XNA Basics - Sprites Part 2

In this tutorial, I will show you how to add a sprite to your game and display it to the game window. Part 2 of 2

Sprites resource can be found here - http://www.phstudios.com/?q=node/49

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• xna
• basic
• sprites
• display
• tutorial
• introduction
• part

[altfclansing]

What do you use to create your sprites?

[Whiplashx86]

@altfclansing Paper and pencil, scan as image, and finally trace with Photoshop.

[fancypenguins]

I really like your tutorials and i have a question. You mentioned changing the origin of the sprite, and that you can change it for example, to the bottom left or the center. How do you do this?

[Whiplashx86]

Assume the texture it named ship. In the origin part of the Draw call, use this:

new Vector2(ship.Width,ship.Height­)

[gammer8]

now if we want to create our own simple sprite like this how do we get the background transparent?

[Whiplashx86]

I have mine set as a transparent PNG, but you can use TGA as well.

[Examode]

thanks

[altfclansing]

What do you use to create your sprites?

[coreybothwell95]

great tutorial

[ahmed1on1]

thanks your tutorials are really simple and easy to understand (:

[stoffe9522]

man your awesome!

[reuben360]

good job

[Sarunikss]

what is my sprite will have color as 0, 0, 0 (black) will that black be transparent?

[Imran23x]

Oh sorry forgot to tell you it got fixed, I just fixed the cases forgot it was case sensitive.

It was for the case sensitive thing right :P

[Whiplashx86]

You need to use the object spriteBatch. You were using the class there.

spriteBatch.Begin();

[Imran23x]

Error1An object reference is required for the non-static field, method, or property 'Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graph­ics.SpriteBatch.Begin()'

Quoted from the Line

SpriteBatch.Begin();

[Whiplashx86]

Yeah I have a complete side scroller queued up for tutorial 5

[jacobscamell]

Hey could you do some tutorials on side scrolling games and how to build them?

Like marrio or the old Sonic games.

It would be MUCH appreciated!

Thanks I subbed.

[Whiplashx86]

The first part is uploaded but its still processing. If it is not finished by tomorrow I will upload it again. Sorry for the delay

[warlord90210]

Pretty good, kinda cut off on the ends but not bad.