How do I unload content from the content manager? - xna

I tried using the dispose function on a texture2d but that caused problems and I'm pretty sure it's not what I'm meant to use.
What should I use to basically unload content? Does the content manager keep track itself or is there something I have to do?

Take a look at my answers here and possibly here.
The ContentManager "owns" all the content that it loads and is responsible for unloading it. The only way you should unload content that a ContentManager has loaded is by using ContentManager.Unload() (MSDN).
If you are not happy with this default behaviour of ContentManager, you can replace it as described in this blog post.
Any textures or other unload-able resources that you create yourself without going through ContentManager should be disposed (by calling Dispose()) in your Game.UnloadContent function.

If you want to dispose a texture, the easiest way to do it:
SpriteBatch spriteBatch;
Texture2D texture;
protected override void LoadContent()
{
spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice);
texture = Content.Load<Texture2D>(#"Textures\Brick00");
}
protected override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
{
// Logic which disposes texture, it may be different.
if (Keyboard.GetState().IsKeyDown(Keys.D))
{
texture.Dispose();
}
base.Update(gameTime);
}
protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
{
GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.CornflowerBlue);
spriteBatch.Begin(SpriteSortMode.Deferred, BlendState.AlphaBlend, SamplerState.LinearWrap, DepthStencilState.None, RasterizerState.CullCounterClockwise, null);
// Here you should check, was it disposed.
if (!texture.IsDisposed)
spriteBatch.Draw(texture, new Vector2(resolution.Width / 2, resolution.Height / 2), null, Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 0.25f, SpriteEffects.None, 0);
spriteBatch.End();
base.Draw(gameTime);
}
If you want to dispose all content after exiting the game, the best way to do it:
protected override void UnloadContent()
{
Content.Unload();
}
If you want to dispose only texture after exiting the game:
protected override void UnloadContent()
{
texture.Dispose();
}

Related

How do I create a copy of this class and then use it's functions inside XNA (Gamedrawable Component)

