Galactic Wars 3 v1.2

published 6 months, 6 days ago, submitted by jsedlak 6 months, 7 days ago

focusedgames.com — New release of GW3 with high scores support, new level, new game difficulty and numerous bug fixes! read more...

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Visual Studio 2008 / .NET 3.5 SP1 Betas

published 6 months, 20 days ago, submitted by jsedlak 6 months, 20 days ago

weblogs.asp.net — Microsoft has released a beta of VS2008 and .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1. It includes several fixes and enhancements across the board. read more...

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Linking Code Files in Visual Studio

published 7 months, 11 days ago, submitted by jsedlak 7 months, 11 days ago

focusedgames.com — Did you know you can link code files and save time by reducing code file redundancy? This tip is a quick and easy way to save lots of time. read more...

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UVW Mapping Video Tutorial

published 8 months, 6 days ago, submitted by jsedlak 8 months, 7 days ago

wc3campaigns.net — Skizot has made a video that demonstrates how to apply UVW mapping to a 3D model. read more...

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Thrust 3.0 Preview Available

published 8 months, 26 days ago, submitted by jsedlak 8 months, 26 days ago

focusedgames.com — John Sedlak has again updated and released his Thrust library for Xna 2.0. Current version includes revised asynchronous content managment, new state management functionality and the beginning of a GUI based on the GameStateManagement sample. read more...

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Useful Tools To Help You Become A Better Coder

published 9 months, 15 days ago, submitted by jsedlak 9 months, 16 days ago

focusedgames.com — A short list of tools that every developer should use to increase his or her efficiency and improve the readability of the code. read more...

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Building A Better Xna...

published 9 months, 19 days ago, submitted by jsedlak 9 months, 20 days ago

focusedgames.com — John Sedlak presents problems with the current Xna framework such as introducing asynchronous data management and complex state/component management. He then provides a solution and a way to fix issues via the Connect site. The sample code includes a new way to do components, asynchronous content loading and state management to replace the built in Components collection and the GameStateManagement Sample. read more...

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Asynchronous Content Management Sample

published 9 months, 26 days ago, submitted by jsedlak 9 months, 26 days ago

focusedgames.com — John Sedlak has release an article and sample source code which covers how to handle loading content in an asynchronous manor, displaying a progress bar and reading textures at the same time. read more...

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