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antelopeDJ

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Best Library for 2D game development? Your experience.

« Posted 2012-02-13 19:05:09 »

I've made a game using no libraries (Java Swing/AWT) and heard that using a pre-made library would be easier. I'm hoping to make a basic 2D game or an RPG, what would you recommend?

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« Reply #1 - Posted 2012-02-13 19:12:20 »

Take a look at libgdx and slick2d

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Re: Best Library for 2D game development? Your experience.

« Reply #2 - Posted 2012-02-13 19:14:13 »

Quote from: l3dx on 2012-02-13 19:12:20

Take a look at libgdx and slick2d

Thanks! Any other libraries that are worth a look at?

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Re: Best Library for 2D game development? Your experience.

« Reply #3 - Posted 2012-02-13 19:59:44 »

If you need GUI widgets, there's TWL.

If you're not looking for a tiny package, don't discount full-blown engines like jMonkeyEngine or Ardor3d (no link, easily googlable). Despite being "3d engines", they can be applied to 2d scenes just as easily.

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« Reply #4 - Posted 2012-02-13 23:55:26 »

It's not easier actually, but faster.

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« Reply #5 - Posted 2012-02-20 05:11:11 »

If you're making the game with the intention of learning, you could always just use LWJGL with Slick-util for textures and audio.

Otherwise, I've been using Slick and TWL for my 2D game and have found both pretty useful.

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