using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content;
namespace TileEngine
{
class Renderer : DrawableGameComponent
{
SpriteBatch spriteBatch;
public Renderer(Game game)
: base(game)
{
// TODO: Construct any child components here
}
protected override void LoadContent()
{
// base.LoadContent();
}
public override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
{
base.Draw(gameTime);
}
public override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
{
base.Update(gameTime);
}
public override void Initialize()
{
base.Initialize();
}
public RenderTarget2D new_texture(int width, int height)
{
Texture2D TEX = new Texture2D(GraphicsDevice, width, height); //create the texture to render to
RenderTarget2D Mine = new RenderTarget2D(GraphicsDevice, width, height);
GraphicsDevice.SetRenderTarget(Mine); //set the render device to the reference provided
//maybe base.draw can be used with spritebatch. Idk. We'll see if the order of operation
//works out. Wish I could call base.draw here.
return Mine; //I'm hoping that this returns the same instance and not a copy.
}
public void draw_texture(int width, int height, RenderTarget2D Mine)
{
GraphicsDevice.SetRenderTarget(null); //Set the renderer to render to the backbuffer again
Rectangle drawrect = new Rectangle(0, 0, width, height); //Set the rendering size to what we want
spriteBatch.Begin(); //This uses spritebatch to draw the texture directly to the screen
spriteBatch.Draw(Mine, drawrect, Color.White); //This uses the color white
spriteBatch.End(); //ends the spritebatch
//Call base.draw after this since it doesn't seem to recognize inside the function
//maybe base.draw can be used with spritebatch. Idk. We'll see if the order of operation
//works out. Wish I could call base.draw here.
}
public GraphicsDevice myDevice { get; set; }
}
}
I still can't call this class as an object in XNA
Here is the working code in the initialize function where I try to create it.
But in my draw code it still doesn't let me go:
tileclipping.draw_texture(...);
Here's the full code from game1
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.GamerServices;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media;
using TileEngine;
namespace TileEngine
{
/// <summary>
/// This is the main type for your game
/// </summary>
public class Game1 : Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game
{
public GraphicsDeviceManager graphics;
SpriteBatch spriteBatch;
TileMap myMap = new TileMap();
int squaresAcross = 12;
int squaresDown = 12;
public Game1()
{
graphics = new GraphicsDeviceManager(this);
Content.RootDirectory = "Content";
}
/// <summary>
/// Allows the game to perform any initialization it needs to before starting to run.
/// This is where it can query for any required services and load any non-graphic
/// related content. Calling base.Initialize will enumerate through any components
/// and initialize them as well.
/// </summary>
protected override void Initialize()
{
// tileClipping = new Renderer();
// TODO: Add your initialization logic here
Renderer tileclipping = new Renderer(this) ;
//Components.Add(tileclippping);
base.Initialize();
}
/// <summary>
/// LoadContent will be called once per game and is the place to load
/// all of your content.
/// </summary>
protected override void LoadContent()
{
// Create a new SpriteBatch, which can be used to draw textures.
spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice);
Tile.TileSetTexture = Content.Load<Texture2D>(#"Textures\TileSets\part1_tileset");
// TODO: use this.Content to load your game content here
}
/// <summary>
/// UnloadContent will be called once per game and is the place to unload
/// all content.
/// </summary>
protected override void UnloadContent()
{
// TODO: Unload any non ContentManager content here
}
/// <summary>
/// Allows the game to run logic such as updating the world,
/// checking for collisions, gathering input, and playing audio.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameTime">Provides a snapshot of timing values.</param>
