Role Playing Game Tweaks.

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RolePlayingGame/Core/Combat/Combatant.cs

@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ namespace RolePlaying
         public virtual void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
         {
             CombatSprite.Draw(Session.ScreenManager.SpriteBatch,
-                Position, 1f - Position.Y / 720f);
+                Position, 1f - Position.Y / RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_WIDTH);
 
             Session.ScreenManager.SpriteBatch.Draw(Character.ShadowTexture, Position, 
                 null, Color.White, 0f, new Vector2(Character.ShadowTexture.Width / 2, 

RolePlayingGame/Core/Fonts.cs

@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ namespace RolePlaying
 
             // draw the string
             spriteBatch.DrawString(font, text, centeredPosition, color, 0f, 
-                Vector2.Zero, 1f, SpriteEffects.None, 1f - position.Y / 720f);
+                Vector2.Zero, 1f, SpriteEffects.None, 1f - position.Y / RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_HEIGHT);
         }
 
 

RolePlayingGame/Core/GameScreens/DialogueScreen.cs

@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ namespace RolePlaying
             spriteBatch.Begin();
 
             // draw the fading screen
-            spriteBatch.Draw(fadeTexture, new Rectangle(0, 0, 1280, 720), Color.White);
+            spriteBatch.Draw(fadeTexture, new Rectangle(0, 0, RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_WIDTH, RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_HEIGHT), Color.White);
 
             // draw popup background
             spriteBatch.Draw(backgroundTexture, backgroundPosition, Color.White);

RolePlayingGame/Core/GameScreens/GameOverScreen.cs

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace RolePlaying
             spriteBatch.Begin();
 
             // Draw fading screen
-            spriteBatch.Draw(fadeTexture, new Rectangle(0, 0, 1280, 720), Color.White);
+            spriteBatch.Draw(fadeTexture, new Rectangle(0, 0, RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_WIDTH, RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_HEIGHT), Color.White);
 
             // Draw popup texture
             spriteBatch.Draw(backTexture, backgroundPosition, Color.White);

RolePlayingGame/Core/GameScreens/ListScreen.cs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace RolePlaying
 
         private Texture2D backgroundTexture;
         private readonly Rectangle backgroundDestination =
-            new Rectangle(0, 0, 1280, 720);
+            new Rectangle(0, 0, RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_WIDTH, RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_HEIGHT);
         private Texture2D fadeTexture;
 
         private Texture2D listTexture;

RolePlayingGame/Core/GameScreens/PlayerSelectionScreen.cs

@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ namespace RolePlaying
 
             spriteBatch.Begin();
 
-            spriteBatch.Draw(fadeTexture, new Rectangle(0, 0, 1280, 720), Color.White);
+            spriteBatch.Draw(fadeTexture, new Rectangle(0, 0, RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_WIDTH, RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_HEIGHT), Color.White);
 
             currentTextPosition = textPosition;
 

RolePlayingGame/Core/MenuScreens/MainMenuScreen.cs

@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ namespace RolePlaying
             newGameMenuEntry = new MenuEntry("New Game");
             newGameMenuEntry.Description = "Start a New Game";
             newGameMenuEntry.Font = Fonts.HeaderFont;
-            newGameMenuEntry.Position = new Vector2(715, 0f);
+            newGameMenuEntry.Position = new Vector2(RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_HEIGHT - 5, 0f);
+            newGameMenuEntry.Angle = -3.0f;
             newGameMenuEntry.Selected += NewGameMenuEntrySelected;
             MenuEntries.Add(newGameMenuEntry);
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ namespace RolePlaying
                 saveGameMenuEntry = new MenuEntry("Save Game");
                 saveGameMenuEntry.Description = "Save the Game";
                 saveGameMenuEntry.Font = Fonts.HeaderFont;
-                saveGameMenuEntry.Position = new Vector2(730, 0f);
+                saveGameMenuEntry.Position = new Vector2(RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_HEIGHT + 10, 0f);
                 saveGameMenuEntry.Selected += SaveGameMenuEntrySelected;
                 MenuEntries.Add(saveGameMenuEntry);
             }
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ namespace RolePlaying
             loadGameMenuEntry = new MenuEntry("Load Game");
             loadGameMenuEntry.Description = "Load the Game";
             loadGameMenuEntry.Font = Fonts.HeaderFont;
-            loadGameMenuEntry.Position = new Vector2(700, 0f);
+            loadGameMenuEntry.Position = new Vector2(RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_HEIGHT - 20, 0f);
             loadGameMenuEntry.Selected += LoadGameMenuEntrySelected;
             MenuEntries.Add(loadGameMenuEntry);
 
