Jumper - Game created as a practice of AndEngine (Open Source GameEngine).

This game was created as a practice ofLibGDX(Multiplatform Open Source Game Framework). The book “LibGDXGameDevelopment Essentials” by Packt Publishing teaches thisgameframework developing this project (Originally calledThrustCopter).My intention is to share this game and my experiencewith thisbook.[ Game Instructions ]1) How to control the plane? Tap around the plane to move itawayfrom the touching point.2) Collect Bolts (fuel), Shields (invulnerability) andStars(points).3) Avoid the roof, floor, pillars and meteors. It’s dangerous toflythere.4) How far can you travel? Check the leader-board and see yourtopscores. Enjoy..![ LibGDX ]This framework is one of the most used currently. Itismultiplatform, fast, and reliable. There are manycommunitiesmaking it better every day. Its documentation is decentand you canfind several samples out there. All you need is to knowJAVA.This framework is a little bit hard to master. AndEnginebyexample is a lot easier. You just need time to adapt. I don’tknowhow these guys managed to get java games running that fast. Imean,Cocos2d-x uses C++ and run slower.To be able to deploy your project on any OS out there(Windows,Linux, Mac, Android, iOS, Web, etc) is invaluable. I smileeverytime I run my project without running the classic Android(slowmotion) Emulator. This is a game changer for me.I couldn’t get it properly running on Android Studio butinEclipse was easy.[ LibGDX Game Development Essentials ] 7/10The best about this book is that it covers almosteverything:Setup LibGDX, basic stuff, animation,resources,Scene2D/Actors/Actions, Box2D, 3D, tiled maps, Ads +Androidachievements (Google Play services), Debug Draw, etc.The project Thrust Copter is beautiful and enjoyable. I lovethisgame.This book also encourages you to try all the different toolsoutthere (Hiero, 2D Particle Editor, Texture Packer, Tiled,Overlap2D, etc).I really like the way this author implements menus(preferences,leader-board). This author makes everything works in asimple way.Some tips in this book are invaluable. I consider myselfa seasoneddeveloper but I have to say that I learned a couple oftricks withthis book.This book is not perfect, but I would still recommend ittoanyone who wanted to learn this framework in a very shorttime.What’s wrong with it? Well to be honest it is a little bithardto follow and I would have not finished the game if Ihadn’tdownloaded the source code to discover all themodificationsuncovered (not explained inside the book). I’m not afan of hiscoding style. I mean, all the code is together (may befaster butnot the best practice). The author shows you lines ofcode and hesimply hopes you guess where to put them. He let youinfer a lot ofit. But at the end of the day I understand thelimitations ofspace.I’m a bit confused yet about when to useApplicationAdapter,Game, ScreenAdapter or Scene2D. What’s the Lifecycle? How todispose the scenes? The loading screen is a sort ofblack box (justput those files there and ready).I could say that it worth every penny. No regrets. Mycriticismis just based in my personal preferences and everydeveloper isdifferent. I learned a lot and it was fun andchallenging.[ Plane Game ]It is similar to Flappy bird but not that hard. It is muchbetterin several aspects IMHO. I could say that I choose this bookeverothers mainly for the game but I changed the name of theprojectfrom the beginning because there is no Helicopter in thisgame.100% free. NO ADS.All the graphics are available at:http://opengameart.org/users/kenneyThere is an “Official version” of this game available if youwantto check it out:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.csharks.thrustcopterYou can get the source code providing your email on“PacktPublishing” web site.https://www.packtpub.com/game-development/libgdx-game-development-essentials