Tips, Tricks and hints for getting setup and running with MonoGame using Visual Studio 2017.Slides: Post: http://bit.ly/gettingstar.
| Developer(s) | MonoGame Team |
|---|---|
| Initial release | September 2, 2009; 11 years ago |
| Stable release | |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C# |
| Platform | iOS, MacOS, Android, Linux, Windows Phone 8, Windows Desktop, Windows 10, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, tvOS |
| Type | Application framework |
| License | Microsoft Public License[2] |
| Website | www.monogame.net |
MonoGame is a free C# framework used by game developers to make games for multiple platforms and other systems. It is also used to make Windows and Windows Phone games run on other systems. It supports iOS, Android, macOS, tvOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.[3] It implements the Microsoft XNA 4 application programming interface (API).[4] It has been used for several games, including Bastion and Fez.
History[edit]
MonoGame is the evolution of XNA Touch (September 2009) started by Jose Antonio Farias[5] and Silver Sprite by Bill Reiss.[citation needed] The first official release of MonoGame was version 2.0 with a downloadable version 0.7 that was available from CodePlex. These early versions only supported 2D sprite-based games. The last official 2D-only version was released as 2.5.1 in June 2012.
Since mid-2013, the framework has begun to be extended beyond XNA4 with the addition of new features like RenderTarget3D,[6] support for multiple GameWindows,[7] and a new cross-platform command line content building tool.[8]
Architecture[edit]
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MonoGame attempts to fully implement the XNA 4 API.[9] It accomplishes this across Microsoft platforms using SharpDX and DirectX.[10] When targeting non-Microsoft platforms, platform specific capabilities are utilized by way of the OpenTK library. When targeting OS X, iOS, and/or Android, the Xamarin platform runtime is necessary. This runtime provides a tuned OpenTK implementation that allows the MonoGame team to focus on the core graphics tuning of the platform.
The graphics capabilities of MonoGame come from either OpenGL, OpenGL ES, or DirectX. Since MonoGame version 3, OpenGL 2 has been the focus for capabilities. The earlier releases of MonoGame (2.5) used OpenGL 1.x for graphics rendering. Utilizing OpenGL 2 allowed for MonoGame to support shaders to make more advanced rendering capabilities in the platform.
Content management and distribution continues to follow the XNA 4 ContentManager model. The MonoGame team has created a new content building capability that can integrate with Microsoft Visual Studio to deliver the same content building capabilities to Windows 8 Desktop that Windows 7 users had used in Microsoft XNA.
Games[edit]
| Game | Year | PS4 | Xbox One | Switch | PSVita | Windows | Windows Phone | MacOS | Linux | iOS | Android | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apotheon[citation needed] | 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Alientrap | Alientrap | |||||||
| Axiom Verge[11][12] | 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Thomas Happ Games LLC | Thomas Happ Games LLC | |||
| Bastion[13] | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supergiant Games | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | ||||||
| Carrion | 2020 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Phobia Game Studio | Devolver Digital | ||||||
| Celeste[14] | 2018 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Matt Thorson | Matt Thorson | ||||
| Dust: An Elysian Tail[citation needed] | 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Humble Hearts | Humble Hearts | ||||||
| Escape Goat[15] | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | MagicalTimeBean | MagicalTimeBean | |||||||
| Fez[16] | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Polytron Corporation | Trapdoor, Microsoft Studios | |||||||
| Flinthook[citation needed] | 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tribute Games | Tribute Games | |||||
| Hades[17] | 2020 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supergiant Games | Supergiant Games | |||||||
| Infinite Flight[18] | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Flying Development Studio | Flying Development Studio | |||||||
| Mercenary Kings[citation needed] | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tribute Games | Tribute Games | |||||||
| Perilune[19] | 2019 | Yes | George Kristiansen | George Kristiansen | |||||||||
| Pyre[20] | 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supergiant Games | Supergiant Games | ||||||
| Salt and Sanctuary[citation needed] | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ska Studios | Ska Studios | |||||
| Score Rush Extended[21] | 2016 | Yes | Xona Games | Reverb Communications | |||||||||
| Skulls of the Shogun[22] | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 17-BIT | Microsoft Studios | ||||||
| Solar 2[23] | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Jay Watts | Murudai | |||||
| TowerFall[citation needed] | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Matt Thorson | Matt Thorson | |||
| Transistor[citation needed] | 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supergiant Games | Supergiant Games | |||||
| Wizorb[24] | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Tribute Games | Tribute Games | ||||||||
| Super Blood Hockey | 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Loren Lemcke | Loren Lemcke |
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'MonoGame downloads'. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^'FAQ: Licensing – MonoGame'. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^'Documentation | MonoGame'. www.monogame.net. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^'Windows 8, XNA and MonoGame'. MSDN. 2012-08-01.
