GOLDEN T GAME ENGINE

-GTGE CHANGE LOG-

Change Log :

• Ver 0.1.3  16 Jul 2004
• Ver 0.1.2  19 Apr 2004
• Ver 0.1.1  01 Apr 2004
• Ver 0.1.0  19 Mar 2004

note: minor changes/bugs not shown

Ver 0.1.3

• major changes summary :
  • enhanced and optimized game input
  • enhanced and optimized image loader
  • new package com.golden.gamedev.engine.input
  • SpriteAction class is removed and replaced by Timer class
• AWTInput class :
  • new game input
  • breaking from BaseInput
• Timer class :
  • new action timer
  • replacing SpriteAction class
  • a general purpose timer, used for events that occured after some ticks
• Game, GameEngine, GameObject class :
  • added hideCursor() and showCursor()
• SpriteGroup class :
  • added add(int, Sprite)
  • added remove(int) and remove(Sprite)
• Sprite class :
  • all SpriteAction methods is removed
  • used Timer for Sprite movement (replacing old movement SpriteAction)
  • added setMovementTimer(Timer) and getMovementTimer()
• AnimatedSprite class :
  • used Timer for Sprite animation (replacing old animation SpriteAction)
  • added setAnimationTimer(Timer) and getAnimationTimer()
• BaseLoader class :
  • base loader now also behave as storage of the loaded image
  • preloaded images will return immediately from the cache
• ImageUtil class :
  • added rotate(BufferedImage, int) to rotate image by specified angle
  • added resize(BufferedImage, double, double) to resize image by specified resize factor
• Removed :
  
  • SpriteAction class
  • SpriteActionListener interface

Ver 0.1.2

• major changes summary :
  • enhanced game font
  • no need to set ImageUtil.init(new MediaTracker(java.awt.Component)) anymore
  • new package com.golden.gamedev.object.background
• CollisionBounds class :
  • new collision check
  • checks collision between Sprite and its Background
• AbstractTileBackground class :
  • new background (abstract)
  • breaking from TileBackground
• FontUtil class :
  • new font utility
  • ability to create bitmap font from java.awt.Font
  • ability to create true type font (*.ttf)
• Renamed and repackage :
  • renamed BackgroundColor, BackgroundImage, BackgroundTile to ColorBackground, ImageBackground, TileBackground
    and moved from package com.golden.gamedev.object to com.golden.gamedev.object.background
• Renamed :
  • IOFile to FileUtil

Ver 0.1.1

• major changes summary :
  • audio sound now fully supported
  • game runs about 15% faster
  • new package com.golden.gamedev.engine.graphics
• MidiRenderer class :
  
  • new audio renderer created, supports midi playback
• HybridMode class :
  
  • new graphics engine created, supports Applet, Window, and FullScreen Environment
  • breaking from Game
• Game class :
  
  • added bsMusic and bsSound (audio engine), now there're total 7 engine in the class
  • added playMusic(String) and playSound(String)
  • added initEngine(), replacing default engine should be done within this method
  • separated graphics engine, now Game inherit HybridMode
  • default fps is set to 50, instead 40
  • engine now reside in class, instead polling from GameCore
  • optimized, game now runs about 15% faster
• GameEngine, GameObject class :
  
  • restructured to be similar like Game
• BaseAudio class :
  
  • added setLoop(boolean) / isLoop()
  • added setVolume(float) / getVolume()
• Repackage :
  
  • moved AppletMode, WindowMode, FullScreenMode from package com.golden.gamedev to com.golden.gamedev.engine.graphics
  • renamed package timer to engine.timer
• Removed :
  
  • GameCore class
  • BaseAudioManager class

Ver 0.1.0

• Initial released.