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=Skills=
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MonoGame is a game creation framework which uses C#, so for help on C# you can use the topics on  '''[[Section A AL#Fundamentals of programming |THIS]]''' page.
==Basic Skills==
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You should start by creating a new project, remember to give it a suitable name and test it runs before you start.
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=Basic Skills=
[[Create A Project]]
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[[Creating A Project]]
 
 
[[Drawing Shapes]]
 
  
 
[[Using SpriteFont]]
 
[[Using SpriteFont]]
  
 
[[Drawing Textures]]
 
[[Drawing Textures]]
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[[Drawing Shapes]]
  
 
[[Keyboard Input]]
 
[[Keyboard Input]]
  
 
[[Mouse or touch control Input]]
 
[[Mouse or touch control Input]]
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[[Audio Playback]]
  
 
[[Video Playback]]
 
[[Video Playback]]
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[[Screen Settings]]
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[[Audio Settings]]
  
 
[[Animation]]
 
[[Animation]]
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[[Game states]]
 
[[Game states]]
  
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[[Using Timers]]
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=Player Class Example=
 
[[Creating A Player]]
 
[[Creating A Player]]
  
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[[Adding and Processing Player Input]]
 
[[Adding and Processing Player Input]]
  
==Collision Detection==
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=Collision Detection=
 
[[Rectangle Bounds Collision]]
 
[[Rectangle Bounds Collision]]
  
 
[[Basic Per Pixel Collision]]
 
[[Basic Per Pixel Collision]]
  
[[Per Pixel Collision |Advanced Per Pixel Collision]]
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=Using Tiled Maps=
 
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===Squared.Tiled===
==Game UI==
 
===GeonBit===
 
[[GeonBit example]]
 
 
 
[[GeonBit Class Example]]
 
 
 
[[My Full Example of GeonBit & Classes]]
 
 
 
===Ruminate===
 
 
 
[[Ruminate Example]]
 
 
 
===EmptyKeys===
 
 
 
[[EmptyKeys Example]]
 
 
 
===Steropes===
 
 
 
[[Steropes Example]]
 
 
 
==Save Game / Check Points==
 
[[Creating a game save]]
 
 
 
==Drawing Tiled Maps: Squared.Tiled==
 
 
[[setup and map example]]
 
[[setup and map example]]
  
[[drawing a layer]]
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===TiledSharp===
 
 
[[Get tile texture from map]]
 
 
 
==Drawing Tiled Maps: TiledSharp==
 
 
[[using a tmx map in monogame]]
 
[[using a tmx map in monogame]]
  
==Related Skills==
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===TiledCS===
[[Generating and using XNB files]]
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[[Using TiledCS]]
  
=Full Tutorials=
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===TiledNet===
[[Bricks]]
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[[Using TiledNet]]
  
[[Dino]]
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===TiledLib===
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[[Using TiledLib]]
  
[[Monkey Tap]]
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=Player Bounds=
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[[Player Bounds]]
  
[[Simple Tower]]
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=Game UI=
  
[[Simple RPG]]
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[[GeonBit example]]
  
[[Simple Platform]]
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[[Ruminate Example]]
  
[[Simple Racer]]
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[[Myra Example]]
  
[[Simple Beat Em Up]]
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[[Steropes Example]]
  
[[Simple Fighter]]
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[[SimpleText UI Example]]
  
=External Tutorials=
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=Special Effects=
==Beginner==
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[[Screen Brightness]]
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcQUM4MNvSeTXMdx9peqnNi7RVzQ3jpRC Youtube MonoGame PlayList]
 
  
[https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/monogame MonoGame on Pluralsight (Sign up for a free trial)]
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[[Screen Shake]]
  
[https://www.phstudios.com/monogame-basics-series/ monogame-basics-series]
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[[Parallax Scrolling]]
  
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV27bZtgVIJqoeHrQq6Mt_S1-Fvq_zzGZ Youtube Tutorial Series]
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[[Explosions]]
  
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL667AC2BF84D85779 XNA YouTube tutorials from same source as above]
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[[Field of View / No Mask]]
  
