i have used this tutorial to learn how to load a list from an xml file: http://ziggyware.com/readarticle.php?article_id=150 But when i try this in my own game it’s not working properly. When the xml file loads into a list in my game, it loads the first item in the xml, then loads 2 "null items" and then loads the next item in the xml ...

Thanks for this! i had to edit your code a bit but it really helped, this is what i ended up with and works for me   Vector2 blastOrigin = new Vector2 (160,750);        // X,Y origin of the blast.   ...

im making a 2d platformer/shooter.   When a grenade explodes, i want the body parts to fly in the correct direction. so if the person is close to the grenade, the body fly’s further , but i can’t seem to work out a simple way to do this, and im sure there is. Something like, working out the distance between the grenade and the body, then ...

Thanks for the reply! i should have known to do it globally. and thanks for the other method, its always good to learn new things.

ok, I’m going to try explain this clearly, but let me know if I’m not.   Ok, so i have a class called "active scene" this is shown when you’re playing the game (e.g. moving the character around). within this class I have 2 game components iv made, 1. Quest manager 2. Item manager. What I want to know is how do I get info from the ...

Thank you! just had a quick play with it and it looks exactly what i want.

I’m making a 2d game and when the "bad guy" appears I want to make everything render black and white. How can i achieve this? Can i put some sort of filter over the top? i feel there should be an easy way to do this, but I can’t think at the moment.   thanks

Hi guys! I’m making a FPS its mainly going to be inside buildings rather than big open planes. so I’m talking 6 story buildings and things. But i can’t work out what the best way to do collisions for the level is. i know how to test collisions and resolve them with AABBs, OBBs and bounding spheres, haven’t really looked into hightmaps but ...

i really need help with this, i can work out how to separate 2 boxes that haven’t been rotated, but i just cant work out how to separate 2 OBB's when they rotate and collide. iv searched everywhere on the net, there’s so many tutorials about collision detection, but not many about resolving the collision. thanks in advance for any ...

anyone able to help? iv read other posts/forums about this but i havnt found a real awnser.