Simple XUI B4A vs B4i vs B4J game tutorial examples with source code coming soon ? for newer B4X developers

Peter Simpson

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Hello all,
I've written more about these example in the YouTube description, so for now please click on YouTube link to find out more.

I'll be releasing both B4A and B4i source code examples in the near future, well that's when I can find the time to put some comments in the shared code modules (2 of the three code modules are shared). I'll probably not be releasing the B4J source code as even though it can easily use the same 2 shared code modules as B4A and B4i, I developed the B4J version separately just to see what the end results would look like.

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Desktop vs iOS


Desktop vs Android


Watch this iOS vs Android YouTube video



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Erel said:
Peter's example is for developers aged 16+.
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i am 39 and i like Peter's example too

btw i did long time ago a tic tac toe game for aged 60+ ? (search the forum if you are interested)
 

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ilan said:
i did long time ago a tic tac toe game for aged 60+ ?
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Tic Tac Holdem - Status: approved

hi guys, my latest b4i game has been approved... it was very weird my app was 7 days "in review" ! o_O i guess the dev team liked it and play a little bit ("7 days") with it until they approved it :D or just "APPLE", i dont know.. never mind, this game is as you can allready guess from his...
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Thank you for that @Alexander Stolte

I remember that game now @ilan, how is it going on the stores?

As you can see this version of TTT is just a supercharged version of Erels original. Code wise I've tried to make it as simple as possible for new to B4A developers to follow the source code, when I get time I'll write comments throughout the code modules before releasing the B4A, B4i and maybe also the B4J versions.

I've actually enjoyed playing about with shared codes modules (this didn't take long to do), as in my usual day to day work I don't have to share code modules between multiple platforms. Anywhere Software has done a really good implementing sharing of code modules throughout the packages.
 

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Peter Simpson said:
I remember that game now @ilan, how is it going on the stores?
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not very well. but i did enjoy making this game. it was my first (and only) multiplayer game i did that run on 2 different devices.

Peter Simpson said:
Anywhere Software has done a really good implementing sharing of code modules throughout the packages.
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yeah, thats very true

keep the good work, it will help a lot guys here for sure!
 

Peter Simpson

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asales said:
Very, very nice, Peter.
What lib did you use to connect the devices?
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Thank you @asales, I do appreciate the positive feedback as it just makes me want to create more simple XUI examples for newer B4X developers to learn from on the forum.

I'm using jNetwork (B4J), iNetwork (B4i) and Network (B4A), all three are communicating using UDP. The first 2 TTT games that are started will automatically find the other device by using the network broadcast address, then the two devices sends each other their unique IP addresses so that they can send their moves back and forth directly to each other. There's absolutely no need for the end users to manually enter the opponents IP address or select the opponents device from a list.

I wanted to create something that would be simple enough for newer B4X developers to follow once they read the code (which I'm hoping to release next week once I have tidied it up a little bit).

BTW after creating the video, I decided to add 'ImgXO(Clicked).SetVisibleAnimated(500, True)' so that when I user clicks on a blank square the O/X fades in slowly.



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Peter Simpson said:
games that are started will automatically find the other device by using the network broadcast address, then the two devices sends each other their unique IP addresses so that they can send their moves back and forth directly to each other.
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Goodness -> they're BRIGHT ?in Birmingham this week -> that's neat -> two un-broadcastable words (FM) come to mind.

in our parlance -> YOH! good one. . . . .Mate

B4X: 
how many devices at a time?

Peter Simpson said:
I wanted to create something that would be simple enough for newer B4X developers to follow once they read the code
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Can't keep up with your other prolific offering already -> not sure if this newer-B4X-er will follow that -> still basically in the Turing Black Box ?
 
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Peter Simpson said:
I wanted to create something that would be simple enough for newer B4X developers to follow once they read the code (which I'm hoping to release next week once I have tidied it up a little bit).
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Hi, just waiting to see B4J vs B4A source codes to learn and create cute little games for my kids. Please upload ASAP. Thanks.
 

Peter Simpson

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Hello all, I've finally released the code tutorials.
I've been waiting for Anywhere Software to release the newest version of B4A (V9.90) so that I can use the newly updated Network v1.52 library which now has the GetBroadcastAddress method included. Please download and install B4A V9.90 or higher before trying out the B4A code example in the links below.

Thank you @Erel for updating the B4A Network library, once again your support is second to none.

Sorry, no B4J tutorial as I don't fancy releasing the code as it just complicates the code in the two .bas shared code modules. But if you study the B4A and B4i code thoroughly, you will find it extremely simple to create the B4J version. I rewrote my code examples above to use Erels original game example but with some changes.

B4A tutorial

✅ Tic-Tac-Toe. Simple XUI cross platform WiFi game example B4A vs B4i vs B4J - Newer developers

Requires B4A V9.90 or higher. Hello fellow B4X developers. Here is my example of using a broadcast address to automatically find another devices IP address on a network, then to use that IP address to play a game (in this case Tic-Tac-Toe) across that WiFi network (device 1 vs device 2...
www.b4x.com

B4i tutorial

✅ Tic-Tac-Toe. Simple XUI cross platform WiFi game example B4i vs B4A vs B4J - Newer developers

Hello fellow B4X developers. Here is my example of using a broadcast address to automatically find another devices IP address on a network, then to use that IP address to play a game (in this case Tic-Tac-Toe) across that WiFi network (device 1 vs device 2, iOS, Android or Desktop). This...
www.b4x.com



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Peter Simpson

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skrjabin said:
I am a bit confused, isn't the newest version V9.80? This is written on main page.
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You can download B4A V9.90 BETA #2 now, give it a go. Click on the first link

B4A v9.90 BETA #2 is available for download

v9.90 information: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/b4a-v9-90-beta-is-available-for-download.118628/#content This update adds support for the freshly new B4XPages library. This library, which its current version is a draft version, will change the way we build B4A apps and also cross...
www.b4x.com



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