Index

A

• A* implementation
  • requisites / The A* path-finding algorithm
  • about / Implementing A*
  • PathNode class, adding / Time for action – the PathNode class
  • beginning / Time for action – beginning the implementation of A*
  • path, finding / Time for action – finding the path
  • adjacent squares / Time for action – adjacent squares
• AddComputerTerminal() method / What just happened?
• AddExplosion() method / Time for action – creating explosions, What just happened?
• AddLargeExplosion() method / What just happened?
• addNodeToOpenList() method / Time for action – beginning the implementation of A*
• AddShot() method / Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class
• AddSparkEffect() method / Time for action – spark effects
• AddWaypoint() method / Time for action – waypoint management
• alpha blending
  • about / Sprites and sprite sheets
• animated pieces
  • about / Animated pieces
  • classes / Classes for animated pieces
  • managing / Managing animated pieces
  • GameBoard, updating / Time for action – updating GameBoard to support animatedpieces, What just happened?
  • fading pieces / Fading pieces
  • falling pieces / Falling pieces
  • rotating pieces / Rotating pieces
  • updating / Time for action – updating Game1 to update animated pieces
  • drawing / Drawing animated pieces, Time for action – update Game1 to draw animated pieces
  • drawing, SpriteBatch overloads used / SpriteBatch overloads
• AnimateWhenStopped member / What just happened?
• Animation class
  • building / Time for action – building the Animation class
  • using directives, adding / Time for action – building the Animation class
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – building the Animation class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – building the Animation class
  • properties, adding / Time for action – building the Animation class
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – building the Animation class
  • public methods, adding / Time for action – building the Animation class
• ArePiecesAnimating() method
  • about / Time for action – updating GameBoard to support animatedpieces
• Asteroid Belt Assault
  • about / Overview of the games
• Asteroid Belt Assault project
  • creating / Creating the project, Time for action – creating the Asteroid Belt Assault project
  • Sprite class, building / Another definition for "sprite"
  • sprite-based star field, creating / A sprite-based star field
  • asteroid field, creating / Animated sprites – asteroids
  • ShotManager class / Player and enemy shots
  • PlayerManager class / Adding the player
  • EnemyManager class / Enemy ships
  • explosion effects, implementing / Explosion effects
  • Particle class, constructing / Time for action – constructing the Particle class
  • CollisionManager class / The collision manager
  • sound effects / Sound effects
  • game structure / The game structure
• AsteroidManager class
  • about / Animated sprites – asteroids
  • building / Time for action – building the AsteroidManager class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – building the AsteroidManager class
  • helper method, adding / Time for action – building the AsteroidManager class
  • second helper function, adding / Time for action – building the AsteroidManager class
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – building the AsteroidManager class
  • asteroids, positioning / Positioning the asteroids
  • asteroids, colliding / Colliding asteroids
  • BounceAsteroids() method, adding / Time for action – bouncing asteroids – part 1
• asteroids
  • positioning / Positioning the asteroids, Time for action – positioning the asteroids, What just happened?
  • position, checking / Time for action – checking the asteroid's position, What just happened?
  • drawing / Time for action – updating and drawing asteroids
  • updating / Time for action – updating and drawing asteroids
  • colliding / Colliding asteroids

B

• baseAngle vector / What just happened?
• BaseSprite / What just happened?
• Begin() pair / What just happened?
• BounceAsteroids() method
  • about / Time for action – bouncing asteroids – part 1, What just happened?
• BoundingBox class / What just happened?
• BoundingBoxRect property / What just happened?

