KillerBeam - A Game in C#

Yussof Mohomed

GDI+Graphics Programming Game in C#random gamesC# game

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adrian perez15y ago
thank you, Greetings from Argentina
Leonardo Martins Scaramel17y ago
I can't download this game... why? someone have any other link??
- Leonardo Martins Scaramel17y ago
  ok... forget it...
Paresh Rathod19y ago
Below is the difference between private and protected: The protected access specifier is similar to private. Its only difference occurs in fact with inheritance. When a class inherits from another one, the members of the derived class can access the protected members inherited from the base class, but not its private members. Regards, PARESH [email protected]
magela moore19y agoedited
See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box. ************** Exception Text ************** System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path 'c:\KillerBeam\KillerBeam\KillerBeam.resources'. at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy) at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share) at System.Resources.ResourceReader..ctor(String fileName) at KillerBeam.Graphix.ResReader..ctor() in Documents\MyTempDownloads\KillerBeam\KillerBeam\KillerBeam\MainForm.cs:line 261 at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) ************** Loaded Assemblies **************
- Yussof Mohomed19y ago
  You must unzip the file to the c:\ directory, so that you end up with c:\killerbeam\killerbeam. This will be fixed in the next version.
Mike Gold19y ago
Pretty cool game, Yussof. Looking forward to the network version

KillerBeam is a .Net implementation of the game called Laser Chess (I think this name is registered, hence the name KillerBeam) which appeared in Compute! Magazine in the early eighties. It is a "chess like" game involving mirrors and beams. A help file is included with instructions on how to play. Still a bit rough around the edges, but works. Forgive me as this is my first attempt at C# programming, and I want to contribute back to the C# community. Used the excellent chess program CheckMate from this site by Kaushal Golwala as a framework. Feedback / suggestions would be appreciated.

As a new comer to both OO and C# some of the difficulties I experienced was getting my head around the concept of working with an instance as opposed to a class. Once the concept sunk it it all seemed rather obvious after that. The way the mouse double click works is not as intuitive as in VB, and I must admit I still get confused between private and protected. However I managed to at least get the program working.

For other new comers to C# there is an example of using double clicks as well as random number generation. My next project is to allow users in the network play. Enjoy.