- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- I. Building Blocks
- 1. Getting Started
- 2. Visual Basic Primer
- 3. Forms and Controls
- 4. Drawing with GDI+
- 5. Bitmaps: Our First Building Block
- 6. Sprites and Real-Time Animation
- 7. Collision Detection
- 8. Playing Sound Effects and Music
- II. Game World
- 9. Designing the Game of Celtic Crusader
- 10. Creating the Level Editor
- 11. Rendering a Game Level
- 12. Adding Objects to the World
- 13. Using Portals to Expand the World
- III. Gameplay
- 14. Creating the Character Editor
- 15. Dialogue: Talking with NPCs
- 16. Fighting, Getting XP, and Leveling Up
- Preparing for Combat
- Character Templates
- Creating the Combat System
- Facing Your Enemies
- State-Based Combat
- Dealing Permanent Damage
- Level Up!
- 17. Creating the Item Editor
- 18. Looting Treasure and Managing Inventory
- 19. Creating the Quest Editor
- 20. So You Want to Be a Hero?
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