C

• camera class
  • creating / Defining a camera, Time for action – creating the Camera class
• Camera class
  • adding, to title engine project / Time for action – the Camera class
  • using directive, adding / Time for action – the Camera class
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – the Camera class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – the Camera class
  • properties, adding / Time for action – the Camera class
  • methods, adding / Time for action – the Camera class
• checkAsteroidToPlayerCollisions() method / Time for action – player collisions
• CheckChanged event / Time for action – completing the editor – part 1
• CheckCollisions() method / Time for action – using the CollisionManager class
• checkCurrentCellCode() helper method / Time for action – handling codes
• checkEnemyToPlayerCollisions() method / Time for action – player collisions
• checkLevelTransition() method / What just happened?
• checkPowerupPickups() method / Time for action – power-ups
• checkPowerupSpawns() method / Time for action – power-ups
• checkRocketSplashDamage() method / Time for action – awarding points
• CheckScoringChain() method / Time for action – generating fading pieces, Time for action – updating and displaying ScoreZooms, Time for action – adding difficulty levels
• CheckScoringRow() method / What just happened?
• checkShotEnemyImpacts () method / Time for action – awarding points
• checkShotToAsteroid() method / Time for action – player shot collisions
• checkShotToEnemy() method / Time for action – player shot collisions
• checkShotToPlayerCollision() method / Time for action – player collisions
• checkWeaponUpgradExpire() method / Time for action – new weapons
• Child classes
  • about / Classes for animated pieces
• CircleCollision() method / What just happened?, What just happened?
• class declaration area
  • variables, adding / Time for action – adding variables to the class declaration area
• classes, for animated pieces
  • creating / Classes for animated pieces
  • about / Classes for animated pieces
• classes, for fading pieces
  • creating / Time for action – fading pieces
• classes, for falling pieces
  • creating / Time for action – falling pieces
• classes, for rotating pieces
  • creating / Time for action – rotating pieces
• ClearBoard() helper method / What just happened?
• ClearBoard() member / What just happened?
• Click event handler / Time for action – completing the editor – part 1
• Code Folding / What just happened?
• collision detection
  • supporting / Collision detection, Time for action – supporting collision detection
• collision manager
  • about / The collision manager
• CollisionManager class
  • about / The collision manager
  • creating / Time for action – creating the CollisionManager class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – creating the CollisionManager class
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – creating the CollisionManager class
  • checkShotToEnemy() method, adding / Time for action – player shot collisions
  • checkShotToAsteroid() method, adding / Time for action – player shot collisions
  • checkShotToPlayerCollision() method, adding / Time for action – player collisions
  • checkEnemyToPlayerCollisions() method, adding / Time for action – player collisions
  • checkAsteroidToPlayerCollisions() method, adding / Time for action – player collisions
  • CheckCollisions() method, adding / Time for action – using the CollisionManager class
• collisions
  • types / Handling collisions
  • handling / Handling collisions
  • player shot collisions / Time for action – player shot collisions
  • player collisions / Time for action – player collisions
• colors / What just happened?
• ComputerTerminal class
  • adding , to robot rampage project / Time for action – building a computer terminal
  • using directives, adding / Time for action – building a computer terminal
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – building a computer terminal
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – building a computer terminal
  • public methods, adding / Time for action – building a computer terminal
• constants
  • vs. numeric literals / What just happened?
• Contains() method / What just happened?
• Content Pipeline
  • about / Introducing the Content Pipeline
  • textures, reading into memory / Time for action – reading textures into memory
• createLargeExplosion() method / Time for action – shots colliding with tiles
• currentSquare / What just happened?

D

• Dequeue() method
  • about / What just happened?
• Deserialize() method / What just happened?
• Destination property / What just happened?
• DetectShutdowns () method / Time for action – awarding points
• DetectShutdowns() method / What just happened?
• DetermineScore() / What just happened?
• Dictionary
  • about / Managing animated pieces
• difficulty levels
  • adding, to game / Difficulty levels, Time for action – adding difficulty levels, What just happened?
• directives
  • using / What just happened?
• Draw() method / The LoadContent() method, The Draw() method, Time for action – drawing the screen – the title screen, What just happened?, Time for action – building a new Sprite class, Time for action – the TileMap class – part 3
  • about / Time for action – updating and drawing shots, What just happened?

E

• EffectsManager class
  • about / The EffectsManager class
  • adding, to robot rampage project / Time for action – the EffectsManager class
  • using directives, adding / Time for action – the EffectsManager class
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – the EffectsManager class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – the EffectsManager class
  • initialize() method, adding / Time for action – the EffectsManager class
  • RandomDirection() method, adding / Time for action – the EffectsManager class
  • updating / Time for action – the EffectsManager class
• elastic collision
  • implementing / Colliding asteroids
  • bouncing asteroids / Time for action – bouncing asteroids – part 1, What just happened?, Time for action – bouncing asteroids – part 2
• End() pair / What just happened?
• enemy AI methods / Time for action – enemy AI methods
• Enemy class
  • about / Enemy ships
  • creating / Time for action – creating the Enemy class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – creating the Enemy class, Time for action – building the Enemy class
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – creating the Enemy class, Time for action – building the Enemy class
  • AddWaypoint() method, adding / Time for action – waypoint management
  • waypoint management / Time for action – waypoint management
  • WaypointReached() method, adding / Time for action – waypoint management
  • IsActive() method, adding / Time for action – waypoint management
  • Update() method, adding / Time for action – enemy update and draw
  • Draw() method, adding / Time for action – enemy update and draw
  • building / Time for action – building the Enemy class
  • using directive, adding / Time for action – building the Enemy class
  • upodating / Time for action – building the Enemy class
  • movement related methods, adding / Time for action – enemy AI methods
• EnemyManager class
  • about / The EnemyManager class
  • creating / Time for action – creating the EnemyManager class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – creating the EnemyManager class, Time for action – the enemy manager
  • setting up / Time for action – setting up the EnemyManager class
  • updating / Time for action – updating and drawing the EnemyManager, Time for action – the enemy manager
  • drawing / Time for action – updating and drawing the EnemyManager
  • adding, to robot rampage project / Time for action – the enemy manager
  • Initialize() method, adding / Time for action – the enemy manager
  • AddEnemy() method, adding / Time for action – the enemy manager
• enemy robots, robot rampage project
  • adding / Enemy robots
  • enemy basics / Enemy basics
  • enemies, moving / Moving enemies
  • EnemyManager class / The enemy manager
  • WeaponManager class, updating / Updating the WeaponManager, Time for action – destroying enemies
• Enqueue() method
  • about / What just happened?
• exitToolStripMenuItem_Click() event handler / Time for action – creating the menu bar
• explosion effects, Asteroid Belt Assault project
  • about / Explosion effects
  • particle system, designing / Expanding on sprites – particles
  • particle-based explosions, building / Particle explosions
• ExplosionManager class
  • about / Particle explosions
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – the ExplosionManager class
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – the ExplosionManager class
  • RandomDirection() helper method, adding / Time for action – creating explosions
  • explosions, creating / Time for action – creating explosions
  • AddExplosion() method, adding / Time for action – creating explosions
  • updating / Time for action – updating and drawing explosions
  • drawing / Time for action – updating and drawing explosions

