Slick2D Game Development -- Table of Contents -- Slick2D Game Development -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Downloading the color images of this book -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Setting Up Slick2D -- What is Slick2D? -- Downloading the Slick2D and LWJGL files -- Setting up an eclipse project -- Native files -- What if I want my game to be platform-specific? -- Summary -- 2. Game Structure -- Game structures -- The basic game structure -- The first step to creating a basic game -- Next we need to add the Slick2D workflow -- Next we need to complete the main method -- Let's break down the main method -- State-based games -- The uses of a state-based game -- Game states -- Setting up a basic game state -- Switching between states -- Setting up a state-based game -- Customizing state switching -- Pre/Post state transition workflow -- The app game container in all its greatness -- Closing the window -- What we learned -- Starting our game -- Summary -- 3. The Slick2D Workflow -- Game workflow -- Using the workflow -- The initiation method -- Using the initiation method -- Initializing images -- Loading images using a sprite sheet -- Converting buffered images to Slick2D images -- The update method -- Using the update method -- Delta and how to utilize delta time -- Utilizing the delta variable in player movement -- Delta timers -- Input handling -- The render method -- Using the render method -- Uses for rendering -- Rendering is for another day! -- Workflow in a state-based game -- What we learned.

Adding to our game -- Adding the delta timer -- Loading an image -- Summary -- 4. A Deeper Look at Rendering -- Rendering -- How Slick2D makes rendering easy -- What can we render? -- Using the graphics parameter -- Drawing primitive shapes -- Drawing a line -- Drawing rectangles -- Rounded rectangles -- Drawing ovals and circles -- Alternative parameter list -- Drawing Arcs -- Alternative parameter list -- Drawing gradient lines -- Option 1 - Slick2D's color class -- Option 2 - define custom colors -- Drawing strings -- Altering the behavior of the graphics object -- Anti-Aliasing -- Color -- Line width -- Drawing textured shapes -- Drawing images -- Scaling images -- Applying a color filter to an image -- What have we learned? -- Adding to our game -- Summary -- 5. A Look at Input -- The importance of user input -- Uses of input -- Using input for movement -- Basic overview of vectors -- Vector position -- Vector direction -- Vector magnitude -- Vectors in Slick2D -- Keyboard input -- Single press -- Key down -- Key codes -- Using isKeyDown() to implement movement -- Mouse input -- Mouse location -- Mouse click -- Combining mouse location and mouse click -- What we learned -- Adding to our game -- Summary -- 6. Sound and Music -- The importance of sound and music -- Using music and sound as a game mechanic -- How to create sound effects and music -- Sound effect software -- SFXR -- BFXR -- Music creation software -- Musagi -- Fruity Loops studio -- Using music in Slick2D -- Music positioning -- Fading music -- Altering and reviewing music variables -- Using sound in Slick2D -- Utilizing sound in an example -- What have we learned? -- Adding to our game -- Summary -- 7. From Example to Game -- What we will cover -- The future of our game -- Utilizing our delta timer -- Adding lives and points -- Lives -- Point system -- Finishing the delta timer.

Checking for side collision -- Adding visual feedback -- Making the game unique -- Summary -- A. Full Source Code -- The use of this Appendix -- Full source code -- B. Packaging Our Game -- Exporting a Slick2D game -- Software -- Packaging our game -- Platform specific -- Index.