1. Download the
7089_08_GRAPHICSPACK.ZIP
file from the book's website and extract the files it contains to a temporary location.2. In Windows Explorer, select all of the
.png
files in the temporary folder and copy them to the clipboard.3. Switch back to Visual Studio, right-click on the Textures folder in the content project, and select Paste.
4. To the
TankBattlesGame
class' declarations area, add the following declarations:Texture2D titleScreen; int currentPlayer = 0; enum GameState { TitleScreen, Playing, GameOver } GameState gameState = GameState.TitleScreen;
5. In the
LoadContent()
method of theTankBattlesGame
class, remove the line that readsStartNewRound();
.6. At the bottom of the
LoadContent()
method of theTankBattlesGame
class, initialize thetitleScreen
texture field as follows:titleScreen = Content.Load<Texture2D>(@"Textures\TitleScreen");
7. In the
Update()
method of theTankBattlesGame
class, use the mouse to highlight everything...
XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example: Beginner's Guide
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XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example: Beginner's Guide
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Overview of this book
Move beyond the world of flat 2D-based game development and discover how to create your own exciting 3D games with Microsoft XNA 4.0. Create a 3D maze, fire shells at enemy tanks, and drive a rover on the surface of Mars while being attacked by alien saucers."XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example: Beginner's Guide" takes you step-by-step through the creation of three different 3D video games with Microsoft XNA 4.0. Learn by doing as you explore the worlds of 3D graphics and game design.This book takes a step-by-step approach to building 3D games with Microsoft XNA, describing each section of code in depth and explaining the topics and concepts covered in detail. From the basics of a 3D camera system to an introduction to writing DirectX shader code, the games in this book cover a wide variety of both 3D graphics and game design topics. Generate random mazes, load and animate 3D models, create particle-based explosions, and combine 2D and 3D techniques to build a user interface."XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example: Beginner's Guide" will give you the knowledge to bring your own 3D game creations to life.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to XNA
Cube Chaser – A Flat 3D World
Cube Chaser – It's A-Mazing!
Cube Chaser – Finding Your Way
Tank Battles – A War-torn Land
Tank Battles – The Big Guns
Tank Battles – Shooting Things
Tank Battles – Ending the War
Mars Runner
Mars Runner – Reaching the Finish Line
Customer Reviews