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Welcome to the ReplicaIsland Coding Community! This group is a place to discuss coding with the replicaisland game engine as released by Chris Pruett.

Useful links:

Chris's Presentation - Google I/O 2009 - Writing Real-Time Games for Android - Watch this first!
Replica Island Google Code Site
Download Code Here (you will need svn)
Don't Forget to keep up on the Blog! If you're working with the code I suggest you go back to the start and read it all.

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9/17/20

tvtropes review of Replica Island

ICYMI there is rather nice analysis of Replica Island on the tvtropes website. https://tvtropes.org/

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tvtropes review of Replica Island

ICYMI there is rather nice analysis of Replica Island on the tvtropes website. https://tvtropes.org/

9/17/20

Jim Andreas, Chris Pruett3

9/7/20

ReplicaIsland ported to the KotlinIsland.

Hi Chris, First of all - Thank *you* and the Islanders for creating ReplicaIsland and sharing the

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ReplicaIsland ported to the KotlinIsland.

Hi Chris, First of all - Thank *you* and the Islanders for creating ReplicaIsland and sharing the

9/7/20

vecima, … Leo Cedric3

10/29/16

World Tiles: 1 Sheet per theme VS 1 Sheet to rule them all

HI Vecima, Hi Chris just to Thank you for Keeping this forum "Breathing" and continuing

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World Tiles: 1 Sheet per theme VS 1 Sheet to rule them all

HI Vecima, Hi Chris just to Thank you for Keeping this forum "Breathing" and continuing

10/29/16

vecima, Chris Pruett3

10/2/16

Moving Platforms

Thanks for giving me some direction. I had a problem when trying to cancel out gravity that my player

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Moving Platforms

Thanks for giving me some direction. I had a problem when trying to cancel out gravity that my player

10/2/16

vecima, Chris Pruett3

1/21/16

Debug drawing collision volumes

I had 100% forgotten that this was in there. Nice find! Also, to my past self: “setDebugPrefs” is a

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Debug drawing collision volumes

I had 100% forgotten that this was in there. Nice find! Also, to my past self: “setDebugPrefs” is a

1/21/16

Martin Anon, Chris Pruett3

10/22/15

How to identify instance of coins etc.

Hi Chris, thanks for the reply, and THANKS for not abandoning those of us still learning from your

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How to identify instance of coins etc.

Hi Chris, thanks for the reply, and THANKS for not abandoning those of us still learning from your

10/22/15

Martin Anon, … Leo Cedric4

9/16/15

How to release possessed Robot?

Hi Martin, hoping to give you a direction here, its been a while since i had to deal with this

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How to release possessed Robot?

Hi Martin, hoping to give you a direction here, its been a while since i had to deal with this

9/16/15

LouisB, … Chris Pruett7

8/29/15

max quads / verts

In theory the GLES2 API is very similar to GLES1, so it shouldn't be a tough transition, but I

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max quads / verts

In theory the GLES2 API is very similar to GLES1, so it shouldn't be a tough transition, but I

8/29/15

Leo Cedric, … Frodo Baggins5

5/16/15

maxcombo , finished replica island based game

Can you send the apk to black...@yandex.com? My device is FOSS-ONLY so i dont use google play. Thx

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maxcombo , finished replica island based game

Can you send the apk to black...@yandex.com? My device is FOSS-ONLY so i dont use google play. Thx

5/16/15

JF, Chris Pruett2

2/7/15

Finished/Published my Game (Full Moon Sharp). Thanks Chris!

Nice work! Installed and played a bit, it's fun. So glad that the RI source helped you make this.

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Finished/Published my Game (Full Moon Sharp). Thanks Chris!

Nice work! Installed and played a bit, it's fun. So glad that the RI source helped you make this.

2/7/15

JF, … vecima7

11/12/14

Resizing a Texture

So, I got this accomplished in the following manner. In SpriteComponent.update, where the

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Resizing a Texture

So, I got this accomplished in the following manner. In SpriteComponent.update, where the

11/12/14

vecima, Leo Cedric4

10/31/14

Best Architecture for Player controlling multiple characters?

Leo, yes, I use one of these to turun on and off the PlayerCharacterComponent for each character, As

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Best Architecture for Player controlling multiple characters?