F

• FadingPiece class
  • about / Time for action – fading pieces
• fading pieces
  • generating / Time for action – generating fading pieces
  • adding / What just happened?
• FallingPiece class
  • about / Time for action – falling pieces
• falling pieces
  • about / Falling pieces
  • generating / Time for action – generating falling pieces
• FillFromAbove() method / Time for action – generating falling pieces
• FillPiece() method / What just happened?
• findAdjacentNodes() method / What just happened?, Time for action – adjacent squares
• FindPath() method / Time for action – finding the path, What just happened?
• FireShot() helper method / Time for action – handling user input
• FireShot() method
  • about / What just happened?
• FireWeapon() method / Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class
• FixScrollBarScales() helper method / Time for action – scroll bars
• flood
  • tracking / Time for action – tracking the flood, What just happened?
  • displaying / Displaying the flood, Time for action – displaying the flood, What just happened?
• Flood Control
  • about / Overview of the games
• Flood Control game
  • project, setting up / Time for action – set up the Flood Control project, What just happened?
  • Content Pipeline / Introducing the Content Pipeline
  • classes / Classes used in Flood Control
  • GamePiece class / The GamePiece class
  • water filled pipes / Water filled pipes
  • water, propogating / Propagating water
  • building / Building the game
  • animated pieces, adding / Animated pieces
  • SpriteFonts, adding / SpriteFonts
  • GameOver game state, adding / Adding the GameOver game state, Time for action – game over
  • flood, tracking / Time for action – tracking the flood
  • difficulty levels, adding / Difficulty levels, Time for action – adding difficulty levels, What just happened?
• Flood Control game, building
  • Game1 declarations / Time for action – Game1 declarations, What just happened?
  • Initialize() method, updating / Initialization
  • Draw() method / The Draw() method – the title screen, The Draw() method – the play screen
  • screen, drawing / Time for action – drawing the screen – the title screen, What just happened?, Time for action – drawing the screen – the play screen, What just happened?
  • scores / Time for action – scores and scoring chains, What just happened?
  • scoring chains / Time for action – scores and scoring chains, What just happened?
  • mouse input, handling / Input handling, What just happened?
  • player, letting to play / Time for action – letting the player play, What just happened?
  • playing / Play the game
• FormClosed event
  • handing / Time for action – handling the FormClosed event
• frame-based animations
  • about / Animation and movement
  • animation frames, adding / Time for action – adding animation frames
  • Sprite, updating / Time for action – updating the Sprite, What just happened?
  • Sprite, drawing / Time for action – drawing the Sprite, What just happened?