MonoGame is an Open Source implementation of the Microsoft XNA 4 Framework. The goal is to allow XNA developers on Windows & Windows Phone to port their games to the iOS, Android, Mac OS X, Linux with both PlayStation Suite and Windows 8 support currently under development.
- ^'José Antonio Leal de Farias'. Facebook.
- ^tomspilman. 'RenderTarget3D for DirectX'. MonoGame. Github.
- ^jamesford42. 'Multiple GameWindow support for Windows/DirectX'. MonoGame. Github.
- ^'MonoGame Content Builder'. Github.
- ^Vermeir, Nico (1 April 2013). Windows 8 App Projects - XAML and C# Edition. Apress. ISBN9781430250661 – via Google Books.
- ^'Monogame at Build 2012'. Channel 9. Microsoft Developer Network.
- ^'Achievement Unlocked!'.
- ^'Dan Adelman Explains Why Axiom Verge is Not Coming to Wii U - News'.
- ^Supergiant Games | Bastion’s Open Source Branch for MonoGameArchived 2013-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^| Screenshot of Celeste Credits Showing Frameworks Used
- ^'Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Escape Goat'.
- ^'Ben Euden on Twitter'.
- ^| Screenshot of Hades folder showing Monogame framework DLL
- ^Hanselman, Scott. 'MonoGame and Xamarin make shipping Infinite Flight a reality'.
- ^'Perilune - 3D Moon Landing Simulator'. Google Play. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^Linneman, John. 'Pyre on PS4/ PS4 Pro! Beautiful Graphics But What's Up With The Bugs?'. YouTube. Digital Foundry. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^'GDC 2017 WRAP UP'. Xona Games. 26 March 2017.
- ^'Skulls of the Shogun - Developer Interview - MSPoweruser'. 22 May 2012.
- ^Watts. 'Solar 2 | Murudai'.
- ^Wizorb coming to Mac and Linux December 19th! | Tribute GamesArchived 2012-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Official website
Monogame Visual Studio 2019
There are those who either do not like or prefer not to use big heavy-hitting coding IDE’s, prefer the raw metal of cutting their teeth on code using nothing but their wits (and a good spellchecker), thanks to MonoGame 3.8’s new .NET Core delivery approach they can.
MonoGame 3.8 Mac CLI
Thanks to the aforementioned Command-line/Terminal (CLI) approach mentioned in my previous article, developers can (if they choose) use either a slimline code editing tool such as VSCode, Sublime, Rider or even just a trusty command-line/terminal window to build great games.
Sure, you might miss some of the big-hitting features the larger packages might offer, but if you are starved for disk space, bandwidth or simply like your meat raw then the slimline editor is much more attractive option.
Getting started with CLI for MAC
The MonoGame team took particular interest in ensuring everything you need to know about setting up MonoGame 3.8 on your Mac for CLI was all up to scratch and you kind find the article (as well as others) here:
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If you scroll past the Visual Studio for Mac sections you will find the instructions for:
- Setting up the Wine effect compilation pipeline
(Needed for compiling shaders on Mac for all platforms) - Fin
The process is fairly easy and shouldn’t take you more than one or two cups of coffee to get through (depending on your internet connection)
If you prefer, I’ve uploaded a video walking through the process here:
Additional Reading
A couple of extra tips when you are entering the world of MonoGame 3.8 to be aware of, are the following:
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- if you want to package your project automatically from the command-line. Check out the awesome guide on MonoGame packaging here.
- MonoGame Samples are being updated for 3.8 which are available here. Stay tuned.
So why are you still here reading this article? Get out there and get coding your game and if you are stuck, check in to the MonoGame discord and start chatting!