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Here the different packages:

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Here a short overview of the high level API and its architecture (only main items are listed here):

• Standard tools

  • ObjectGame: Minimalist object representation with an unique ID, configurable, and handlable
  • CameraGame: Standard camera implementation, can follow an object
  • WorldGame: Standard game container, allowing to save & load a world easily
  • Cursor: In-game mouse representation, sync or async to the OS one
  • TextGame: Special text that can be used in a 2D game axis, automatically converted to the screen axis
  • HandlerObjectGame: Can handle an object list, in order to update & render them easily
  • EffectGame: Can be used to create visual game effects

• Tile based map

  • map package: Standard tile based map representation with standard tile & map implementation

  • Collision system

    • CollisionOperation : Function that describes how to compute the collision between an entity and a tile
    • CollisionTileCategory : Allows to group collision by area (entity center, knee, hand...)

    What about the collision process ?

    

  A tile is represented by:

  • [X,Y] (location on the map)
  • pattern (tilesheet id)
  • number (image id on tilesheet)

  Tilesheet	Map using the tilesheet

• Factory system

  • ObjectType: Interface that must be implemented by the enum type you use to represent your objects types
  • SetupGame: Contains the unique resources that can be shared by objects instances
  • FactoryGame: Create objects from their enum types, giving the needed resources with their corresponding setup
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• Projectile system

  • ProjectileGame: Base implementation of a projectile, that can support custom movements
  • LauncherProjectileGame: Projectile launcher base, allowing to throw projectile straight on, or to a specific target
  • HandlerProjectileGame: Special handler containing all projectiles
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• Purview package

  • Configurable: Support for external configuration by using an XML file
  • Body: Support for gravity by simulating a mass
  • Collidable: Support for collision detection with other collidable
  • Rasterable: Support for RasterBar effect

• Tile utilities

  • Tile extractor: Allows to extract all unique tiles from a level rip
  • Level rip converter: Generates a level data from a level rip and its tile sheet

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Global UML architecture:

Read next page: General Architecture - Platform Module