Devlin's Lab

New tile map editor in the works.

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:53:00 +0000

I've started working on a new tile map editor. Building it from the ground up to support square maps, staggered isometric maps, diamond isometric maps and layers. I hope to add more features when...

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Blog and Tutorial Updates

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:48:00 +0000

I think I'm almost done with the new blog template which I was somehow inspired to make while playing Company of Heroes. That and I wanted to give the blog little bit more space. The original colors...

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Basic Java ME Game Template Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:31:00 +0000

Jump to part: 1 | 2 | 3 In this last part of the tutorial entitled Basic Java ME Game Template, we will modify the code of our MIDlet class create and launch the clsCanvas class the application...

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Basic Java ME Game Template Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:39:00 +0000

Jump to part: 1 | 2 | 3 We need to make a Java class based on the GameCanvas class. The canvas is where we draw all our stuff like images, sprites, maps, scores so it can be shown on the phone...

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Basic Java ME Game Template

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:13:00 +0000

Jump to part: 1 | 2 | 3 The last tutorial showed you how to use Netbeans IDE to create a basic Java ME MIDlet, compile it, and preview your program in the emulator. Unfortunately, the code...

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Your First MIDlet

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:05:00 +0000

As I've said in the Getting Started tutorial, we will be using NetBeans IDE in making our applications for Java enabled mobile phones. If you prefer using the Java ME Platform SDK you can still make...

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Getting started with Java ME

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:30:00 +0000

So you want to make your own Java games for Java enabled mobile phones. It's either that or you stumbled upon this page by mistake. Just like I said in the introductory post, we'll be using...

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Simple Tile Map Editor 1.1.0.20 - Update

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:10:00 +0000

Just a minor update to address a user request. You can learn more about STME and the SMP file format from the Simple Tile Map Editor page. Download Build 1.1.0.20 (10/07/2008)...

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Every project is a new adventure

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:38:00 +0000

I'm hoping to start a few new mobile game projects this coming week. This means I get to encounter more development challenges and share them with you. So stay tuned for more. I also probably need...

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Simple Tile Map Editor Build 1.1.0.19 - Update

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:29:00 +0000

I recently discovered that sometimes the map gets partially hidden after being cropped and would look like the map size got screwed up. This gave me a lot of headaches. This was fixed in this version...

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Undroid - Android Plug-in for NetBeans

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:38:00 +0000

The Undroid is a plug-in for NetBeans which allows you to work on Android applications using the NetBeans IDE. You can find more info from the Undroid Project Website. I've been waiting for...

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Simple Tile Map Editor Build 1.1.0.17 - Update

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:51:00 +0000

Just made a few changes to the map editor... You can learn more about STME and the SMP file format from the Simple Tile Map Editor page. Download Build 1.1.0.17 (02/06/2008)...

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Simple Tile Map Editor Build 1.1.0.16 - Update

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:16:00 +0000

This version is significantly more stable than the previous versions. Several improvements have been made to make it more presentable and user-friendly. So if you're already using a previous version,...

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Simple Tile Map Editor Build 1.1.0.15 - Update

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:39:00 +0000

Here's another update to the Simple Tile Map Editor... After examining the map data, I noticed that the map width and map height for maps larger than 256x256 were being saved as 32 bit integers,...

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Simple Tile Map Editor Build 1.1.0.14 - Update

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:33:00 +0000

Here's an update for the Simple Tile Map Editor... Download Build 1.1.0.14 (01/24/2008) : SimpleTileMapEditor1.1.0.14.zip (539.88 KB) - Download it. (Still Win32 only XD)MD5 :...

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First Blog New Year!!!

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:00:00 +0000

Happy New Year!!! Actually, I tried to sleep through the booms and bangs...but just couldn't XD. It's like a war is going on outside my window. Then on the following day, you get to watch the...

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First Blog Christmas!!!

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:00:00 +0000

Merry Christmas to you all!!! XD I hope you got your new PS3, XBox 360, WII, CellPhone , or whatever makes you happy :).

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WidSets Widget Coding Competition Extended-Play!

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:16:00 +0000

The good folks at WidSets have decided to extend the deadline for the Widget Coding Competition to the 31st of January, 2008. They have decided this upon receiving messages from developers who only...

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WidSets Widget Coding Competition

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:10:00 +0000

Just in case you haven't heard about it already, the good folks at www.widsets.com have announced the 2nd and final widget coding competition for the year 2007 where the winner will receive an N810...

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Alternate Project Templates for Sun Java Wireless Toolkit Users

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:27:00 +0000

Updated 12/04/2007 You can use these templates as an alternative if you are using the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit instead of NetBeans. CleanProject4WTK.zip - Clean Project Template Alternative (38.17...

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Need More Time

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:41:00 +0000

My apologies for not having new tutorials for you at this time. I'm working on a project that's taking up most of my time. Hopefully, I'll be done by the end of the month. It will then be...

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Handling Text Input or Accepting Character/Player Names

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:55:00 +0000

Your game would be more interesting if players can enter their name. It would make them feel like they really are part of the game. For instance, you can make certain dialog text address the player's...

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Latest Posts Feed Animator

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:54:00 +0000

I added a Latest Posts Feed Animator to my flash logo. It displays the last 5 posts as links from the posts feed I "burned" with FeedBurner. In case your interested on how it was done, I used some...

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Loading Tile Map Data From a File

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:06:00 +0000

In case you haven't seen it yet, there's a push-puzzle demo game in the "Various Games"/"Various Games for MIDP 2.0" sample mobile project included with The NetBeans Mobility Pack. The push-puzzle...

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Simple Tile Map Editor

noreply@blogger.com (devlin) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:40:00 +0000

Latest build : 1.1.0.20 Tuesday, October 7, 2008 3:58:20 PM - Jump to Downloads The Simple Tile Map Editor let's you design your tile maps visually and save them as small binary files that you can...

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