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According to MSDN: "Auto-implemented properties enable you to quickly specify a property of a class without having to write code to Get and Set the property. When you write code for an auto-implemented property, the Visual Basic compiler automatically creates a private field to store the property variable in addition to creating the associated Get and Set procedures." That is a VB thing, but it doesn't look like you need to worry about gets and sets

I think I would really like it, but I only gave it 5 minutes before going back to my 7 backup.

How about throwing all of the buttons into a single array? Then whenever there is a mouse event iterate through that array and call the respective mouse functions.

There are some graphic libraries that handle most of this for you. http://tgui.net/ https://code.google.com/p/gwen-dotnet/ Both of those are compatible with .Net + SFML. With that said, they are both written in C# so if they don't work out of the box for you, you will have to edit the C# source to make changes. If you don't want to use a third party library then creating your own class or set of classes for rendering GUI elements will work fine, it should save you quite a bit of code in the long run.

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Stop trying to limit it. Instead, make it so that if they reach as certain number of characters, it starts cutting parts off of the beginning of the string (only visually) so it gives a scrolling effect. Then maybe decide to limit it if it gets really obnoxious like 300 characters+ or so.

SFML should have built in measurements for the font based on your own input strings. You can dynamically split them up and stuff based on that. Little more work but it removes the issues you discussed in your previous post.

Render each line separately, replace the new line arguments with a space or a blank and it will work on every font.

Yeah, after you run your word wrap function, split the output by new line characters and one at a time add it to the ChatLine list. That way instead of showing 9 long responses, it shows 9 lines, period.

First off, don't store the strings into a file. If anything use a List. Check this out. Dim ChatLines As New List(Of String) 'Every time you receive a message, add it to the list. ChatLines.Add("jcsnider: hi") ChatLines.Add("jcsnider: hi2") ChatLines.Add("jcsnider: hi3") ChatLines.Add("jcsnider: hi4") ChatLines.Add("jcsnider: hi5") ChatLines.Add("jcsnider: hi6") ChatLines.Add("jcsnider: hi7") Dim renderblock As String = "" Dim i As Integer = ChatLines.Count - 9 If i < 0 Then i = 0 For x = i To ChatLines.Count - 1 renderblock = renderblock & ChatLines(x) & vbNewLine Next MsgBox("Here is the first 7 inputs: " & renderblock) ChatLines.Add("jcsnider: hi8") ChatLines.Add("jcsnider: hi9") ChatLines.Add("jcsnider: hi10") ChatLines.Add("jcsnider: hi11") 'Notice how this is the same thing as above renderblock = "" i = ChatLines.Count - 9 If i < 0 Then i = 0 For x = i To ChatLines.Count - 1 renderblock = renderblock & ChatLines(x) & vbNewLine Next MsgBox("Here are the last 9 inputs: " & renderblock) In reality you would just render off of the list instead of storing into the renderblock/tmpchat variable.

Unless there are big changes in Unity 5, it is easier to accomplish what you want in Visual Studio/SFML and if programmed correctly, it could handle much more than Unity can. (Just something to think about.)

Welcome to the site Peaverin! The game looks like it is off to a great start and your explanation of the HTML5 Canvas rendering was spot on. The use of requestAnimationFrame is great and your rendered buttons work well. Keep it up and keep us informed on your progress! -JC

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Let the homegrown spam bots begin! But for real though, nice tutorial. I find myself looking for this code about once a year lol.

I am too scared to play ranked

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Just throwing it out there, without that Murdoc dude this site would look like: Just want to say thanks for all the support, everything is looks great and I'm lovin' these transparency effects!

Looks solid Sherwin, I'll keep an eye on this.

Looks pretty sweet. Any eta on release?

Lighting/Day Night Cycles Dev Blog Jan. 30th 2015 Short Summary Irokaiser and I are working on this concurrently which means we should be able to get it out in around half the time. He has started working on in game items, I have been working on day night cycles and lighting. Check it out! Moving forward I am going to continue fixing up GUI windows and elements and go from there. Stay tuned! Content/Show Off As always, feel free to post comments and questions below! We are excited to hear your thoughts on our progress!

Probably.

You do need to activate it, but getting the code is free. Just follow the link that it gives you after the 30 days

I won't be too much of a challenge. I already explained it on the site XD Now Irokaiser... that one is.. well.... its just not Kibbelz.

I am too active. Guessing me just isn't fair. Henrik?

Too lazy to go grab individual files but I added an existing screenshot of the graphics in use.