Questions tagged [oop]
Object-oriented programming. A paradigm using objects (instances of a class consisting of properties and methods) to design games. Techniques may include data abstraction, encapsulation, messaging, modularity, polymorphism, and inheritance.
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Best way to structure code for a character dependent on its environment and vice versa
What is the neatest way in a strict OOP language (c++ say) to avoid the following circular dependency. Imagine I create a character class and a world class. A character requests data from the world to ...
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Command Pattern or/and Event Handling porgramming paradigm?
I have created a dynamic library that contains all the tools I want my game executable to have. Additionally, I want to create a world editor/tools for my engine to be more user-friendly. I'm ...
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When to use the same class for both client and server versions of an object, vs. when they should differ
I am learning about networking for game development and need some insight. My knowledge of Unreal Engine is that it uses RPCs and replicated variables for actors. I also know that Unity has Networked ...
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How to handle collision detection with different 2D shapes while maintaining performance? Is polymorphism appropriate?
If I'm making a small library for handling 2D shapes, should polymorphism generally be avoided? I know that it can worsen performance but it's not like polymorphism is never used in game development ...
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Modeling a naturally circular relationship between three classes
I have three classes Location, Item, Character. Every ...
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How to include cross cutting concerns like sound/graphics effects in an ECS?
It does not seem like a good idea to include this functionality in the game logic like that even if the concrete implementation of the sound or graphics effect is abstracted away. Ideally, the game ...
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SFML: Object's shape not rendered on the window [closed]
I want to be able to render sf::CircleShape (representing pointwise charges) when pressing mouse buttons on the window. The problem is easy enough, however the ...
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Pygame bullet firerate not working sometimes
i have made this bullet class but i have a problem with the firerate. Sometimes i'm not able to shoot even when the little delay (700ms) between the two shots has ended. I guess it's due to the ...
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