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Thread: Java game with window builder

  1. December 2nd, 2013, 10:48 AM #1
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    Default Java game with window builder

    Hi all,
    I'm wondering if anyone could help me out here. I'm not very good at programming but I have some experience with it. I've search high and low up Google for tutorials but I can't quite understand how to get started with this. I'm basically wanting to create a simple game, where a character moves around a small grid interface.
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    The red dot (character) would be only able to move on 1 button click to a random grid box around him including diagonally. I'm using Eclipse Window builder.
    So please, give me some insight on how I could get going with this
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    Default Re: Java game with window builder

    Step 1: Stop using a gui builder. You can't make a game that way.
    Step 2: Familiarize yourself with the basics of Swing: Trail: Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing (The Java™ Tutorials)
    Step 3: Familiarize yourself with the basics of custom painting: Lesson: Performing Custom Painting (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing)
    Step 4: Start extremely small. Display a grid first, then worry about the red dot. Then worry about other stuff like user input and whatnot.
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    Default Re: Java game with window builder

    Thanks for the tip, i'll be sure to check out those links.
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