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Links

These are all the relevant links we've accumulated while developing the game.

Coding

• Procedural Content
  • A Real-Time Procedural Universe, Part One: Generating Planetary Bodies
  • A Real-Time Procedural Universe, Part Two: Rendering Planetary Bodies
  • A Real-Time Procedural Universe, Part Three: Matters of Scale
  • A Real-Time Procedural Universe, Part Four: Dynamic Ground Textures and Objects
  • Algorithms for an Infinite Universe
  • Random Name-Generation Using Grammars
  • Random maze-generator FAQ
• General Programming
  • General
    • MSDN - The Microsoft Developer Network
  • Gui
    • Creating a Quake-like Console Using DirectDraw
    • Creating a Scalable Console System with STL – Part 1
• Game Programming
  • General
    • Game Object Structure: Inheritance vs. Aggregation
    • The Right Way To Do Message Type Resolution
    • The Guerrilla Guide to Game Code
    • Neverwinter Nights: For Developers
  • AI
    • Coordinated Unit Movement
    • GDC 2003: Building an AI Sensory System: Examining The Design of Thief: The Dark Project
  • Path Finding
    • RenderWare White Paper on Path finding
    • Smart Moves: Intelligent Path-Finding
    • Various relevant links - not read through yet
  • Collision Detection (2D)
    • 2D Collision Detection - Heroic Virtue Creations
    • N Tutorials - Collision Detection and Response (Separating Axis Theorem)
    • Gamasutra - Advanced Collision Detection Techniques
    • Gamasutra - Pool Hall Lessons: Fast, Accurate Collision Detection between Circles or Spheres
    • Gamasutra - Crashing into the New Year: Collision Detection
    • Gamasutra - Collision Response: Bouncy, Trouncy, Fun
• XNA
  • General
    • XBOX 360 Homebrew
    • XNA Creators Club
  • Tutorials
    • XNA Team Blog : XNA Game Studio Express Video Tutorials
    • The Ramblings of a Hazy Mind - XNA Game Development Tutorials
    • XNA Resources - XNA Tutorials, GSE Tutorials
    • Video Safe Area
    • Coding For Multiple Cores on Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows
    • Cornflower Blue
    • XNA 101 .Net
    • Nuclex - XNA GameComponents and GameServices
    • XNA Tutorials and XNA Tools - Custom Content Processor
  • Libraries
    • Nuclex.Fonts
    • Mercury Particle Engine
    • Farseer Physics
    • Xna5D - An Open Source XNA Game Framework
    • Buttermilk Game / GUI Engine
    • XGameInput for XNA
• .Net
  • General
    • The Code Project - Free Source Code and Tutorials
  • C#
    • C# Game Development: Type and C# and Switching
  • Libraries
    • The C5 Generic Collection Library for C# and CLI
• Design Patterns
• Visual Studio
  • Custom Tools
    • Automated Registration of Visual Studio Custom Tools
    • Writing a custom tool to generate code for Visual Studio .NET
    • GotDotNet User Sample: BaseCodeGeneratorWithSite

Game Development

• General
  • Gamedev.net
  • Gamasutra.com

Games

Graphics

• Resources
  • XBOX 360 Controller Button Graphics
• Articles & Tutorials
  • Pixel
    • SpritAart.com - Misc tutorials
    • So You Want To Be A Pixel Artist? - Great tutorial
• Artist Pages
  • Pixel
    • Final Redemption
  • Concept Art
    • PSG 7
• Galleries
  • Game Sprites
    • The Shyguy Kingdom
    • SPRITEaholic
    • Tatakau

Programs

• Graphics
  • Tile Studio - Sprite and map editor

Sound

Xbox 360

• General
  • Windows Media Center Quick Reference for Xbox 360
• Hardware
  • A guide to cables and screen modes etc.