G

• game
  • building / Building your first game
  • Windows game project, creating / Time for action – creating a new Windows game project, What just happened?
• Game1 class
  • resetGame() helper function, adding / Time for action – structuring the game
  • updating / Time for action – updating the Game1 class
  • checkPlayerDeath() method, adding / Time for action – updating the Game1 class
• Game1 class, map editor project
  • updating / Updating the Game1 class, Time for action – updating Game1
• Game1 Update method / Time for action – the Game1 Update method
• GameBoard class
  • about / The GameBoard class
  • GameBoard.cs class, creating / Time for action – create the GameBoard.cs class, What just happened?
  • game board, creating / Creating the game board
  • game board, initializing / Time for action – initialize the game board, What just happened?
  • GamePieces, updating / Updating GamePieces
  • game board, manipulating / Time for action – manipulating the game board
  • gaps, filling in / Time for action – filling in the gaps, What just happened?
  • new pieces, generating / Time for action – generating new pieces, What just happened?
  • water filled pipes / Water filled pipes, What just happened?
  • water, propogating / Propagating water
  • connection, making / Time for action – making the connection, What just happened?
• gameBoardDisplayOrigin vector / What just happened?
• gameForm_VisibleChanged() method / What just happened?
• GameManager class
  • adding, to robot rampage project / Time for action – the GameManager class
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – the GameManager class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – the GameManager class
  • public methods, adding / Time for action – the GameManager class
• GameObject class
  • about / Animated game objects
  • building / Animated game objects
  • using directives, adding / Time for action – building the GameObject class – Part 1
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – building the GameObject class – Part 1
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – building the GameObject class – Part 1
  • properties, adding / Time for action – building the GameObject class – Part 1
  • updateAnimation() helper method, adding / Time for action – building the GameObject class – part 2
  • public methods, adding / Time for action – building the GameObject class – part 2
  • map-based collision detection methods, adding / Time for action – building the GameObject class – part 3
• GameOver game state
  • adding / Adding the GameOver game state, Time for action – game over
• GamePiece class
  • about / The GamePiece class, Classes for animated pieces
  • identifying / Identifying a GamePiece
  • building / Time for action – build a GamePiece class – declarations, What just happened?
  • creating / Creating a GamePiece
  • constructors, building / Time for action – building a GamePiece class: constructors
  • updating / Updating a GamePiece
  • methods, updating / Time for action – GamePiece class methods – part 1 – updating
  • methods, rotating / Time for action – GamePiece class methods – part 2 – rotation, What just happened?
  • pipe connectors / Pipe connectors
  • connection, methods / Time for action – GamePiece class methods – part 3 – connection methods
  • GetSourceRect / Time for action – GamePiece class methods – part 4 – GetSourceRect, What just happened?
• games
  • overview / Overview of the games
  • Flood Control / Overview of the games
  • Asteroid Belt Assault / Overview of the games
  • Robot Rampage / Overview of the games
  • Gemstone Hunter / Overview of the games
  • requisites / System requirements
  • requisites, optional / System requirements
• game structure, Asteroid Belt Assault project
  • about / The game structure, Time for action – structuring the game
  • drawing / Time for action – drawing the game structure
• game structure, Gemstone Hunter project
  • about / Game structure
  • game states, implementing / Time for action – implementing game states
• game structure, robot rampage project
  • about / Game structure
  • score keeping / Keeping score
  • Game1, updating / Updating Game1
• Gemstone class
  • building / Time for action – building the Gemstone class
  • using directives, adding / Time for action – building the Gemstone class
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – building the Gemstone class
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – building the Gemstone class
• Gemstone Hunter
  • about / Overview of the games
• Gemstone Hunter project
  • graphics, borrowing / Borrowing graphics
  • projects, creating / Time for action – creating projects
  • advanced tile engine, constructing / A more advanced tile engine
  • tile engine project, constructing / A more advanced tile engine, Constructing the tile engine
  • camera, rebuilding / Rebuilding the camera
  • tile map, drawing / Drawing the tile map
  • map editor project / The map editor project
  • animation strips / Animation strips
  • animated game objects / Animated game objects
  • movement / Drawing, animation, and movement
  • animation / Drawing, animation, and movement
  • drawing / Drawing, animation, and movement
  • player, creating / The Player
  • levels, loading / Loading levels
  • gemstones, building / Gemstones
  • score tracking, implementing / Time for action – implementing score tracking
  • property, adding / Time for action – implementing score tracking
  • enemies, creating / Enemies
  • zombies, summoning up / Time for action – summoning up the zombies
  • player-enemy interaction / Player-enemy interaction
  • level transitions / Level transitions, Time for action – supporting map transitions
  • other codes, processing / Processing other codes
  • map codes, handling / Processing other codes
  • game structure / Game structure
• GenerateNewPieces() / What just happened?
• GenerateNewPieces() method / Time for action – generating falling pieces
• GenerateRandomMap() / Time for action – random wall placement
• GenerateRandomMap() method / What just happened?
• GetSourceRect() method / Time for action – GamePiece class methods – part 4 – GetSourceRect, What just happened?
• GetWaterChain() method / Time for action – making the connection
• GoalManager class
  • adding , to robot rampage project / Time for action – the GoalManager class
  • using directives, adding / Time for action – the GoalManager class
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – the GoalManager class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – the GoalManager class
  • read-only property, adding / Time for action – the GoalManager class
  • Initialize() method, adding / Time for action – the GoalManager class
  • public methods, adding / Time for action – the GoalManager class
  • updating / Time for action – the GoalManager class
  • DetectShutdowns () method, adding / Time for action – awarding points
• graphics object / The declarations area
• graphics_PreparingDeviceSettings() event handler / Time for action – adding a form

H

• Handle...() methods / What just happened?
• HandleGamepadInput() method / What just happened?
• HandleInput() method / Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class
• handleInput() method / What just happened?, Time for action – staying in bounds, Time for action – accounting for walls
• HandleKeyboardInput() helper method / Time for action – handling user input
• HandleKeyboardInput() method / What just happened?
• HandleMouseInput() helper method / Time for action – handling mouse input
• HasConnector() method / What just happened?

I

• imposeMovementLimits() helper method / Time for action – updating and drawing the player's ship
• imposeMovementLimits() method / What just happened?
• initialize() method
  • about / The Initialize() method
  • customizing / Time for action – customizing the Initialize() method
• Initialize() method / Time for action – building a sound effects manager, Time for action – creating the TileMap class, Time for action – creating the Player class
• installing
  • XNA Game Studio / Time for action – installing XNA Game Studio
• Intersects() method / What just happened?
• IsBoxColliding() method / What just happened?, What just happened?
• IsCircleColliding() method / What just happened?
• IsEqualToNode() method / What just happened?
• IsKeyDown() method / What just happened?
• IsMouseVisible property / What just happened?
• isOnScreen() helper method / Time for action – checking the asteroid's position
• IsWallTileByPixel() / What just happened?