@@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ namespace RolePlaying
             controlsMenuEntry = new MenuEntry("Controls");
             controlsMenuEntry.Description = "View Game Controls";
             controlsMenuEntry.Font = Fonts.HeaderFont;
-            controlsMenuEntry.Position = new Vector2(720, 0f);
+            controlsMenuEntry.Position = new Vector2(RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_HEIGHT, 0f);
+            controlsMenuEntry.Angle = 5.0f;
             controlsMenuEntry.Selected += ControlsMenuEntrySelected;
             MenuEntries.Add(controlsMenuEntry);
 
@@ -102,7 +104,8 @@ namespace RolePlaying
             helpMenuEntry = new MenuEntry("Help");
             helpMenuEntry.Description = "View Game Help";
             helpMenuEntry.Font = Fonts.HeaderFont;
-            helpMenuEntry.Position = new Vector2(700, 0f);
+            helpMenuEntry.Position = new Vector2(RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_HEIGHT - 20, 0f);
+            helpMenuEntry.Angle = -5.0f;
             helpMenuEntry.Selected += HelpMenuEntrySelected;
             MenuEntries.Add(helpMenuEntry);
 
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ namespace RolePlaying
             exitGameMenuEntry = new MenuEntry("Exit");
             exitGameMenuEntry.Description = "Quit the Game";
             exitGameMenuEntry.Font = Fonts.HeaderFont;
-            exitGameMenuEntry.Position = new Vector2(720, 0f);
+            exitGameMenuEntry.Position = new Vector2(RolePlayingGame.BUFFER_HEIGHT, 0f);
             exitGameMenuEntry.Selected += OnCancel;
             MenuEntries.Add(exitGameMenuEntry);
 

RolePlayingGame/Core/RolePlayingGame.cs

@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ namespace RolePlaying
     /// <summary>
     /// The Game object for the Role-Playing Game starter kit.
     /// </summary>
-    public class RolePlayingGame : Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game
+    public class RolePlayingGame : Game
     {
+        internal const int BUFFER_WIDTH = 1280;
+        internal const int BUFFER_HEIGHT = 720;
         GraphicsDeviceManager graphics;
         ScreenManager screenManager;
 
@@ -29,9 +31,9 @@ namespace RolePlaying
         {
             // initialize the graphics system
             graphics = new GraphicsDeviceManager(this);
-            graphics.PreferredBackBufferWidth = 1280;
-            graphics.PreferredBackBufferHeight = 720;
-            
+            graphics.PreferredBackBufferWidth = BUFFER_WIDTH;
+            graphics.PreferredBackBufferHeight = BUFFER_HEIGHT;
+
             // configure the content manager
             Content.RootDirectory = "Content";
 

RolePlayingGame/Core/ScreenManager/MenuEntry.cs

@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ namespace RolePlaying
         /// </summary>
         Vector2 position;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The angle of this menu item on the screen.
+        /// </summary>
+        float angle = 0f;
+
 
         /// <summary>
         /// A description of the function of the button.
@@ -88,6 +93,15 @@ namespace RolePlaying
             set { position = value; }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the angle of this menu entry.
+        /// </summary>
+        public float Angle
+        {
+            get { return angle; }
+            set { angle = value; }
+        }
+
 
         /// <summary>
         /// A description of the function of the button.
@@ -175,12 +189,12 @@ namespace RolePlaying
                     Vector2 textPosition = position + new Vector2(
                         (float)Math.Floor((texture.Width - textSize.X) / 2),
                         (float)Math.Floor((texture.Height - textSize.Y) / 2));
-                    spriteBatch.DrawString(spriteFont, text, textPosition, color);
+                    spriteBatch.DrawString(spriteFont, text, textPosition, color, MathHelper.ToRadians(angle), Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0f);
                 }
             }
             else if ((spriteFont != null) && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
             {
-                spriteBatch.DrawString(spriteFont, text, position, color);
+                spriteBatch.DrawString(spriteFont, text, position, color, MathHelper.ToRadians(angle), Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0f);
             }
         }
 

RolePlayingGame/Platforms/Android/RolePlayingGame.Android.csproj

@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
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       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
+    <Content Include="..\..\Core\Content\**\*.xsb" Link="Content\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
     <Content Include="..\..\Core\Content\**\*.xml" Link="Content\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)">
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RolePlayingGame/Platforms/Desktop/RolePlayingGame.Desktop.csproj

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
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+    <Content Include="..\..\Core\Content\**\*.xsb" Link="Content\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)">
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+    </Content>
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RolePlayingGame/Platforms/Windows/RolePlayingGame.Windows.csproj

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
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+    <Content Include="..\..\Core\Content\**\*.xsb" Link="Content\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)">
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+    </Content>
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RolePlayingGame/Platforms/iOS/RolePlayingGame.iOS.csproj

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
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+    </Content>
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