AndEngine for Android Game Development Cookbook -- Table of Contents -- AndEngine for Android Game Development Cookbook -- Credits -- About the Authors -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- 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 -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. AndEngine Game Structure -- Introduction -- Know the life cycle -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- The LayoutGameActivity class -- The SimpleBaseGameActivity and SimpleLayoutGameActivity classes -- The SimpleAsyncGameActivity class -- Choosing our engine type -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Selecting a resolution policy -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Creating object factories -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Creating the game manager -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Introducing sounds and music -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Music objects -- Sound objects -- Working with different types of textures -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- BuildableBitmapTextureAtlas -- TiledTextureRegion -- Compressed textures -- See also -- Applying texture options -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Texture formats -- See also -- Using AndEngine font resources -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- See also -- Creating the resource manager -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- See also -- Saving and loading game data -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more... -- 2. Working with Entities -- Introduction.

Understanding AndEngine entities -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- There's more... -- Applying primitives to a layer -- Getting ready… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more... -- See also -- Bringing a scene to life with sprites -- Getting ready… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more... -- Using OpenGL's dithering capability -- See also -- Applying text to a layer -- Getting ready… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more... -- See also -- Using relative rotation -- Getting ready… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Overriding the onManagedUpdate method -- Getting ready… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Using modifiers and entity modifiers -- Getting ready… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- AndEngine's modifiers -- AndEngine's entity modifiers -- There's more… -- See also -- Working with particle systems -- Getting ready… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Particle emitter selection -- Particle initializer selection -- Particle modifier selection -- See also -- 3. Designing Your Menu -- Introduction -- Adding buttons to the menu -- Getting ready… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- See also -- Adding music to the menu -- Getting ready… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- See also -- Applying a background -- How to do it.. -- How it works… -- There's more... -- The EntityBackground class -- The SpriteBackground class -- The RepeatingSpriteBackground class -- See also -- Using parallax backgrounds to create perspective -- Getting ready… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- See also -- Creating our level selection system -- Getting ready… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Explaining the LevelSelector class -- Explaining the LevelTile class -- There's more… -- See also -- Hiding and retrieving layers -- Getting ready… -- How to do it… -- How it works….

There's more... -- See also -- 4. Working with Cameras -- Introduction -- Introducing the camera object -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Limiting the camera area with the bound camera -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Taking a closer look with zoom cameras -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- There's more… -- See also -- Creating smooth moves with a smooth camera -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- See also -- Pinch-zoom camera functionality -- Getting started… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- See also -- Stitching a background together -- Getting started... -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- See also -- Applying a HUD to the camera -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Applying a controller to the display -- Getting started... -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Coordinate conversion -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Creating a split screen game -- Getting started… -- How to do it… -- How it works... -- 5. Scene and Layer Management -- Introduction -- Creating the scene manager -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also... -- Setting up the resource manager for scene resources -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also... -- Customizing managed scenes and layers -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also... -- Setting up an activity to use the scene manager -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also... -- 6. Applications of Physics -- Introduction to the Box2D physics extension -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Understanding different body types -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating category-filtered bodies -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more...

See also -- Creating multiple-fixture bodies -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating unique bodies by specifying vertices -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Using forces, velocities, and torque -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Applying anti-gravity to a specific body -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Working with joints -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- More joint types -- The distance joint -- The mouse joint -- The prismatic joint -- The pulley joint -- The revolute joint -- The weld joint -- See also -- Creating a rag doll -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating a rope -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Working with collisions -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Using preSolve and postSolve -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating destructible objects -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Raycasting -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 7. Working with Update Handlers -- Getting started with update handlers -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Attaching an update handler to an entity -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using update handlers with conditionals -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Handling the removal of an entity from the game -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Adding game timers -- Getting ready... -- How to do it...

How it works... -- See also -- Setting entity properties based on the time passed -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- 8. Maximizing Performance -- Introduction -- Ignoring entity updates -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- See also -- Disabling background window rendering -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Limiting simultaneous sound streams -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- See also -- Creating sprite pools -- Getting started… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- See also -- Cutting down render time with sprite groups -- Getting started… -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- See also -- Disabling rendering with entity culling -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- See also -- 9. AndEngine Extensions Overview -- Introduction -- Creating live wallpaper -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- See also… -- Networking with the multiplayer extension -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating high-resolution graphics with SVG -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- See also… -- Color mapping with SVG texture regions -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- There's more… -- See also… -- 10. Getting More From AndEngine -- Loading all textures from a folder -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Using textured meshes -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Applying a sprite-based shadow -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating a physics-based moving platform -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating a physics-based rope bridge -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also.

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