L

• Lerping
  • about / What just happened?
• LevelManager class
  • building / The LevelManager class, Time for action – building the LevelManager class
  • using directives, adding / Time for action – building the LevelManager class
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – building the LevelManager class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – building the LevelManager class
  • properties, adding / Time for action – building the LevelManager class
  • Initialize() method, adding / Time for action – building the LevelManager class
  • LoadLevel() method, adding / Time for action – building the LevelManager class
  • ReloadLevel() method, adding / Time for action – building the LevelManager class
• level transitions, Gemstone Hunter project
  • about / Level transitions
  • map transitions, supporting / Time for action – supporting map transitions
• LinearCost() method / What just happened?
• Load() method / What just happened?, What just happened?
• LoadContent() method
  • about / The LoadContent() method
  / The LoadContent() method, Time for action – add SpriteFonts to Game1, Time for action – using the CollisionManager class, Time for action – creating the Robot Rampage project, Time for action – creating the Camera class, Time for action – spark effects, Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class
• LoadImageList() helper method / What just happened?

M

• map
  • drawing / Drawing the map
  • tile map, drawing / Time for action – drawing the tile map, What just happened?
• map-based collision detection
  • about / Map-based collision detection
• map codes / Map codes
• MapEditor form
  • menu bar, creating / Time for action – creating the menu bar
  • tile selection controls / Time for action – tile selection controls
  • scroll bars / Time for action – scroll bars
  • final controls / Time for action – final controls
  • connecting, to game / Connecting the form to the game
  • editor, completing / Time for action – completing the editor – part 1
  • scrolling delay, fixing / Time for action – fixing the scrolling delay
• map editor project
  • about / The map editor project
  • creating / Creating the map editor project
  • level editor project, creating / Time for action – creating the level editor project, What just happened?
  • form, adding / Adding a form, Time for action – adding a form
  • event handlers, adding / Time for action – adding event handlers
  • controls, adding to form / Filling Out Our Form
  • Game1 class, updating / Updating the Game1 class, Time for action – updating Game1
  • Game1 Update method / Time for action – the Game1 Update method
  • maps, loading / Loading and Saving Maps, Time for action – implementing loading and saving
  • maps, saving / Loading and Saving Maps, Time for action – implementing loading and saving
  • passability / Passability
  • map codes / Map codes
• MapEditor_FormClosed() event / Time for action – handling the FormClosed event
• MapEditor_Load() event handler / Time for action – tile selection controls
• MapEditor_Load() method / Time for action – final controls
• MapEditor_Resize() method / Time for action – scroll bars
• MapSquare class
  • adding, to Gemstone Hunter project / Time for action – the MapSquare class
  • using directives, adding / Time for action – the MapSquare class
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – the MapSquare class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – the MapSquare class
  • TogglePassable() method, adding / Time for action – the MapSquare class
• map squares
  • dealing with / Time for action – dealing with map squares, What just happened?
• mapSquares array / Map squares
• MathHelper / What just happened?
• MathHelper.Clamp() / What just happened?
• MathHelper.Clamp() method / What just happened?
• MathHelper.Max() method / What just happened?
• MouseState class / What just happened?
• Move() method / What just happened?

N

• Next() method / What just happened?
• numeric literals
  • vs constants / What just happened?

O

• ObjectIsVisible() method / What just happened?