protected override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
{
// Allows the game to exit
if (GamePad.GetState(PlayerIndex.One).Buttons.Back == ButtonState.Pressed)
this.Exit();
KeyboardState ks = Keyboard.GetState();
if (ks.IsKeyDown(Keys.Left))
{
Camera.Location.X = MathHelper.Clamp(Camera.Location.X - 8, 0, (myMap.MapWidth - squaresAcross) * 32);
}
if (ks.IsKeyDown(Keys.Right))
{
Camera.Location.X = MathHelper.Clamp(Camera.Location.X + 8, 0, (myMap.MapWidth - squaresAcross) * 32);
}
if (ks.IsKeyDown(Keys.Up))
{
Camera.Location.Y = MathHelper.Clamp(Camera.Location.Y - 8, 0, (myMap.MapHeight - squaresDown) * 32);
}
if (ks.IsKeyDown(Keys.Down))
{
Camera.Location.Y = MathHelper.Clamp(Camera.Location.Y + 8, 0, (myMap.MapHeight - squaresDown) * 32);
}
// TODO: Add your update logic here
base.Update(gameTime);
}
/// <summary>
/// This is called when the game should draw itself.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameTime">Provides a snapshot of timing values.</param>
protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
{
GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.CornflowerBlue);
//use the instance of renderer called tileclipping to generate a new texture of a specified size for tiles
//this surface is 200 pixels by 200 pixels for the reason that it's the same as the clipping i'll choose
Texture2D mytexture = new Texture2D(GraphicsDevice, 200, 200);
RenderTarget2D Mine = new RenderTarget2D(graphics.GraphicsDevice, 200, 200);
//Mine = tileclipping.new_texture(200, 200);
spriteBatch.Begin();
Vector2 firstSquare = new Vector2(Camera.Location.X / 32, Camera.Location.Y / 32);
int firstX = (int)firstSquare.X;
int firstY = (int)firstSquare.Y;
Vector2 squareOffset = new Vector2(Camera.Location.X % 32, Camera.Location.Y % 32);
int offsetX = (int)squareOffset.X;
int offsetY = (int)squareOffset.Y;
for (int y = 0; y < squaresDown; y++)
{
for (int x = 0; x < squaresAcross; x++)
{
spriteBatch.Draw(
Tile.TileSetTexture,
new Rectangle((x * 32) - offsetX, (y * 32) - offsetY, 32, 32),
Tile.GetSourceRectangle(myMap.Rows[y + firstY].Columns[x + firstX].TileID),
Color.White);
}
}
spriteBatch.End();
// TODO: Add your drawing code here
//There are two instances of mine
//A new one is made each time tileclipping.new_texture is called
//This function can re use the copy created by new texture
//hopefully this saves on memory
base.Draw(gameTime);
}
public CubeMapFace Tex2d { get; set; }
internal Renderer tileClipping { get; set; }
public IGameComponent tileclippping { get; set; }
}
}
I'm sorry if it isn't clear what i'm trying to do.
I'm trying to capture a 2d texture (or create one) OUTSIDE my game class
I'm trying to use a class as a handler, to pass these texture2d's back and forth between GAME1
and my Renderer
I don't WANT to have all my textures inside my main class.
Also another thing with this is that I'm trying to basically have a generic
texture2d CREATOR.
Aka this isn't for something simple like rendering sprites.
The function of RENDERER is to either create a new TEXTURE2D object with a NEW render target object
based on parameters fed to this function:
public RenderTarget2D new_texture(int width, int height)
{
Texture2D TEX = new Texture2D(GraphicsDevice, width, height); //create the texture to render to
RenderTarget2D Mine = new RenderTarget2D(GraphicsDevice, width, height);
GraphicsDevice.SetRenderTarget(Mine); //set the render device to the reference provided
//maybe base.draw can be used with spritebatch. Idk. We'll see if the order of operation
//works out. Wish I could call base.draw here.
return Mine; //I'm hoping that this returns the same instance and not a copy.
}
I need a way of creating a copy of the renderer class WITHOUT having it in the gamecomponents list.
The reason is because XNA won't let me access Graphics device, which is a required parameter OF a texture2D object.
So basically i'm doing all this stuff as a work around just becuase Texture2D requires graphics device as a parameter and I can't willy nilly pass GraphicsDevice INTO an instance of my renderer class i've already tried that and it fails.
