Slick - 2D Game Library based on LWJGL
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php
Latest Bug Run
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry091123-225320
We're pushing up to 290 source files now and a hell of lot of tools and tests.
More cool, Slick is seeing new games being developed with it all the time. Anything 2D seems to be possible and quite a few other variations of view point.
Check out the Forums for examples and an active, helpful community!]]>Game Dev Contest - Beer
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry090923-115742
The theme?
BEER!
Excellent choice, and there sounds like there will even be a token prize up for grabs. Running for a month the only requirements are that you use Slick (or Slick-Util) and the game has something to do with Beer.
Go read more and sign up over here!]]>Slick Stable
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry090815-100621
The library has slowed development a bit, mostly because there arn't that many feature requirements. I'm working on a lot of projects at the moment so it's good for me that it's gone into a lull of simply bug fixes here and there.
The next big tasks will be:
- Add resource management (maybe incorporate some ideas from ReBirth?) - Break up the packaging into separate modules - Look at some higher level entity system - Start breaking some API for some of the fixes that just haven't been possible as yet.
That said, it's still going strong with plenty of users and wonderfully active forums. I couldn't have asked for more :)]]>Forum Maintainence
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry090705-133418
Thanks for your patience.]]>Maven Repository
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry090410-131548
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/mavenrepo
The first valid build in the repository is 250.]]>Version 0.3 Release
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry090407-211604
Version 0.3 is released.
This release has improved stability, performance and reliability. A wealth of bug fixes and enhancements have been applied. Thanks to everyone providing bug reports and tweaks for various platforms.
New Features:
- Unicode Font support (NateS) - Reworked Applet Container (KappaOne) - Reworked Canvas Container - Slick-Util subset made available for LWJGL users - Masking utilities - Simple XML API - SVG support extended - Input System refactor
Existing Features:
- BigImage allows loading and manipulation of images larger than maximum texture size - SVG Loading and Rendering (limited subset) - Resolution independent game framework - Abstract input/control system - Image Saving - Path finding utilities - Image rendering (Manipulation, Offscreen buffers) - OGG, XM, MOD, AIF, WAV audio playback (streaming and in memory) - Particle System and supplied Editor (Pedigree) - Font Rendering (SpriteSheet, AngelCode) and supplied Editor (Hiero) - Geometric Shapes (Collision, Rendering) - TileMap rendering based on Tiled - Simple GUI framework (check out SUI for a more complete GUI extension) - Deferred Loading - Muffin/LocalStore support - Applet/App/Canvas containers - Animation Wrapper - State Based game system (Transition effects framework) - Java2D like Graphics context for rendering to LWJGL - Sprite Sheet support (regular and packed using ImagePacker) - Game Controller/Mouse/Keyboard support via LWJGL - Cursor/Icon wrapped image support
This release marks a point from which we can start fixes some of the more annoying issues and reworking some of the framework. After 0.3 API are likely to be changing which may cause breakages with existing games - so it's time to start versioning that webstart! ]]>Highlights
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry080911-080932
SingSong Karaoke
The library is also being expanded by the community:
SVG Engine]]>GUI Options
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry080725-152537
Well, there are a few options that are known to work with Slick:
Nifty GUI - a flashy GUI in development which a Slick binding.
SUI - a now abandoned (anyone want to pick it up?) but perfectly usable GUI based on Slick.
FengGUI - a rich feature set and a popular choice. There's several set of integration codes posted on the Forums.
And finally, my recent addition to the foray - Thingle which is a OpenGL wrapping of the wonderful Thinlet Classic. It has a Slick binding of course ;)]]>Games using Slick
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry080510-222927
Highnoon Remake
]]>Distance Field Generation
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry080426-213044
on the post
Essentially it allows you to scale stuff up from tiny images, maintaining some pretty convincing detail levels. The magic is in another image thats generated from a big version of the image, storing alpha values describing the detail. As you can tell I don't really understand it, but with Orangy's help and a bit of code I've added generation of these fields into Hiero. You get this sort of result with low quality settings:
Ok, so why is this better than using true type fonts and generating them at run time. Well, it's not generically better - there are cases for both - the pro's of this are pretty compelling tho:
1) No generation at startup 2) Much lower use of graphics card resources 3) Fonts can be scaled up and down without regeneration
Great feature. Many thanks to the hard work of the folks at Valve and of course the Tang.
I'm still wondering whether we can get it to support a texture rather than the plain old image and of course whether it's possible to get back some antialiasing. ]]>Moved to LWJGL 2.0b
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry080426-212954
See the forums for more details.]]>Platformer Example
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry080404-201911
https://bob.newdawnsoftware.com/repos/slick/trunk/SlickPlatformer/
]]>Documentation Effort
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry080403-114018
However, theres now a whole list of things that needs doing to support these folks. The primary goal at the moment is documentation and examples. There's been a small tank scrolling example for a long time which users have found useful, but we're starting to get into more interesting areas now..
First, thanks to the community members who have decided to get involved and start adding to the wiki in the sections that they're either using or feeling needs some expanding. Great job guys! It's really appreciated.
Second, last night I found some time (around that Applet game, network library, slick updates and real life (tm)) to knock together a platformer example making use of Phys2D with slick. At the moment it's not optimisied and the code needs lots of expanding - but it's a start. I'm planning to update it again over the next few days to resolve the remaining issues where possible and document what the problems are and how they might be approached.
Enough text, an image speaks 1000 words:
It's available to try via Webstart. The source code is available but you'll need to get slick and phys2d yourself. Remeber also that this is just a first cut (and evening's hacking) so it'll get cleaner and more interested soon.]]>Time Ticks On..
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry080217-094703
Honest ;)
Anyway, let me know if you're working on anything cool or need any new features (since we're in that mode anyway) let us know.]]>Internal/Infernal Refactor
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/index.php?entry=entry080121-091212
This has now produced a new artefact, slick-util, thats a library of stuff that Slick uses internally to load textures and audio. This might be useful to some one. The javadoc for this package can be found here:
