Recent content by lmbarns

Tiled is what 2d and 2.5d video game developers use for making levels and maps visually. Tiled Map Editor free and very easy to use. To find assets to use in Tiled you want to search for "sprite sheets" and you'll find many for personal use. I think what you get by packages like you describe...

Seems like you guys want a database, maybe a MVC framework where the user fills out a web form which gets posted to the server, some queries do some logic on posted forms, and add non-duplicate entries to relevant tables. The user is returned a view of the database with some options for querying...

Well, luckily there are tools to ease the port from OS to OS. The game engine I use requires licenses to port to different platforms, but you write all your code in c# or python, which you can then publish to various platforms(assuming you follow the restrictions of the device). When you convert...

Hey, the thread was "Should I buy a $500-$900 boutique device or a $200 one that's functionally comparable". USB was definitely possible, believe what you want. Yea it does suck paying $2k for a computer, $500+ for a mobile device, and $100/year to Apple even if you don't have anything for...

lol The Ipad1 my girlfriend's mom rushed out and bought when they were new didn't even have a USB port, you had to buy an expensive cable from Apple to access your content and no way to access your portable devices like a usb Hard drive. They changed it on later devices, but that was a really...

How are apple devices any easier to use? I have an android phone and tablet, and you press "apps" to display your apps, slide through until you see the one you want, and you touch it. Hell on the tablet all the recently used apps are on the desktop, you can swipe to flip through them and...

I develop Android OS games and the Kindle Fire plays whatever I throw at it. Amazon has had 2x 1 day sales in the last month for refurbished kindles at $139. I'd pick one of those up in a heartbeat if I didn't already have one. They're supposed to be releasing a new one sometime soon, also...