So there will be situations in my game where say
if (Camera_zoom==1){
scaling_texture.dispose();
scaling_texture = tileclipping.new_texture(camera_width*camera_zoom, camera_height*camera_zoom);
// call a refresh command here
this.refresh_scene(...) //Inside here is a ton of sprite batches because the render target is now set to NEW scaling_texture
//after that we do the drawing using spritebatch inside draw function of main game class
//expecting that a render texture is provided for us by these pre requisites.
//then after that we call the render command
//it returns the render target to the screen
//then in the draw command AFTER the sprite batches were drawn TO the target surface called scaling_texture
//We use various parameters to tell it to draw this scaling_texture as a spritebatch.draw() inside the
//game1 draw class
//So basically I want to do things in this order
/// Create new texture of variable size
// use it as render target
// Do all my spritebatch
// call another spritebatch
//draw the contents of said texture on the screen as the rendering target
//Dispose of the texture object
//Check the scaling size of it
//Re create the scaling texture with a NEW resolution (each frame)
//Select it as a render target
//Do the spritebatchy stuff all over again repeat above for all game loop
//BUT I want parts of this, mainly the creation of this Texture2D object, and the drawing of it to the backbuffer
//To all happen inside my Renderer class
//but for all main game spritebatches to happen inside my main game class
//This is a problem for me and XNA doesn't seem to want to let me organize it this way
//Unless i'm missing something which is why i'm making this lengthy post
//ANY and all help is appreciated.
//Thanks again and I hope I explained myself well enough this time IE my intentions.
//PLEASE NOTE I am SET on doing things THIS way. I will NEED a texture 2d rendering target that is NON static
//During MOST of my GAME project.
//That said.. IT HAS TO have function to wrap it inside Renderer. THere is no way in hell I'm going to do this
//In a spaghetti code fashion Inside GAME1 with nested if statements.
//Thanks all
}
I just took the time to read it completely, and if I understand correctly, you want to have all your textures into a manager to be able to acess them from everywhere in your program ?
what I normally do is have a Class like this one :
Class Images
{
public static Texture2d Ball;
public static Texture2d Hero;
public static void loadContent(Content content)
{
Ball = content.load<Texture2d>("/GFX/GameObject/Ball");
Hero = content.load<Texture2d>("/GFX/SpriteSheet/Hero");
}
}
This class allow you to use Image.Hero or Image.Ball from everywhere in your code. All you have to do is to set it in your game loadcontent sub :
protected override void LoadContent()
{
// Create a new SpriteBatch, which can be used to draw textures.
spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice);
Images.LoadContent(GraphicsDeviceManager.Content);
Sounds.LoadContent(GraphicsDeviceManager.Content);
Tile.TileSetTexture = Content.Load<Texture2D>(#"Textures\TileSets\part1_tileset");
// TODO: use this.Content to load your game content here
}
From here, if you need to recreate or reload the texture in your own renderer class, you could set images.ball getter or setter differently and handle it how you want, or just create a new function to clone these texture and do what you need for your renderer class. Edit : I'm not 100% sure about if the class itself is static or not, I dont have the code in front of me and I didnt touch it in a long time.
I'm not home, so I cant find the tutorial I had about splash screen. but it also let you load a delegate instead of an asset, and that delegate lets you do some actions instead : as the 1st item to load, you load all the texture and fonts needed for your splash screen, as well as a background music that you start playing right away. If you want, let me know and I'll add in the link once I get home.

