Index

A

• abstract base classes
  • using / Using abstract base classes
• Alien Attack game
  • sound SDL_mixer extension, using / Using the SDL_mixer extension for sound
  • basic objects, setting up / Setting up the basic game objects
  • bullets, handling / Handling bullets
  • collisions, dealing with / Dealing with collisions
  • tips / Possible improvements
• AnimatedGraphic class / Creating the game over state, Loading the game over state

B

• Base64 decoder / Parsing a tile layer
• base64 encoding / Getting familiar with the Tiled application
• basic game objects
  • setting up / Setting up the basic game objects
  • GameObject base class / GameObject revamped
  • SDLGameObject class, renaming to ShooterObject / SDLGameObject is now ShooterObject
  • player object / Player inherits from ShooterObject
  • enemy types / Lots of enemy types
  • scrolling background, adding / Adding a scrolling background
• boolfullscreen parameter / Fullscreen SDL
• Bullet class / No more bullets or bullet collisions
• BulletHandler class / The BulletHandler class
• bullet handling
  • scrolling background, adding / Handling bullets
  • types / Two types of bullets
  • BulletHandler class / The BulletHandler class

C

• C++11 standard / GameObject revamped
• camera-controlled map / Camera-controlled map
• Camera class / The Camera class
• checkCollideTile function / ShooterObject is now PlatformerObject
• checkEnemyPlayerBulletCollision functions / Creating a CollisionManager class
• checkPlayerEnemyCollision functions / Creating a CollisionManager class
• clean function / What does this code do?
• CollisionManager Class / Creating a CollisionManager class
• collisions
  • dealing with / Dealing with collisions, Creating a CollisionManager class
  • CollisionManager Class, creating / Creating a CollisionManager class
• CollisonManager class / No more bullets or bullet collisions
• Conan the Caveman game
  • basic game objects, setting up / Setting up the basic game objects
  • bullet collisions / No more bullets or bullet collisions
  • game objects / Game objects and map collisions
  • map collisions / Game objects and map collisions
  • ShooterObject, renaming as PlatformerObject / ShooterObject is now PlatformerObject
  • Camera class / The Camera class
  • camera-controlled map / Camera-controlled map
  • Player class / The Player class
  • additions / Possible additions

D

• destination rectangle
  • about / Source and destination rectangles
  • sprite sheet, animating / Animating a sprite sheet
  • images, flipping / Flipping images
• draw function / Creating the texture manager, Putting it all together, The BulletHandler class

E

• Enter key / Implementing FSM
• enum attribute / Using mouse button events

F

• FPS
  • about / Creating fixed frames per second
• FSM
  • about / Implementing finite state machines
  • implementing / Implementing finite state machines, Implementing FSM
  • game states, base class / A base class for game states

G

• game
  • structure / What makes up a game
  • Hello SDL code, breaking up / Breaking up the Hello SDL code
  • code, functioning / What does this code do?
• Game**getGameHeight functions / Drawing the map
• Game**getGameWidth / Drawing the map
• Game**handleEvents function / Implementing FSM
• Game**init function / Initializing joysticks, Implementing FSM
• Game**setCurrentLevel function / Player inherits from ShooterObject
• Game class
  • about / The Game class
  • fullscreen SDL / Fullscreen SDL
  / Using texture manager as a singleton
• GameObject* class / Creating the game over state
• GameObject class / Using inheritance
• GameObject classes
  • altering / Fitting the factory into the framework
• game objects
  • steps, sumarizing / Putting it all together
• game objects movement
  • setting up / Setting up game objects for movement
  • Cartesian coordinate system / Setting up game objects for movement
  • vector / What is a vector?
  • Vector2D class, adding / Adding the Vector2D class
  • velocity, adding / Adding velocity
  • acceleration, adding / Adding acceleration
• game over state
  • loading / Loading the game over state
• GameOverState class / Creating the game over state
• gamepad input
  • about / Handling joystick/gamepad input
• GameState.h / A base class for game states
• game states
  • switching ways / A simple way for switching states
• getButtonState function / Dealing with joystick button input
• getRenderer function / Putting it all together

H

• Hello SDL
  • about / Hello SDL
  • overview / An overview of Hello SDL
  • initialisation flags / SDL initialization flags
  • renderer flags / SDL renderer flags

I

• inheritance
  • about / Using inheritance
  • functionality example / Using inheritance
  • using / Should we always use inheritance?
  • result tips / Could the same thing be achieved with a simpler solution?
  • derived classes / Derived classes should model the "is a" relationship
  • possible performance penalties / Possible performance penalties
• init function / The Game class
• initialisation flags, SDL
  • about / SDL initialization flags
  • SDL_INIT_HAPTIC / SDL initialization flags
  • SDL_INIT_AUDIO / SDL initialization flags
  • SDL_INIT_VIDEO / SDL initialization flags
  • SDL_INIT_TIMER / SDL initialization flags
  • SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK / SDL initialization flags
  • SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING / SDL initialization flags
  • SDL_INIT_NOPARACHUTE / SDL initialization flags
• input handling
  • about / Input handling
  • input handler class, creating / Creating our input handler class
  • joystick / Handling joystick/gamepad input
  • axis movement, handling / Listening for and handling axis movement
  • joystick button input, dealing with / Dealing with joystick button input
  • mouse events, handling / Handling mouse events
  • summary / Wrapping things up
• Instance function / Using texture manager as a singleton
• int flags parameter / Fullscreen SDL