==Moderate==
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[[Field of View / Mask]]
[http://gameprogrammingadventures.org/a-summoners-tale-series/ Adventure game tutorial series]
 
  
[https://www.cs.cornell.edu/courses/cs3152/2014sp/materials/programming.php Degree level MonoGame]
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=Networked / Multiplayer=
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===LiteNetLib===
  
[https://www.phstudios.com/monogame-advanced-series/ monogame-advanced-series]
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[[Setup LiteNetLib]]
  
==Tower Defence==
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[[Example LiteNetLib]]
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2009/02/ok-so-first-part-of-our-tower-defence.html Tutorial 1 : Drawing the level.]
 
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2009/03/tutorial-2-levels.html Tutorial 2 : Create a Sprite base class.]
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[[RPG LiteNetLib]]
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2010/09/tutorial-3-enemy-class.html Tutorial 3 : Creating the Enemy class.]
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===Lidgren.Network===
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2010/09/tutorial-4-waypoints.html Tutorial 4 : Adding way-points and enemy movement.]
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[[Lidgren.Network]]
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2010/09/tutorial-5-towers.html Tutorial 5 : Making a base Tower class.]
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=Save Game / Check Points=
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[[Creating a game save]]
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2010/09/tutorial-6-tower-management.html Tutorial 6 : Tower placement and management.]
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=Related Skills=
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[[Generating and using XNB files]]
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2010/10/tutorial-7-firepower.html Tutorial 7 : Extending the tower class and adding projectiles.]
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=Full Tutorials=
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[[Bricks]]
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2010/10/tutorial-8-waves-featuring-tower.html Tutorial 8 : Adding a wave of enemies.]
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[[Dino]]
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2010/10/tutorial-9-multiple-waves.html Tutorial 9 : Adding multiple waves]
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[[Monkey Tap]]
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2010/12/tutorial-10-creating-basic-gui.html Tutorial 10 : Creating the GUI (Part 1)]
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[[Simple Tower]]
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2010/12/tutorial-11-creating-gui-part-2.html Tutorial 11 : Creating the GUI (Part 2)]
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[[Simple RPG]]
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2011/01/tutorial-12-adding-new-tower-type.html Tutorial 12 : Adding a New Tower Type]
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[[Simple Platform]]
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2011/01/tutorial-13-adding-slow-tower.html Tutorial 13 : Adding the Slow Tower]
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[[Simple Racer]]
  
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2011/01/tutorial-14-polishing-game.html Tutorial 14 : Polishing the Game]
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[[Simple Beat Em Up]]
 
 
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2011/02/tutorial-145-drag-and-drop-towers.html Tutorial 14.5 : Drag and Drop Towers]
 
 
 
===Pathfinding Tutorials : ===
 
 
 
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2011/06/pathfinding-tutorial-part-1.html A* Pathfinding Tutorial : Part 1]
 
 
 
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2011/08/pathfinding-tutorial-part-2.html A* Pathfinding Tutorial : Part 2]
 
 
 
[http://xnatd.blogspot.com/2011/12/pathfinding-tutorial-part-3.html A* Pathfinding Tutorial : Part 3]
 
 
 
==Platformer==
 
[http://xnafan.net/2013/04/simple-platformer-game-in-xna-tutorial-part-one/ simple platformer game in xna tutorial]
 
 
 
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE500D63CA505443B XNA Platformer Made Easy (YouTube)]
 
 
 
==RPG==
 
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHJE4y54mpC5hrlDv8yFHPfrSNhqFoA0h MonoGame RPG Made Easy (YouTube)]
 
 
 
===Tutorial Series===
 
[https://roguesharp.wordpress.com/2014/05/18/tutorial-1-roguelike-map-generation-using-roguesharp-and-monogame/ Tutorial 1 – Map Generation]
 
 
 
[https://roguesharp.wordpress.com/2014/05/24/tutorial-2-roguelike-field-of-view-calculation-using-roguesharp-and-monogame/ Tutorial 2 – Field-of-View Calculation]
 
 
 