Why spritebatch.Draw shows blank output?

In my code below, I think it's correctly done. But idk, the image called by _bg is does not shown up. The screen only show White. Weirdly, there is 0 error message when I run it.
(The RenderTarget2D is for default-ing my view into landscape mode)
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
namespace GameName2
{
/// <summary>
/// This is the main type for your game
/// </summary>
public class Game1 : Game
{
GraphicsDeviceManager _graphics;
SpriteBatch _spriteBatch;
Texture2D _bg;
RenderTarget2D finalImageTarget;
public Game1()
{
_graphics = new GraphicsDeviceManager(this);
Content.RootDirectory = "Content";
}
/// <summary>
/// Allows the game to perform any initialization it needs to before starting to run.
/// This is where it can query for any required services and load any non-graphic
/// related content. Calling base.Initialize will enumerate through any components
/// and initialize them as well.
/// </summary>
protected override void Initialize()
{
// TODO: Add your initialization logic here
base.Initialize();
}
/// <summary>
/// LoadContent will be called once per game and is the place to load
/// all of your content.
/// </summary>
protected override void LoadContent()
{
// Create a new SpriteBatch, which can be used to draw textures.
_spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice);
_bg = Content.Load<Texture2D>(#"background");
finalImageTarget = new RenderTarget2D(GraphicsDevice, 1280, 720);
// TODO: use this.Content to load your game content here
}
/// <summary>
/// UnloadContent will be called once per game and is the place to unload
/// all content.
/// </summary>
protected override void UnloadContent()
{
// TODO: Unload any non ContentManager content here
}
/// <summary>
/// Allows the game to run logic such as updating the world,
/// checking for collisions, gathering input, and playing audio.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameTime">Provides a snapshot of timing values.</param>
protected override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
{
// TODO: Add your update logic here
base.Update(gameTime);
}
/// <summary>
/// This is called when the game should draw itself.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameTime">Provides a snapshot of timing values.</param>
protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
{
GraphicsDevice.SetRenderTarget(finalImageTarget);
GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.White);
// TODO: Add your drawing code here
_spriteBatch.Begin();
_spriteBatch.Draw(_bg,
new Rectangle(0, 0, Window.ClientBounds.Width, Window.ClientBounds.Height),
null,
Color.White,
0,
Vector2.Zero,
SpriteEffects.None,
0);
_spriteBatch.End();
GraphicsDevice.SetRenderTarget(null);
_spriteBatch.Begin();
_spriteBatch.Draw(finalImageTarget,
new Vector2(720,0),
null,
Color.White,
MathHelper.PiOver2,
Vector2.Zero,
Vector2.One,
SpriteEffects.None,
0f);
_spriteBatch.End();
base.Draw(gameTime);
}
}
}
I use xnb file. And I put it in Content folder in the project. I've set 'Content' and 'Copy if newer' to the file property.
This is the .png file I use before converted into xnb : https://imageshack.us/scaled/large/15/loadingo.png
Or maybe the problem is in my .png file?
Any idea? Thanks
That second sprite batch call is rather curious. It looks to me like you are moving and / or rotating the image off-screen.
Since you are using this overload of draw you are effectively doing this:
Texture2D texture = finalImageTarget;
Vector2 position = new Vector2(720,0);
Rectangle? sourceRectangle = null;
Color color = Color.White;
float rotation = MathHelper.PiOver2;
Vector2 origin = Vector2.Zero;
Vector2 scale = Vector2.One;
SpriteEffects effects = SpriteEffects.None;
float layerDepth = 0f;
_spriteBatch.Draw (texture,position,sourceRectangle,color,rotation,origin,scale,effects,layerDepth,layerDepth);
So that means you are positioning your image 720 pixels to the right of the upper left corner of the screen, then rotating it around the upper left corner of the image 90 degrees.
My suggestion is to start simple and work your way up to what you want to achieve. Use a single sprite batch call without a render target and use source and destination rectangles without rotation.
Edit: Use the debugger to make sure all of the variables are coming out with the values you expect to see. For example, Window.ClientBounds.Width / Height might be coming out as zeros. I think I saw this once when porting to Android and had to change it to use the Viewport Width and Height.
GraphicsDevice.SetRenderTarget(finalImageTarget);
GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.White);
// TODO: Add your drawing code here
_spriteBatch.Begin();
_spriteBatch.Draw(_bg,
new Rectangle(0, 0, Window.ClientBounds.Width, Window.ClientBounds.Height),
null,
Color.White,
0,
Vector2.Zero,
SpriteEffects.None,
0);
_spriteBatch.End();
This code is not being drawn to the screen you see. It is being draw to the finalImageTarget render target. That what a render target is a place to draw to that doesn't show up on screen. Setting it to GraphicsDevice.SetRenderTarget(null); tells XNA to draw to the visible screen.
Why are you using Render2D? is there a specific reason?
if not then i would change the resolution of the window by using
_graphics.PreferredBackBuffer.Width = 720;
_graphics.PreferredBackbuffer.Height = 1280;
in your constructor.
then you have you freedom to place your Texture2D image using the below;
_spriteBatch.Begin();
_spriteBatch.Draw(_bg,
new Rectangle(0, 0, Window.ClientBounds.Width, Window.ClientBounds.Height),
null,
Color.Black,
0,
Vector2.Zero,
SpriteEffects.None,
0);
_spriteBatch.End();
If your worried about placement over and under the background image then try using layers in your spriteBatch calls.
As i said im not sure why you want it this way so i could be wrong but doing it this simple way will workout whether or not its your texture file or something else.
EDIT
Based upon your comment, id say to try out just positioning the texture2D via coordinates
e.g.
_spriteBatch.Draw(_bg, new vector2(0,0), color.black);
or
_spriteBatch.Draw(_bg, new vector2(screen.width/2,screen.height/2), color.black);
if you still cant see it id suggest maybe looking at the properties of the file or changing the file to a jpg for testing.
This is the solution (The same question, I posted on different site)
https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/54672/why-spritebatch-draw-shows-blank-output

