGENT&qs=PF&cvid=bb634b83951d4c08bccf00d1428d5083&pq=xna+analogue+stick+input&cc=GB&setlang=en-GB https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb203896(v=xnagamestudio.31).aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.xna.framework.input.gamepad.getstate.aspx http://xb…

His channel: he also has some Blender tutorials which may be handy…

Gamefromscratch

His MonoGame playlist…

[MrValentine]

I was looking for this

I wrote a Getting Started Guide!

I created a collection of html articles to help new developers get started with Monogame. The guide matches the look of the monogame website, so it ‘fits’ into the established Monogame brand. [image] The guide is built around 3.5 and will be updated when 3.6 releases. It covers a wide range of topics, including properly using the pipeline tool. It also covers basics like adding, drawing, and modifying textures, fonts, and sounds. In addition, it includes an example game with full source code…

[MrValentine]

Two in one day!

Getting Started with MonoGame using Visual Studio

Getting Started with MonoGame using Visual Studio

Get Started Tutorial: A UWP game in MonoGame 2D

Create a UWP game in MonoGame 2D - UWP applications

[MrValentine]

A link to Visual Studio 2015 CE

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48146

Until the 3.6.1 patch is out to support Visual Studio 2017, I guess this is relevant…

> MICROSOFT HAS REMOVED ACCESS TO THIS DOWNLOAD AND YOU NEED A SUBSCRIPTION TO DOWNLOAD PREVIOUS VERSIONS NOW

[MrValentine]

A very useful and self explanatory URL

http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/game-loop.html

Be sure to fish about there for more…

[MrValentine]

Finally MonoGame made one of these types of lists! …erh have I said this already?

5 Best Video Game Development Tools for Indie Game Devs - DZone Mobile

Another getting started guide on the same site as above

Getting Started with MonoGame Using Visual Studio - DZone Mobile

[MrValentine]

Part I – Creating a Digital Hexagonal Tile Map

Hexagonal Maps – Part I: Creating a Digital Hexagonal Tile Map

Part II – Using the Mouse to Scroll A Hexagonal Tile Map

Hexagonal Maps – Part II: Using the Mouse to Scroll A Hexagonal Tile Map

Original source links

Hexagonal Maps – Part I: Creating a Digital Hexagonal Tile Map

Hexagonal Maps – Part II: Using the Mouse to Scroll A Hexagonal Tile Map

[MrValentine]

Getting Started with MonoGame using XML

Getting started with MonoGame using XML | Dark Genesis

[Alkher]

Is this also valid for json files?

[BlizzCrafter]

Yes, I’m using json files in custom content importers. You can also use the nuget of Json.Net.

[MrValentine]

http://xbox.create.msdn.com/en-US/education/catalog/tutorial/collision_2d_perpixel

How to use BoundingBox?

http://xbox.create.msdn.com/en-US/education/catalog/sample/collision_3d_heightmap

Found here:

Collision detection 3d and 2d

For 2D I would use a second texture solid colour for representing areas character cannot traverse and transparent for areas player can move, then use per pixel collision to determine if any of the none transparent pixels of the player texture overlap a none transparent pixel of the second texture signifying they hit bounds. For 3D Id probably use bounding boxes to line the edges of the path then check for intersection with the players bounding box to determine if they hit the bounds. http://xb…