How can web start execute and run my Sierra-style Quest game
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I am making a good ole Sierra primitive style quest in Java.
I am sticking to pure old-school graphics feel, not complete 320x200 pixels feel, but the larger brick method they used of about 4x2 of those pixels.
I have already made the drawing system to create EGA colored screens with the big scenic-pixels like in Space Quest 1 and King's Quest 1,2. Youtube has them if you'd like to see how they looked. King's Quest 4 used only pure EGA 320,200 size pixels, not bricks, but their earlier games used the big-block method to use less room to store each screen's bitmap data.
I'd like it to be Java web Start. - eventually launched from my website.
How do I set up a web project in Eclipse to be able to launch a JFrame that accepts mouse activity and behaves as it would in a normal Eclipse project?
This guy made a decent Youtube here for Web Apps, below.
But mine wont be a web-app collecting textfield data.
I just want a framework that can start my .java code and launch my game's JFrame
His Eclipse setup vid is here
Thanks
I am making a good ole Sierra primitive style quest in Java.
I am sticking to pure old-school graphics feel, not complete 320x200 pixels feel, but the larger brick method they used of about 4x2 of those pixels.
I have already made the drawing system to create EGA colored screens with the big scenic-pixels like in Space Quest 1 and King's Quest 1,2. Youtube has them if you'd like to see how they looked. King's Quest 4 used only pure EGA 320,200 size pixels, not bricks, but their earlier games used the big-block method to use less room to store each screen's bitmap data.
I'd like it to be Java web Start. - eventually launched from my website.
How do I set up a web project in Eclipse to be able to launch a JFrame that accepts mouse activity and behaves as it would in a normal Eclipse project?
This guy made a decent Youtube here for Web Apps, below.
But mine wont be a web-app collecting textfield data.
I just want a framework that can start my .java code and launch my game's JFrame
His Eclipse setup vid is here
Thanks
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I haven't used it for Web Start but you might find you can choose a Web Start type of project.
Even if it does, you'd do well to understand how it all works without the assistance of Eclipse
Even if it does, you'd do well to understand how it all works without the assistance of Eclipse
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Excellent links.
Thanks.
Ok, so I don't have to pay any attention to WebStart now, I can develop my game in a normal Java project style.
The JFrames and everything will appear the same once WebStart runs it?
Webstart is a normal JVM?
It will look exactly the same as it does when developed in Eclipse?
Thanks
Thanks.
Ok, so I don't have to pay any attention to WebStart now, I can develop my game in a normal Java project style.
The JFrames and everything will appear the same once WebStart runs it?
Webstart is a normal JVM?
It will look exactly the same as it does when developed in Eclipse?
Thanks
The JFrames and everything will appear the same once WebStart runs it?Yes. Bear in mind that anything distributed in Web Start will have to be signed. You can use your own self-generated and self-signed cert for this but it will appear to your users to come from an 'unknown publisher' unless you use a cert that's been signed by a CA
Webstart is a normal JVM?
It will look exactly the same as it does when developed in Eclipse?
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okay, thanks
btw, can I do everything in Python that Java can do? Are Python "JFrames" as good?
UNCW has kicked Java aside, so I'm curious about Python. It seems it is awesome for online games. Lots of gaming packages.
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Will installing both Eclipse and Python on my Macbook cause issues, or is Python part of Eclipse now?
btw, can I do everything in Python that Java can do? Are Python "JFrames" as good?
UNCW has kicked Java aside, so I'm curious about Python. It seems it is awesome for online games. Lots of gaming packages.
?
Will installing both Eclipse and Python on my Macbook cause issues, or is Python part of Eclipse now?
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