Coordinates of a Texture2d?

I know you can get the width and height of class Texture2d, but why can't you get the x and y coordinates? Do I have to create separate variables for them or something? Seems like a lot of work.
You must use a Vector2-object in association with a Texture2D-object. A Texture2D-object itself does not have any coordinates.
When you want to draw a texture, you will need a SpriteBatch to draw it, whereas this takes a Vector2D to determine the coordinates.
public void Draw (
Texture2D texture,
Vector2 position,
Color color
)
This is taken from MSDN.
So, either create a struct
struct VecTex{
Vector2 Vec;
Texture2D Tex;
}
or a class when you need further processing.
A Texture2D object alone doesn't have any screen x and y coordinates.
In order to draw a texture on the screen, you must either set it's position by using a Vector2 or a Rectangle.
Here's an example using Vector2:
private SpriteBatch spriteBatch;
private Texture2D myTexture;
private Vector2 position;
// (...)
protected override void LoadContent()
{
// Create a new SpriteBatch, which can be used to draw textures.
spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice);
// Load the Texture2D object from the asset named "myTexture"
myTexture = Content.Load<Texture2D>(#"myTexture");
// Set the position to coordinates x: 100, y: 100
position = new Vector2(100, 100);
}
protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
{
spriteBatch.Begin();
spriteBatch.Draw(myTexture, position, Color.White);
spriteBatch.End();
}
And here's an example using Rectangle:
private SpriteBatch spriteBatch;
private Texture2D myTexture;
private Rectangle destinationRectangle;
// (...)
protected override void LoadContent()
{
// Create a new SpriteBatch, which can be used to draw textures.
spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice);
// Load the Texture2D object from the asset named "myTexture"
myTexture = Content.Load<Texture2D>(#"myTexture");
// Set the destination Rectangle to coordinates x: 100, y: 100 and having
// exactly the same width and height of the texture
destinationRectangle = new Rectangle(100, 100,
myTexture.Width, myTexture.Height);
}
protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
{
spriteBatch.Begin();
spriteBatch.Draw(myTexture, destinationRectangle, null, Color.White);
spriteBatch.End();
}
The main difference is that by using a Rectangle you are able to scale your texture to fit the destination rectangle's width and height.
You can find some more information about the SpriteBatch.Draw method at MSDN.

Scaling problems in XNA

Here's the thing. I'm in a team where we're trying to develop a Asteroid like game and my part of the game was everything related to images. I understood everything, but scaling. My problem is that when I scale the image it slightly moves from the position that was originally assign. But, I want it to stay in the same place when it's been scaled. Tried replacing vectors with rectangles and it didn't work. Here's my code:
public class Game1 : Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game
{
Texture2D texture;
Vector2 position = new Vector2(525, 325);
float scale = 0.3f;
Texture2D texture2;
GraphicsDeviceManager graphics;
SpriteBatch spriteBatch;
public Game1()
{
graphics = new GraphicsDeviceManager(this);
Content.RootDirectory = "Content";
// Frame rate is 30 fps by default for Windows Phone.
TargetElapsedTime = TimeSpan.FromTicks(333333);
// Extend battery life under lock.
InactiveSleepTime = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
}
/// <summary>
/// Allows the game to perform any initialization it needs to before starting to run.
/// This is where it can query for any required services and load any non-graphic
/// related content. Calling base.Initialize will enumerate through any components
/// and initialize them as well.
/// </summary>
protected override void Initialize()
{
// TODO: Add your initialization logic here
base.Initialize();
}
/// <summary>
/// LoadContent will be called once per game and is the place to load
/// all of your content.
/// </summary>
protected override void LoadContent()
{
// Create a new SpriteBatch, which can be used to draw textures.
spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice);
texture = Content.Load<Texture2D>("Spacenebula_Backround_");
texture2 = Content.Load<Texture2D>("PressureSphere");
// TODO: use this.Content to load your game content here
}
/// <summary>
/// UnloadContent will be called once per game and is the place to unload
/// all content.
/// </summary>
protected override void UnloadContent()
{
// TODO: Unload any non ContentManager content here
}
/// <summary>
/// Allows the game to run logic such as updating the world,
/// checking for collisions, gathering input, and playing audio.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameTime">Provides a snapshot of timing values.</param>
protected override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
{
// Allows the game to exit
if (GamePad.GetState(PlayerIndex.One).Buttons.Back == ButtonState.Pressed)
this.Exit();
// TODO: Add your update logic here
base.Update(gameTime);
}
/// <summary>
/// This is called when the game should draw itself.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameTime">Provides a snapshot of timing values.</param>
protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
{
GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.CornflowerBlue);
spriteBatch.Begin();
spriteBatch.Draw(texture, Vector2.Zero, Color.Wheat);
spriteBatch.Draw(texture2,position, null, Color.Wheat, 0, new Vector2(0, 0), scale, SpriteEffects.None, 0);
spriteBatch.End();
// TODO: Add your drawing code here
base.Draw(gameTime);
}
} }
the smallest scale is 0.3f and the largest 1.3f.
When the scale is at 0.3f looks like this :
When the scale is at 1.3f looks like this:
see what I mean? I need it to be at the same position every time the scale is changed. I would gladly appreciate if anyone helps me.
As part of the spriteBatch.Draw method, you specify the origin of the image. ("new Vector(0,0)")
Currently, you appear to be setting it as the top left corner of the image which means any scaling efforts are going to "grow" from the top left of the image as well.
Try setting the origin to the center of your image(s) instead.
This will ensure the image gets scaled correctly without it appearing to move / get displaced by scaling.
If you are using collision detection, make sure you also use scale parameter into calculation. Height and width of sprite is still same, no matter how you scale it. as well change radius if using circle collision.