P

• particle-based explosions
  • building / Particle explosions
• Particle class
  • constructing / Time for action – constructing the Particle class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – constructing the Particle class, Time for action – the Particle class
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – constructing the Particle class, Time for action – the Particle class
  • updating / Time for action – updating and drawing particles, Time for action – the Particle class
  • drawing / Time for action – updating and drawing particles
  • creating / Time for action – the Particle class, Time for action – the EffectsManager class, Time for action – building explosions, Time for action – spark effects, Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class, Time for action – new weapons, Time for action – shots colliding with tiles, Time for action – power-ups
  • using directives, adding / Time for action – the Particle class
  • properties, adding / Time for action – the Particle class
• particle system, explosion effects
  • designing / Expanding on sprites – particles
• passability / Passability
• PathFinder class
  • adding, to robot rampage project / Time for action – beginning the implementation of A*
  • using directive, adding / Time for action – beginning the implementation of A*
  • class declaration, modifying / Time for action – beginning the implementation of A*
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – beginning the implementation of A*
  • addNodeToOpenList() method, adding / Time for action – beginning the implementation of A*
  • FindPath() method, adding / Time for action – finding the path
  • findAdjacentNodes() method, adding / Time for action – adjacent squares
• path finding system implementation, robot rampage project
  • about / Path finding
  • A* path finding algorithm / The A* path-finding algorithm
  • A* implementation / Implementing A*
  • power-ups, placing safely / Safely placing power-ups
• PathNode class
  • adding, to robot rampage project / Time for action – the PathNode class
  • using directive, adding / Time for action – the PathNode class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – the PathNode class
  • properties, adding / Time for action – the PathNode class
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – the PathNode class
  • helper method, adding / Time for action – the PathNode class
• pathWaypoints object / What just happened?
• pieceType parameter / What just happened?
• PlayAnimation() method / Time for action – building the GameObject class – part 2
• PlayEnemyShot() method / Time for action – building a sound effects manager
• player
  • adding / Adding the player
  • Player class, building / Building the Player class, Time for action – building the Player class, What just happened?
  • input, handling / Time for action – handling input
  • in bounds, staying / Time for action – staying in bounds
  • walls, accounting for / Time for action – accounting for walls, What just happened?
• player's ship
  • drawing / Time for action – updating and drawing the player's ship
  • updating / Time for action – updating and drawing the player's ship
• player-enemy interaction, Gemstone Hunter project
  • about / Player-enemy interaction
  • zombies, interacting with / Time for action – interacting with zombies
• Player class
  • creating / Time for action – creating the Player class
  • using directives, adding / Time for action – creating the Player class
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – creating the Player class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – creating the Player class
  • Dead property, adding / Time for action – creating the Player class
  • constructor, creating / Time for action – creating the Player class
  • running animation / Running...
  • update() method, overriding / Time for action – overriding the Update() method – part 1
  • jumping animation / ...and jumping
  • repositionCamera() method / Time for action – repositioning the camera
• player goals implementation, robot rampage project
  • about / Player goals
  • computer terminals, building / Computer terminals, Time for action – building a computer terminal
  • computer terminals, spawning / Spawning computer terminals
• PlayerManager class
  • creating / Adding the player
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – creating the PlayerManager class
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – creating the PlayerManager class
  • user input, handling / Handling user input, Time for action – handling user input
  • FireShot() helper method, adding / Time for action – handling user input
  • HandleKeyboardInput() helper method, adding / Time for action – handling user input
  • HandleGamepadInput() helper method, adding / Time for action – handling user input
  • imposeMovementLimits() helper method, adding / Time for action – updating and drawing the player's ship
  • Update() method, adding / Time for action – updating and drawing the player's ship
  • Draw() method, adding / Time for action – updating and drawing the player's ship
• playerScore / What just happened?
• player shot collisions
  • about / Time for action – player shot collisions
• PlayExplosion() method / Time for action – building a sound effects manager
• PlayPlayerShot() method / Time for action – building a sound effects manager
• position vector / What just happened?
• power ups, robot rampage project
  • about / Power-ups
  • spawning / Power-ups
• PreparingDeviceSettings event / What just happened?
• PropagateWater() method / Time for action – making the connection, What just happened?
• public methods, GameObject class
  • PlayAnimation() method, adding / Time for action – building the GameObject class – part 2
  • Update() method, adding / Time for action – building the GameObject class – part 2
  • Draw() method, adding / Time for action – building the GameObject class – part 2
• puzzle game
  • designing / Designing a puzzle game
  • Flood Control project, setting up / Time for action – set up the Flood Control project, What just happened?

R

• rand / What just happened?
• Random.Next() method / What just happened?
• RandomDirection() helper method / Time for action – creating explosions
• random map
  • generating / Generating a random map
  • random wall placement / Time for action – random wall placement, What just happened?
• RandomPiece () method / What just happened?
• randomVelocity() method / What just happened?
• redistributable fonts package / What just happened?
• RemoveSuffix() method / Time for action – GamePiece class methods – part 1 – updating
• Replace() method / Time for action – GamePiece class methods – part 1 – updating
• repositionCamera() / What just happened?
• repositionCamera() helper method / Time for action – staying in bounds
• resetGame() helper function / Time for action – structuring the game
• resetGame() method / What just happened?
• ResetWater() method / What just happened?
• Robot Rampage
  • about / Overview of the games
• robot rampage project
  • creating / Time for action – creating the Robot Rampage project
  • visual effects / Visual effects
  • weaponry, adding / Adding weaponry
  • path finding system, implementing / Path finding
  • A*, implementing / The A* path-finding algorithm
  • player goals, implementing / Player goals
  • enemy robots, adding / Enemy robots
  • game structure / Game structure
• RotatePiece() method / Time for action – GamePiece class methods – part 2 – rotation, What just happened?
• RotatingPiece class
  • about / Time for action – rotating pieces
  • modifying / What just happened?
• rotating pieces
  • about / Rotating pieces
  • generating / Time for action – modify Game1 to generate rotating pieces
• rotationAmount property / What just happened?
• rowLookup variable / What just happened?
• running animation, Player class
  • about / Running...

