Time for action – building the LevelManager module

1. Right-click on the Gemstone Hunter Content project and add a new folder called Maps.

2. Add the MAP000.MAP and MAP001.MAP sample maps from 0669_08_GRAPHICPACK to the Maps folder.

3. Click on each .MAP file in the Solution Explorer and, in the Properties window, set the Build Action to None and the Copy to Output Directory property to Copy if newer.

   

4. Add a new module called LevelManager to the Gemstone Hunter project.

5. Add the following Imports directive to the top of the LevelManager module file:

   Imports Tile_Engine

6. Modify the declaration of the LevelManager module to make it Public:

   Public Module LevelManager

7. Add declarations to the LevelManager module:

   #Region "Declarations"
   Private _content As ContentManager
   Private _player As Player
   Private _currentLevel As Integer
   #End Region

8. Add the properties to the LevelManager module:

   #Region "Properties"
   Public ReadOnly Property CurrentLevel As Integer
       Get 
           Return _currentLevel
       End Get
   End Property...