XNA 3.1 Laggy movement

I have Windows XP SP3.
I created the default XNA project in version 3.1 and added these simple lines to the pregenerated code:
public class Game1 : Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game
{
GraphicsDeviceManager graphics;
SpriteBatch spriteBatch;
Rectangle rectangle = new Rectangle(80, 80, 100, 100);
Texture2D textureTrain;
public Game1()
{
graphics = new GraphicsDeviceManager(this);
Content.RootDirectory = "Content";
//TargetElapsedTime = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 0, 10);
}
...
/// <summary>
/// LoadContent will be called once per game and is the place to load
/// all of your content.
/// </summary>
protected override void LoadContent()
{
// Create a new SpriteBatch, which can be used to draw textures.
spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice);
// TODO: use this.Content to load your game content here
textureTrain = Content.Load<Texture2D>("MyBitmap1");
}
...
/// <summary>
/// Allows the game to run logic such as updating the world,
/// checking for collisions, gathering input, and playing audio.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameTime">Provides a snapshot of timing values.</param>
protected override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
{
// Allows the game to exit
if (GamePad.GetState(PlayerIndex.One).Buttons.Back == ButtonState.Pressed)
this.Exit();
// TODO: Add your update logic here
rectangle.X = rectangle.X + 1;
rectangle.Y = rectangle.Y + 1;
base.Update(gameTime);
}
/// <summary>
/// This is called when the game should draw itself.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameTime">Provides a snapshot of timing values.</param>
protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
{
GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.CornflowerBlue);
// TODO: Add your drawing code here
spriteBatch.Begin();
spriteBatch.Draw(textureTrain, rectangle, Color.White);
spriteBatch.End();
base.Draw(gameTime);
}
}
as simple as this ! But the movement is very laggy, it flickers, I can't even look at it.
If I compare it to some flash games it's incomparable. Why is this? What am I doing wrong?
Because your are using the X and Y components of the Rectangle, your calculation will be rounded to the nearest whole number. You want granularity in this case, fine, precise movements.
i.e.
Vector2 position = new Vector2(0.1f, 0.1f);
//Some Arbitrary movement
float speed = 0.008f;
position.X += (float)((speed * position.X);
position.Y += (float)((speed * position.Y);
spriteBatch.Begin();
spriteBatch.Draw(textureTrain, position, rectangle, Color.White);
spriteBatch.End();

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