Leo, yes, I use one of these to turun on and off the PlayerCharacterComponent for each character, As

10/31/14

10/23/14

Level Select World Map with layers of images for score and completion

In case anyone reads this and wants to know, I wound up implementing the whole thing from scratch

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Level Select World Map with layers of images for score and completion

In case anyone reads this and wants to know, I wound up implementing the whole thing from scratch

10/23/14

10/11/14

Android hd background nice wallpapers

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.satiation.lightbackgroundhdwallpaper

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Android hd background nice wallpapers

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.satiation.lightbackgroundhdwallpaper

10/11/14

10/11/14

Light HD Backgorunds

If any one wants source code of this app , i'll give only at $5. https://play.google.com/store/

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Light HD Backgorunds

If any one wants source code of this app , i'll give only at $5. https://play.google.com/store/

10/11/14

Sean Kelly, … Bart Hirst10

7/14/14

Changing the Player Movement to Enemy Movement

I could but you really wouldn't learn much. Just google "2d Java game tutorial" or

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Changing the Player Movement to Enemy Movement

I could but you really wouldn't learn much. Just google "2d Java game tutorial" or

7/14/14

vecima, Leo Cedric4

7/2/14

Tappable Game Objects

Hi Vecima found a solution. it will allow the player to react to a "double tap" on the

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Tappable Game Objects

Hi Vecima found a solution. it will allow the player to react to a "double tap" on the

7/2/14

JF, Bart Hirst6

6/11/14

Applying Fade Out/Transition to new, in-game UI items (newb warning)

Whhhhelp, I have yet another item to add to my growing list of 'half-assed-amateur-hour-solutions

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Applying Fade Out/Transition to new, in-game UI items (newb warning)

Whhhhelp, I have yet another item to add to my growing list of 'half-assed-amateur-hour-solutions

6/11/14

JF, Bart Hirst3

6/2/14

Displaying dynamic images based on an Int value (for showing player's score on main menu)

Looks good to me - DIY is always the best way :) Bart Hirst (484) 802-4798 http://www.linkedin.com/in

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Displaying dynamic images based on an Int value (for showing player's score on main menu)

Looks good to me - DIY is always the best way :) Bart Hirst (484) 802-4798 http://www.linkedin.com/in

6/2/14

emailchuckjr, … Thanh Tai Vuong15

5/29/14

collision tileset

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collision tileset

5/29/14

Joe Ford, Bart Hirst4

4/21/14

Adding an Additional frame to "PlayerAnimations.MOVE"

No problem at all Joe, thanks for posting Bart Hirst (484) 802-4798 http://www.linkedin.com/in/

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Adding an Additional frame to "PlayerAnimations.MOVE"

No problem at all Joe, thanks for posting Bart Hirst (484) 802-4798 http://www.linkedin.com/in/

4/21/14

badly, … Joe Da Silva9

4/18/14

I can not download the source code

That is a really important bit of info. Hehehe - Seems old dog will learn new trick after all ;-)

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I can not download the source code

That is a really important bit of info. Hehehe - Seems old dog will learn new trick after all ;-)

4/18/14

Joe Ford, vecima5

3/10/14

Having enemy NPC deaths increase player's coinCoint. (Extreme noob question)

That may work as a work-around, but if you really do want the coin increment to be automatic, you

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Having enemy NPC deaths increase player's coinCoint. (Extreme noob question)

That may work as a work-around, but if you really do want the coin increment to be automatic, you

3/10/14

Erez Avidan, Matty Moriates2

11/23/13

i need some help understanding the source

My understanding is that the RenderSystem takes a priority parameter for what to render. These

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i need some help understanding the source

My understanding is that the RenderSystem takes a priority parameter for what to render. These

11/23/13

Matty Moriates, Chris Pruett3

11/22/13

spawnFromWorld question

Chris, Thank you for your quick response. I really appreciate it. That does help. That's what I

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spawnFromWorld question

Chris, Thank you for your quick response. I really appreciate it. That does help. That's what I

11/22/13

Thinh van, … John Carlson5

9/13/13

Erorr "R cannot be resolved to a variable"

I think the missing R.java file in \gen\com\replica\replicaisland ............... You have this file?

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Erorr "R cannot be resolved to a variable"

I think the missing R.java file in \gen\com\replica\replicaisland ............... You have this file?

9/13/13

damian, … qee...@gmail.com14

8/20/13

Help with GLSurfaceView and GL context

I modified the problem that you had mentioned, it's shown below. unfortunately, my app still

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Help with GLSurfaceView and GL context

I modified the problem that you had mentioned, it's shown below. unfortunately, my app still

8/20/13

mc angel, Bart Hirst2

7/9/13

how to create an up-scrolling game

I'm sure it could be accomplished, but something like temple run might not be well suited in RI

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how to create an up-scrolling game

I'm sure it could be accomplished, but something like temple run might not be well suited in RI

7/9/13

Ethan Steinberg

7/4/13

How does Replica Island make sure its input system is thread safe?

I am investigating how Replica Island transfers its input events from the UI thread to the game

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How does Replica Island make sure its input system is thread safe?

I am investigating how Replica Island transfers its input events from the UI thread to the game

7/4/13

Christopher Joseph

6/22/13

how to make more levels?

Hi I'm new to java programing what did you use to make levels? please let me know Regards Chris

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how to make more levels?

Hi I'm new to java programing what did you use to make levels? please let me know Regards Chris

6/22/13

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