J

• joy parameter / Listening for and handling axis movement
• joystick button input / Dealing with joystick button input
• Joystick Control Panel property / SDL joystick events
• joysticks
  • events / SDL joystick events
  • initializing / Initializing joysticks

L

• Level class / Parsing and drawing a tile map
• LevelParser**parseLevel / Dealing with collisions
• LevelParser class
  • creating / Creating the LevelParser class
• load function / Loading the game over state, Creating the SoundManager class

M

• MainMenuState class / Loading the menu state from an XML file, Loading other states from an XML file
• MenuButton class / Loading the menu state from an XML file
• MenuState.cpp file / A base class for game states
• menu states
  • implementing / Implementing menu states
  • fuction parameters / Function pointers and callback functions
  • callback functions / Function pointers and callback functions
  • temporary play state, implementing / Implementing the temporary play state, Pausing the game
  • game over state, creating / Creating the game over state
• mouse events
  • handling / Handling mouse events
  • button events, handling / Using mouse button events
  • motion events, handling / Handling mouse motion events
  • keyboard input, implementing / Implementing keyboard input
• m_bCanJump variable / The Player class
• m_lastSafePos variable / The Player class

O

• Object Factories
  • about / Implementing Object Factories
  • Distributed Factories, using / Using Distributed Factories
• Object Layer / Parsing object layers
• object layers
  • parsing / Parsing object layers
  • ObjectLayer class, developing / Developing the ObjectLayer class
• onEnter function / Implementing FSM, Creating the game over state, Loading the game over state
• onExit function / Implementing FSM

P

• parseLevel function / Creating the LevelParser class, Developing the ObjectLayer class
• parseObjects function / Parsing states from an XML file, Developing the ObjectLayer class
• pause state
  • loading / Loading the pause state
• PauseState.cpp file / Pausing the game
• Player**update function / Listening for and handling axis movement, The Player class
• Player**update function / Player inherits from ShooterObject
• Player class / The Player class
• playSound or playMusic functions / Creating the SoundManager class
• play state
  • loading / Loading the play state
• PlayState class / Creating the game over state
• polymorphism
  • about / Implementing polymorphism
  • implementing / Implementing polymorphism
• pState parameter / Implementing FSM

Q

• Quadtree / Possible improvements
• quit function / Initializing joysticks

R

• registerType function / Using Distributed Factories
• renderer flags, SDL
  • SDL_RENDERER_SOFTWARE / SDL renderer flags
  • SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED / SDL renderer flags
  • SDL_RENDERER_PRESENTVSYNC / SDL renderer flags
  • SDL_RENDERER_TARGETTEXTURE / SDL renderer flags
• render function / A simple way for switching states, Drawing the map
• RTF / Migrating SDL 1.2 extensions

