Questions tagged [asset-management]
The processes and techniques of tracking and handling assets within code and file system during development and execution of a game.
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How to load shaders in a game engine asset loading system?
I am making an asset loading system for my game engine, which is written in C++, and the idea I had in mind is that for each asset there is a corresponding loader class. Although not entirely the same ...
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How to avoid/reduce code duplication in asset loading/caching with templates?
I'm working on an asset manager for my game engine, and I'm a bit stumped on how to use templates (and potentially inheritance) to reduce some code duplication. An asset requires 4 things: a container,...
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How to use handles for asset management?
The way I've learned to implement an asset manager is having unordered maps for each asset type (textures, shaders, meshes, etc.), each with a string key and object value and then having methods ...
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Do objects loaded from AssetBundle need to be unloaded after they are no longer in use?
For example, in the LocalizationProvider class a Sprite is loaded this way ...
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How do you load/store assets?
I'm new to C++ and SDL2 and for the past few days I've been trying to figure out what to do with/how to handle assets for my game. I'm using an asset pack that includes 4 characters and each character ...
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Storing achievement code logic in JSON vs in source-code
I am creating an achievement system for my game engine. I represent an achievement as a class takes a predicate function to determine if requirement for unlock has been met. ...
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Should I destroy dynamically created Image.sprite?
Image sprite is created programmatically _image.sprite = Sprite.Create(texture, ...); Should I destroy it before replacing with a new one? P.S. My question comes ...
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Is there a standard format to store game asset data as a binary archive?
I am building a prototype for a 2D tile based game and I have several sprite sheets in separate image files that in want to use for animation as well as game logic attributes associated each sprite ...
