MonoGame.Samples/SpriteEffects

SpriteEffects MonoGame Sample

This project demonstrates advanced sprite effects using MonoGame 3.8.* and .NET 8.0 for Windows, DesktopGL, Android, and iOS platforms.

Project Structure

• Core/ — Shared game logic (SpriteEffectsGame), content, and effects
• Platform/
  • Windows/ — Windows-specific entry point and project
  • DesktopGL/ — DesktopGL-specific entry point and project
  • Android/ — Android entry point, manifest, and project
  • iOS/ — iOS entry point, Info.plist, and project
• Processor/ — Custom content pipeline processors (e.g., NormalMapProcessor, TexturePlusAlphaProcessor)
• Content/ — Prebuilt .xnb assets and effect files (e.g., images, .fx shaders)

Building and Running

Prerequisites

• .NET 8.0 SDK
• MonoGame 3.8.* NuGet packages (restored automatically)
• Visual Studio 2022+ or VSCode (with C# Dev Kit recommended)

Windows

• Open SpriteEffects.sln in Visual Studio and set SpriteEffects.Windows as startup.
• Or, in VSCode, use the provided tasks/launch configurations to build and run.

DesktopGL

• Open SpriteEffects.sln and set SpriteEffects.DesktopGL as startup.
• Or, in VSCode, use the provided tasks/launch configurations.

Android/iOS

• Open the solution in Visual Studio 2022+ (Windows: Android, Mac: iOS) and deploy to device/emulator.

Notes

• No Content.mgcb file is used; .xnb files are loaded directly from the Content folder.
• Platform-specific code is isolated to minimize #if/#endif usage.