[https://roguesharp.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/tutorial-3-roguelike-map-exploration-using-roguesharp-and-monogame/ Tutorial 3 – Exploring the Map]
 
 
 
[https://roguesharp.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/tutorial-4-roguelike-pathfinding-using-roguesharp-and-monogame/ Tutorial 4 – Pathfinding]
 
 
 
[https://roguesharp.wordpress.com/2014/07/13/tutorial-5-creating-a-2d-camera-with-pan-and-zoom-in-monogame/ Tutorial 5 – 2D Camera Setup]
 
 
 
[https://roguesharp.wordpress.com/2014/08/30/tutorial-6-roguelike-combat-using-roguesharp-and-monogame/ Tutorial 6 – Combat]
 
 
 
=Tiled=
 
==Tiled Website and Download==
 
 
 
[http://www.mapeditor.org/ Tiled Map Editor]
 
 
 
==Tutorials for using Tiled==
 
 
 
[http://doc.mapeditor.org/ Offical Tiled Tutorials]
 
 
 
[https://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/tutorials/introduction-to-tiled-map-editor-a-platform-agnostic-tool-for-level-maps--gamedev-2838 Tiled Basics]
 
 
 
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpWTFopWU5f3xgvztkivtEcYmocD-Xigt Tiled Youtube Playlist Series]
 
 
 
[http://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2014/04/15/A-quick-look-at-Tiled-An-open-source-2D-level-editor.aspx Written Version of Above Tutorials]
 
 
 
=Game Resources=
 
==Game Art==
 
===Home Page===
 
[http://opengameart.org/ Open Game Art]
 
 
 
==MonoGame.Extended==
 
===Install Method 1===
 
MonoGame.Extended GitHub, you must have MonoGame installed first, get it from here:
 
 
 
[https://github.com/craftworkgames/MonoGame.Extended Add functions to MonoGame - including Tiled maps]
 
 
 
===Install Method 2===
 
Alternatively, open your game project and click the project tab and select "Manage NuGet Packages". Within the NuGet package manager search for MonoGame.Extended, you will need to install this plus also:
 
 
 
#MonoGame.Extended.Content.Pipeline
 
#MonoGame.Extended.Tiled
 
#MonoGame.Extended.Graphics
 
 
 
These may also require some setup, read the '''readme.txt''' files when the new packages are installed.
 
 
 
===MonoGame.Extended Resources===
 
 
 
[http://community.monogame.net/c/extended MonoGame.Extended Forum]
 
  
[http://craftworkgames.github.io/MonoGame.Extended/ MonoGame.Extended Wiki]
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=External Resources=
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[[External Resources]]

Latest revision as of 09:06, 31 May 2024

MonoGame is a game creation framework which uses C#, so for help on C# you can use the topics on THIS page.

Basic Skills

Creating A Project

Using SpriteFont

Drawing Textures

Drawing Shapes

Keyboard Input

Mouse or touch control Input

Audio Playback

Video Playback

Screen Settings

Audio Settings

Animation

Game states

Using Timers

Player Class Example

Creating A Player

Creating An Instance of Your Player

Adding and Processing Player Input

Collision Detection

Rectangle Bounds Collision

Basic Per Pixel Collision

Using Tiled Maps

Squared.Tiled

setup and map example

TiledSharp

using a tmx map in monogame

TiledCS

Using TiledCS

TiledNet

Using TiledNet

TiledLib

Using TiledLib

Player Bounds

Player Bounds

Game UI

GeonBit example

Ruminate Example

Myra Example

Steropes Example

SimpleText UI Example

Special Effects

Screen Brightness

Screen Shake

Parallax Scrolling

Explosions

Field of View / No Mask

Field of View / Mask

Networked / Multiplayer

LiteNetLib

Setup LiteNetLib

Example LiteNetLib

RPG LiteNetLib

Lidgren.Network

Lidgren.Network

Save Game / Check Points

Creating a game save

Related Skills

Generating and using XNB files

Full Tutorials

Bricks

Dino

Monkey Tap

Simple Tower

Simple RPG

Simple Platform

Simple Racer

Simple Beat Em Up

External Resources

External Resources