monogame-and-libgdx-dev

[twilit otter]

there's an active libgdx discord, check that out. As far as blurry fonts for libgdx, there are several causes and fixes. If you ping on the libgdx discord you should get a solution.

I have bitmap fonts in my libgdx game and they work well, small and large size. I recall having some difficulty and had to make some tweaks. I don't remember exactly but if you're still having the issue we can help on the discord.

[wide arrow]

Hi guys, I have a question. As an artist with absolutely 0 coding knowledge and experience, how hard would you say monogame is to learn?

[hot hazel]

I recommend starting with something like unity

[wide arrow]

ooh, even for pixel games similar to stardew valley/dave the diver?

[hot hazel]

it's probably a bit overkill but you could

monogame is pretty approachable, but you'll need to learn c# first.

monogame is only a framework, an engine like unity does a lot more for you

[wide arrow]

I see! I'll do more research on unity then

thank you soo much for responding c:

[hot hazel]

there are also simpler 2D engines as well like game maker ( #gms-dev )

that said, I really enjoyed monogame (XNA at the time) but it does require some programming practice

[wide arrow]

ohh I'll check out game maker too, I'm planning on learning to make a 2D pixel game similar to maybe chef rpg or dave the diver

[nimble spruce]

Man, I have never touched gamemaker before.

I kinda have an open source policy tho

[nimble spruce]

Monogame.Extended adds pretty much anything an engine does for you.

[hot hazel]

i wouldn't say everything, but a good amount of stuff

[nimble spruce]

i mean what doesnt it add?

[hot hazel]

it doesn't really provide a full rendering pipeline

also is only really catering to 2D

there's no multiplayer stuff, which is required for some games

[nimble spruce]

then again I have never really made anything in Monogame so...

[nimble spruce]

Most frameworks dont implement multiplayer anyways

[hot hazel]

yes, frameworks != engines

[nimble spruce]

I see what you did there!

I generally use frameworks for small projects while engines for bigger ones

[hot hazel]

also the input system doesn't extend to more high level gameplay concepts

[nimble spruce]

what are "high level gameplay concepts"

[hot hazel]

abstracting inputs to gameplay actions

stuff for handling chords/combos

[nimble spruce]

oh ok

I have never made a game that has combo attacks, so i wouldnt know anything about that

[twilit otter]

libgdx FTW

we've got a game on Play Store, ios soon once we fix some ios specific bugs. For those who want to de-couple from an IDE, go totally opensource, and just write code, LibGDX is a great option.

good support from the libgdx discord also.

[wispy sorrel]

Using it rn, gotta say im enjoying it so far

Esp scene 2d ui stuff

Very useful

[proper remnant]

Hey stoozey, i was thinking to make tools for libdx or monogame do you have any suggestions

[wispy sorrel]

No no don do that. Make a monogame/libgdx like lib in c++

Another thing i like abt libgdx is the tools like skin composer and texture packer, very useful

Maybe u can make those for something like raylib

Or maybe they alr exist but idk lol

[twilit otter]

there's a pretty active discord for libgdx, you could ask there.

Libgdx needs more beginner friendly tools IMO.

[dense storm]

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[last raven]

If you prefer to be an artist first and foremost, then don't even consider MonoGame. Use Unity or Unreal.