S

• score display
  • about / Score display, What just happened?
• ScoreZoom class
  • about / ScoreZooms
  • creating / Time for action – creating the ScoreZoom class
  • displaying / Time for action – updating and displaying ScoreZooms, What just happened?
  • updating / Time for action – updating and displaying ScoreZooms, What just happened?
• ScreenToWorld() method / What just happened?
• SelectedIndexChanged event / Time for action – completing the editor – part 1
• Serialize() method / What just happened?
• SetTileAtCell() method / What just happened?
• SetTileAtSquare() / What just happened?
• setUpWaypoints() method / What just happened?
• ShotManager class
  • adding / Time for action – adding the ShotManager class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – adding the ShotManager class
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – adding the ShotManager class
  • about / What just happened?
  • FireShot() method, adding / Time for action – firing shots
  • Update() method, adding / Time for action – updating and drawing shots
  • Draw() method, adding / Time for action – updating and drawing shots
• shots
  • firing / Time for action – firing shots
• sound effects, Asteroid Belt Assault project
  • about / Sound effects
  • finding / Generating and finding sound effects
  • generating / Generating and finding sound effects
• sound effects manager
  • building / Time for action – building a sound effects manager
• SoundManager class
  • about / Sound in XNA
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – building a sound effects manager
  • Initialize() method, adding / Time for action – building a sound effects manager
  • PlayExplosion() method, adding / Time for action – building a sound effects manager
  • PlayPlayerShot() method, adding / Time for action – building a sound effects manager
  • PlayEnemyShot() method, adding / Time for action – building a sound effects manager
  • implementing / Time for action – using the SoundManager class
• SpawnEnemy() method / Time for action – spawning enemies
• sprite-based star field
  • about / A sprite-based star field
• SpriteBatch.Draw() call / Sprites and sprite sheets
• SpriteBatch.Draw() method / What just happened?, What just happened?
  • about / What just happened?
• SpriteBatch.Draw() overload / SpriteBatch overloads
• SpriteBatch.DrawString() method / Score display
• spriteBatch.End() / What just happened?
• SpriteBatch overloads
  • used, for drawing animated pieces / SpriteBatch overloads
• Sprite class
  • new Sprite class, building / Time for action – building a new Sprite class
• Sprite class, Asteroid Belt Assault project
  • about / Another definition for "sprite"
  • building / Building the Sprite class
  • declarations / Time for action – declarations for the Sprite class, What just happened?
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – Sprite constructor
  • basic properties, adding / Time for action – basic Sprite properties
  • TintColor property / What just happened?
  • Velocity property / What just happened?
  • Location property / What just happened?
  • animation and drawing properties, adding / Time for action – animation and drawing properties
  • Frame property / What just happened?
  • FrameTime property / What just happened?
  • Source property / What just happened?
  • collision detection, supporting / Collision detection, Time for action – supporting collision detection
  • frame-based animation / Animation and movement
• SpriteFonts
  • adding, to game / SpriteFonts, Time for action – add SpriteFonts to Game1, What just happened?
  • score display / Score display
  • ScoreZoom / ScoreZooms
• sprites
  • and sprite sheets / Sprites and sprite sheets
  • vs textures / Sprites and sprite sheets
• sprite sheets
  • and sprites / Sprites and sprite sheets
• SquareChase!
  • drawing / Time for action – draw SquareChase!, What just happened?
  • playing / Time for action – play SquareChase!
• SquareChase mini game, variables
  • rand / What just happened?
  • squareTexture / What just happened?
  • currentSquare / What just happened?
  • playerScore / What just happened?
  • timeRemaining / What just happened?
  • TimePerSquare / What just happened?
  • colors / What just happened?
• SquareScreenRectangle() method / What just happened?
• squareTexture / What just happened?
  • creating / Time for action – creating the squareTexture
• SquareWorldRectangle() method / What just happened?
• StarField.Draw() method / What just happened?
• StarField class
  • about / A sprite-based star field
  • creating / Time for action – creating the StarField class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – creating the StarField class
  • constructor, adding / Time for action – creating the StarField class
  • drawing / Time for action – updating and drawing the StarField
  • updating / Time for action – updating and drawing the StarField
  • implementing / Time for action – viewing the StarField in action
• StartNewGame () method / What just happened?
• StartNewLevel() method / Time for action – adding difficulty levels

T

• TargetElapsedTime property / The Update() method
• TextChanged event handler / Time for action – completing the editor – part 1
• Texture2D object / What just happened?
• this.Window.ClientBounds property / What just happened?
• tile engine project
  • constructing / A more advanced tile engine
  • MapSquare class, adding / Time for action – the MapSquare class
• tile map
  • drawing / Drawing the tile map
  • adding, to game project / Time for action – adding the tile map to the game project
• TileMap class
  • using directives, adding / Time for action – the TileMap class – part 1
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – the TileMap class – part 1
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – the TileMap class – part 1
  • Initialize() method, adding / Time for action – the TileMap class – part 1
  • methods, adding / Time for action – the TileMap class – part 2
• Tile_Sheet.png file / Sprites and sprite sheets
• TimePerSquare / What just happened?
• timeRemaining / What just happened?
• timeRemaining counter / What just happened?
• timerGameUpdate_Tick() handler / What just happened?
• titles
  • about / Tiles
  • title map / The tile map
  • TileMap class, creating / Time for action – creating the TileMap class, What just happened?
  • dealing with / Dealing with tiles
  • handling / Time for action – handling tiles, What just happened?
• Transform() method / What just happened?
• tryToSpawnPowerup() method / Time for action – power-ups
• turretAngle vector / What just happened?