S

• ScrollingBackground class / Adding a scrolling background
• SDL
  • need for / Why use SDL?
  • drawing / Basic SDL drawing
• SDL 1.2
  • extensions / Migrating SDL 1.2 extensions
• SDL 1.2 extensions / Migrating SDL 1.2 extensions
  • SDL_image / Migrating SDL 1.2 extensions
  • SDL_net / Migrating SDL 1.2 extensions
  • SDL_mixer / Migrating SDL 1.2 extensions
  • SDL_ttf / Migrating SDL 1.2 extensions
  • SDL_rtf / Migrating SDL 1.2 extensions
• SDL 2.0
  • about / What is new in SDL 2.0?
  • SDL 1.2 extensions / Migrating SDL 1.2 extensions
• SDL 2.0 Roadmap / What is new in SDL 2.0?
• SDL drawing
  • about / Basic SDL drawing
  • images, obtaining / Getting some images
  • texture, creating / Creating an SDL texture
• SDL joystick events
  • SDL_JoyAxisEvent / SDL joystick events
  • SDL_JoyButtonEvent / SDL joystick events
  • SDL_JoyBallEvent / SDL joystick events
  • SDL_JoyHatEvent / SDL joystick events
  • about / SDL joystick events
• SDL Mouse Event
  • SDL_MouseButtonEvent / Handling mouse events
  • SDL_MouseMotionEvent / Handling mouse events
  • SDL_MouseWheelEvent / Handling mouse events
• SDL setup, in Visual C++ Express 2010
  • about / Setting up SDL in Visual C++ Express 2010
  • library, retrieving / Setting up SDL in Visual C++ Express 2010
  • Mercurial, using / Using Mercurial to get SDL 2.0 on Windows
  • SDL 2.0 repository, cloning / Cloning and building the latest SDL 2.0 repository
  • SDL 2.0 repository, building / Cloning and building the latest SDL 2.0 repository
  • linking / I have the library; now what?
• SDL_CreateRenderer function / An overview of Hello SDL
• SDL_CreateWindow function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_image
  • installing / Installing SDL_image
  • using / Using SDL_image
• SDL_INIT_AUDIO flag / SDL initialization flags
• SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING flag / SDL initialization flags
• SDL_INIT_HAPTIC flag / SDL initialization flags
• SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK flag / SDL initialization flags
• SDL_INIT_NOPARACHUTE flag / SDL initialization flags
• SDL_INIT_TIMER flag / SDL initialization flags
• SDL_INIT_VIDEO flag / SDL initialization flags
• SDL_JOYAXISMOTION event / Listening for and handling axis movement
• SDL_JoyBallEvent / SDL joystick events
• SDL_JoyButtonEvent / SDL joystick events
• SDL_JoyHatEvent / SDL joystick events
• SDL_MouseButtonEvent / Handling mouse events
• SDL_MouseMotionEvent / Handling mouse events
• SDL_MouseWheelEvent / Handling mouse events
• SDL_RendererFlip value
  • SDL_FLIP_NONE / Flipping images
  • SDL_FLIP_HORIZONTAL / Flipping images
  • SDL_FLIP_VERTICAL / Flipping images
• SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED flag / SDL renderer flags
• SDL_RENDERER_PRESENTVSYNC flag / SDL renderer flags
• SDL_RENDERER_SOFTWARE flag / SDL renderer flags
• SDL_RENDERER_TARGETTEXTURE flag / SDL renderer flags
• SDL_WasInit() function / SDL initialization flags
• SDL_WindowFlags function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WindowFlags functions
  • SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN / Fullscreen SDL
  • SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL / Fullscreen SDL
  • SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN / Fullscreen SDL
  • SDL_WINDOW_HIDDEN / Fullscreen SDL
  • SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS / Fullscreen SDL
  • SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE / Fullscreen SDL
  • SDL_WINDOW_MINIMIZED / Fullscreen SDL
  • SDL_WINDOW_MAXIMIZED / Fullscreen SDL
  • SDL_WINDOW_INPUT_GRABBED / Fullscreen SDL
  • SDL_WINDOW_INPUT_FOCUS / Fullscreen SDL
  • SDL_WINDOW_MOUSE_FOCUS / Fullscreen SDL
  • SDL_WINDOW_FOREIGN / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_FOREIGN function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN flag / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_HIDDEN function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_INPUT_FOCUS function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_INPUT_GRABBED function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_MAXIMIZED function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_MINIMIZED function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_MOUSE_FOCUS function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE function / Fullscreen SDL
• SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN function / Fullscreen SDL
• setCallbacks function / Loading the pause state
• SoundManager class / Creating the SoundManager class
• sound SDL_mixer extension
  • using / Using the SDL_mixer extension for sound
  • SoundManager class, creating / Creating the SoundManager class
• source rectangle
  • about / Source and destination rectangles
  • sprite sheet, animating / Animating a sprite sheet
  • images, flipping / Flipping images
• states, XML file
  • parsing / Parsing states from an XML file
  • menu state, loading / Loading the menu state from an XML file
  • play state, loading / Loading the play state
  • pause state, loading / Loading the pause state
  • game over state, loading / Loading the game over state

T

• texture manager
  • about / Creating the texture manager
  • creating / Creating the texture manager
  • using, as singleton / Using texture manager as a singleton
• TextureManager class / Creating the texture manager
• Tiled application
  • about / Getting familiar with the Tiled application
• tile layer
  • parsing / Parsing a tile layer
• TileLayer class / Camera-controlled map
• TileLayer update function / Drawing the map
• tile map
  • about / What is a tile map?
  • parsing / Parsing and drawing a tile map
  • drawing / Parsing and drawing a tile map, Drawing the map
  • TileLayer class, creating / Creating the TileLayer class
  • LevelParser class, creating / Creating the LevelParser class
  • tilesets, parsing / Parsing tilesets
  • tile layer, parsing / Parsing a tile layer
  • scrolling / Scrolling a tile map
• tilesets
  • parsing / Parsing tilesets
• TortoiseHg Workbench window / Cloning and building the latest SDL 2.0 repository
• type function / Creating a CollisionManager class

U

• uncompress function / Parsing a tile layer
• update function / Creating the texture manager, Function pointers and callback functions, Creating the game over state, The BulletHandler class

V

• vector
  • about / What is a vector?
  • using / What is a vector?
  • two vectors, adding / Addition of two vectors
  • muliplying, by scalar number / Multiply by a scalar number
  • subtration methods / Subtraction of two vectors
  • sclar number, dividing by / Divide by a scalar number
  • normalizing / Normalizing a vector
• Visual C++ Express 2010
  • SDL, setting up / Setting up SDL in Visual C++ Express 2010

X

• Xbox 360 controller / SDL joystick events
• XML file
  • states, parsing / Parsing states from an XML file
  • menu state, loading / Loading the menu state from an XML file
  • other states, loading / Loading other states from an XML file
• XML Files
  • about / Loading XML files
  • basic XML structure / Basic XML structure

Z

• zlib compression algorithm / Getting familiar with the Tiled application