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Stencyl Essentials

Stencyl Essentials

By : Sneyd
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Stencyl Essentials

Stencyl Essentials

4.4 (5)
By: Sneyd

Overview of this book

If you are a computer game enthusiast who has always wanted to know what it takes to build a playable game, or maybe you would like to expand your programming knowledge so that you can develop great computer games using a solid game engine and toolkit, then this book is for you.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Preface
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Free Chapter
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1. Exploring the Stencyl Toolset and Game Engine
1. Exploring the Stencyl Toolset and Game Engine
Downloading and installing Stencyl
Creating an account and signing in
Exploring Stencyl – screens and windows
Summary
2
2. Starting the Game Project
2. Starting the Game Project
Mudslide Cowboy
The project files
Creating the game project
Summary
3
3. Backgrounds and Tilesets
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3. Backgrounds and Tilesets
Backgrounds and foregrounds
Our first tileset
Summary
4
4. Building Levels Using Scenes
4. Building Levels Using Scenes
Creating our first level
Adding tiles to our level
Summary
5
5. Actor Types and Instances
5. Actor Types and Instances
What are actors?
Adding our first actor
Summary
6
6. Writing Simple Behaviors
6. Writing Simple Behaviors
The player handler
Summary
7
7. Complex Behaviors and Code
7. Complex Behaviors and Code
Adding player interaction
Summary
8
8. Adding Sound FX and Music
8. Adding Sound FX and Music
Supporting both MP3 and OGG formats
Importing audio files into Stencyl
Sound file designation in Stencyl
Playing sound FX and music in Stencyl
Summary
9
9. Adding HUD Elements
9. Adding HUD Elements
The dynamic cursor
Summary
10
10. Adding Menus and Buttons
10. Adding Menus and Buttons
Adding the scene and background
Adding the buttons
Programming the button
Summary
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11. Scoring and Game Rules
11. Scoring and Game Rules
Collecting coins
Coin collisions and physics settings
Importing the font
Coin collection
Rendering text to the screen
Multiple tile layers
Summary
12
12. Publishing and Monetization
12. Publishing and Monetization
Mobile publishing and monetization
Summary
13
Index
Index

Backgrounds and foregrounds

While the asset type is referred to as a Background in Stencyl, they can be used as either backgrounds or foregrounds within our game levels, which means that we can place them either behind or in front of the active play area of our game. In particular, in the case of platform games, the use of both foregrounds and backgrounds with staggered parallax scrolling speeds can create a real sense of richness and depth in our game worlds.

Adding our first background

If the empty game project, we created at the end of Chapter 2, Starting the Game Project, is not open on your computer, please reopen it now. On the Dashboard, on the left-hand pane with the list of available asset types, click on Backgrounds. You should see the following screenshot:

Adding our first background

Click on it, and you will be presented with the following window:

Adding our first background

Provide a Name for your new background. As a general principle, it is best to be as descriptive as possible at this point so that it is easier to distinguish between...

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