U

• Update() / The Draw() method
• Update(). Max() / What just happened?
• Update() method
  • about / The Update() method, Time for action – updating and drawing shots
  • coding, for SquareChase / Time for action – coding Update() for SquareChase
  / What just happened?, Time for action – building a new Sprite class
• UpdateAnimatedPieces() method
  • about / Time for action – updating GameBoard to support animatedpieces
  • calling / Calling UpdateAnimatedPieces()
• updateAnimation() helper method / Time for action – building the GameObject class – part 2
• UpdateFadingPieces() method
  • about / Time for action – updating GameBoard to support animatedpieces
• UpdateFallingPieces() method
  • about / Time for action – updating GameBoard to support animatedpieces
• UpdatePiece() method / What just happened?
• UpdateRotatingPieces() method
  • about / Time for action – updating GameBoard to support animatedpieces
• updateWaveSpawns() method / Time for action – spawning enemies, What just happened?
• user input, handling
  • about / Handling user input
• using directives / Time for action – building a new Sprite class, Time for action – building the Player class

V

• verticalOffset parameter / What just happened?
• view
  • visualizing / Visualizing the view
  • sprite, viewing / Time for action – viewing the Sprite and Camera classes in action, What just happened?
  • Camera classes, viewing / Time for action – viewing the Sprite and Camera classes in action, What just happened?
• viewPortSize vector / What just happened?
• visual effects, robot rampage project
  • about / Visual effects
  • particles, revisiting / Revisiting particles
  • particle class, adding / Time for action – the Particle class, Time for action – the EffectsManager class, Time for action – building explosions, Time for action – spark effects, Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class, Time for action – new weapons, Time for action – shots colliding with tiles, Time for action – power-ups
  • EffectsManager class, adding / The EffectsManager class
  • explosions, building / Time for action – building explosions
  • spark effects / Time for action – spark effects

W

• wallChancePerSquare / What just happened?
• waterHeight variable / What just happened?
• WaterTracker list / What just happened?
• waveSpawns dictionary / What just happened?
• WaypointReached() method / What just happened?
• waypoints, managing
  • EnemyManager class, setting up / Time for action – setting up the EnemyManager class
  • enemies, spawning / Time for action – spawning enemies
• WeaponManager class
  • about / The WeaponManager class, Time for action – new weapons
  • beginning / Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class
  • using directives, adding / Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class
  • declaration, modifying / Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class
  • declarations, adding / Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class, Time for action – power-ups
  • properties, adding / Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class
  • AddShot() method, adding / Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class
  • FireWeapon() method, adding / Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class
  • updating / Time for action – beginning the WeaponManager class, Time for action – updating the WeaponManager class, Updating the WeaponManager
  • WeaponFireDelay property, replacing / Time for action – new weapons
  • FireWeapon() method, replacing / Time for action – new weapons
  • checkWeaponUpgradExpire() method, adding / Time for action – new weapons
  • checkShotWallImpacts() method, adding / Time for action – shots colliding with tiles
  • createLargeExplosion() method, adding / Time for action – shots colliding with tiles
  • Update() method, modifying / Time for action – shots colliding with tiles
  • tryToSpawnPowerup() method, adding / Time for action – power-ups
  • checkPowerupSpawns() method, adding / Time for action – power-ups
  • checkPowerupPickups() method, adding / Time for action – power-ups
  • checkRocketSplashDamage(), adding / Time for action – destroying enemies
  • checkShotEnemyImpacts(), adding / Time for action – destroying enemies
  • checkShotEnemyImpacts () method, adding / Time for action – awarding points
  • checkRocketSplashDamage() method, adding / Time for action – awarding points
• weapon upgrades, robot rampage project
  • about / Weapon upgrades
  • shot to map collisions / Shot to map collisions
  • power-ups / Power-ups
• Windows game project
  • creating / Time for action – creating a new Windows game project, What just happened?
• WorldToScreen() method / What just happened?

X

• XNA
  • sound, implementing / Sound in XNA
• XNA game
  • about / Anatomy of an XNA game
  • declarations area / The declarations area
  • variables, adding to class declaration area / Time for action – adding variables to the class declaration area
  • Game1 class constructor / The Game1 class constructor
  • initialize() method / The Initialize() method
  • initialize() method, customizing / Time for action – customizing the Initialize() method
  • LoadContent() method / The LoadContent() method
  • squareTexture, creating / Time for action – creating the squareTexture
  • update() method / The Update() method
  • update(), coding for SquareChase / Time for action – coding Update() for SquareChase
  • Draw() method / The Draw() method
  • SquareChase!, drawing / Time for action – draw SquareChase!, What just happened?
  • SquareChase!, playing / Time for action – play SquareChase!, Have a go hero
• XNA Game Studio
  • requisites / System requirements
  • requisites, optional / System requirements
  • installing / Time for action – installing XNA Game Studio