Mythruna

Hey everyone! I just wanted to give an update on what I've been doing. I've been trying to figure out what I love about programming, and where I want to go with it. I have been programming in Java since I've found Mythruna (ALMOST 2 YEARS THIS AUGUST!) and I've been programming for 2.5 years overall (I started with HTML/CSS, count those as programming languages if you want to or not.)

Well, as I said I've been exploring. By exploring, I mean which language do I like best? I've tried .NET, and I explored into Visual Basic.NET with XNA. I enjoyed the frame rate and everything, but here was the downfall:

• I hate the syntax!
• It's limited to WINDOWS!!! D: (Sorry Sean)

Now, since I've been using Java, I never used an engine. The thing was that I thought it would be best to know how to do it all. Yes, it sounded great at first. In the end, I kept being told, "Yes, it's good to know how to do it, but why rediscover what's already provided for you?" Another comment is I could literally waste years rediscovering the discovered.

Thus, I've known about LWJGL, and OpenGL for quite some time, so why not touch on that? There are two key libraries that I found to be top-line/most popular. The choices were: LibGDX, Slick2D.

I chose Slick2D.

Now, to get into interesting parts, my favorite parts about engines is the FPS boost I get. I built two similar games in VB.NET and in Java with Slick2D. FPS difference, VB.NET/XNA won, because of the DirectX in it.

I believe I could achieve the same things with LWJGL/OpenGL, I just have to set it up myself. ;)

UPDATE:
I decided to switch over to LibGDX instead of Slick2D. I find it to be much, much better. :)

Now for some testing, I want you people out there on this forums to tell me what you think. I am providing two jars for you. To give you a notice, I will be downloading the natives and storing it somewhere special for it to be used later for other games you may try. To be honest, I don't know how the paths of Mac or Linux work, so I'm not sure if they'll work on those.

The path if you're curious will be: "C:/EcrosoGames/Resources/GamesEX/Java/natives/" and all of your natives will be in there.

Also, to let you know, you can view the update videos via YouTube by clicking on the Video Demonstration

NOTE: Java 8 Needed!

Controls
Move Left: A or Left
Move Right: D or Right
Jump: W or Up
Shoot Bullet: Left Click

0.0.3 Notes:

• Added Dummies!
• Added Particles!
• Added Projectiles/Bullets!
• Converted to LibGDX (no resource download needed!)
• Changed the sprites a little bit
• Added Entity Collision! TODO: Push Entities

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/2skweyfy4z4k99p/PlatformGame_0.0.3.jar
Video Demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xar4znIvB8
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0.0.2 Notes:

• Added a scrolling background

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/wqg5qms518s2chd/PlatformGame(2).jar

0.0.1 Notes:

• Only a player in a map.
• Physics/Gravity works

First Jar (Platformer): http://www.mediafire.com/download/ywb111p4pprb4ct/PlatformGame.jar
Second Jar (Platformer) UNLOCKED: http://www.mediafire.com/download/oh7uvdn5yfif4ij/PlatformGame_UNLOCKED.jar

Also, to let you know, UNLOCKED means that I didn't set the target framerate to 60.

What I want
I want to know how it works for you!

• Does it tear?
• What's your FPS?
• Does it even start?

Just any particular questions that will question if the game is even working, or if something is incorrect.

440 fps just about the entire time. No visible issues with physics or graphics from what I can tell.

Post updated with version 0.0.3 With extra, and edited information, so give it an overview if you'd like. Any feedback, or even constructive criticism would be nice. ;)

Awesome, gotta test this out once  I get to a computer.