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Stridesdev has released its game creator for general download, along with a movie capture of Jedi Wings 2, a proof of concept for the creator. The Strides Game Creator allows designers to create games without touching C++ or other programming languages and uses a MadLib instructions style (like the Starcraft editor) to create games.

Over at SDLTutorials there is a competition going on. <cue dramatic music> And the theme ingredient? R-Type, the classic side-scrolling SHUMP game. Of course, as the site’s name implies, the game has to be created with SDL. Prizes include $200, chance to moderate the forum and your own personal SDLTutorial.com email. Maybe you would also win fame and honour as well too, if you ask for an email like “iron-gamecoder”

Incidentally, the site is also great to get tutorials on…..SDL (with a side-dish of C++). Also there is something called sdl.net for those who like to work with managed code.

Over at libtcod-net you can find the .NET binding for the The Doryen Library which allows you to quickly develop RogueLike in colour! The demo showcases a “print to any part of the screen” library (or typically known as curses), viewports, scrolling menus and much more. Check it out!

If you need a Math Library for C# which can do statistic calculations and plot values of various graphs and curves, there is the Extreme Optimization Math Library contains a full suite of function for those who wants something ready to go.

Meanwhile, over at the LS Grimorie, you can find a way to implement a simple yet effective diminishing return function.

If you are building a simulation game, chances are that you would need distribution graphs of all types – linear, diminishing returns, increasing returns and the good old normal distribution. Coding one would take some time and here’s a pretty good implementation over at CenterSpace. It’s a simple class to use — check out the example included.

The Scrolling Games Development Kit has been updated to version 2.1 and is:

• Open Source
• Base on .NET 2.0 Framework
• Uses C#
• Filled with a library of fantastic tools

Do take a look at if you are looking for a tool to help in your games development!