Game

Game is an abstract class that represents the game’s main interface for the library.

To use it, create your own class that inherits Game and implement OnInitialize(), OnUpdate() and OnExit().

using max.game;

namespace mygame
{
    public class MyGame : Game
    {
        // put the initialize code here
        protected override void OnInitialize()
        {

        }

        // put the update code here
        protected override void OnUpdate()
        {

        }

        // put the exit code here
        protected override void OnExit()
        {

        }
    }
}

Game State

The CurrentState property contains the current running GameState of the game. GameState is an enum that has several possible values:

• GAME_CONTINUE - The game is continuing normally.
• GAME_EXIT - The game exited gracefully.
• GAME_MAIN_FAILURE - The game failed in the main update loop.
• GAME_EXIT_FAILURE - The game failed when trying to exit.
• GAME_INIT_FAILURE - The game failed when trying to initialize.

Usually, while the game is running, CurrentState will be GAME_CONTINUE.

Running the Game

To run your game, create an instance of your Game class and call Run().

MyGame Game = new MyGame();
Game.Run();

Note that Game.Run() continues in a loop until Game.Exit() is called, or if a fatal error is thrown.

Game Methods

Game contains many methods to manage the state of the game. Refer to Game Methods for more details.