Make a Top Down Zombie Shooter Game in Windows Form and C#

[@mooict]

Download this project here github.com/mooict/Top-Down-Zombie-Shooter-Game-in-Windows-Form

[@Siddh_Galactica]

Wow Brother You aren't just a professional VS user and programmer but also a really Good web developer with an own website

[@sumabich721]

Damn, your website is genius. I've been working with Unity and C# but I felt like the engine makes things a bit too uncomplicated and easy. It's very convinient and powerful of course, but there's concepts I feel like I'm not learning cuz they're built into the engione. Things like coordinates, physics and how objects interact with each other, all of that is build into it and I wanted to learn how do to things with just C#. Really think through these myself to really build an understanding. Your website is a godsend for this, thank you very much good sir.

[@mooict]

Thank you so much for this lovely comment. Really made my day. I'm glad you are finding the tutorials useful.

[@DrYamiru]

I will use this for my project, THANKS!

[@shouravmandal6079]

Your videos are very easy to understand even for a beginner like me. They are actually helping me learn C# programming in a more fun way. Love them man. Keep making more amazing C# gaming videos please 🙏🙏!!

[@Ibbydala]

thanks you were exactly what i was looking for as a current 20 year old web developer

[@guerriero135]

Man, I do not know what to say, except that I found this guide very helpful! I have been making a little Rhythm Game for Visual Studio and I was struggling thinking on how to make the note generation system, so I took inspiration from your bullet generation system. Thank you again! I feel so happy at the moment! Kindest Regards from Italy!

[@mooict]

I'm happy too 😃☺️. Thank you for the lovely comment.

[@kabangdah_demon]

thank you sir for this video tutorial I can finally do my final semester exam🙏🏻

[@chriszurita]

What an amazing language C# is I hope to be this good soon

[@sarvarbekrahmonov9559]

Amazing video, you just helped me with my final project for my cs class.

[@donsheranda7179]

Thank you so much...i have learned lot of things...thank you ❤️❤️

[@junlee3]

Love This Tutorial!!1 Thank you! I subbed!

[@Ibbydala]

bro you deserve more subscribers man

[@mooict]

Thank you.

[@fishwishpishpish9165]

thanks so much for making these mate

[@zecklee1402]

Thank you for the tutorial, it really helped a lot!

[@mejay023]

Thanks you for this video!

[@peterrothas1944]

this is a great video, thanks for that

[@luizfabianorosaribeiro2594]

Top de mais. Pena que a curtida aqui e apenas 1 vez. Obrigado por compartilhar o conhecimento.

[@dijkstrasalgorithm6941]

really fun coding and playing this, although the Drop ammo function seems to screw up a bit sometimes.

[@shero_u]

Thank you so much

[@chiipan7]

Hello, very clear and well made tutorial. However, I have run into a few issues. - The bullet optimization (the one that deletes the bullets once reaching a certain range) causes the bullets to not fire at all. - This one in particular is really giving me a headache. When I want to code something regarding the pictureboxes, for example in the zombie following AI, the "x" variable is undefined for some reason. causing a lot of errors and even not letting zombies spawn.

[@YnMarin]

Hello friend, greetings from Colombia. I have a problem with bullets. I have the code up to there for the moment. My problem is that when I shoot = "space" the bullets do not appear as they should. And all the code is fine. Instead, white dots appear at the top where the text appears (kills, health, ammunition) this is independent of whether I shoot from the left side or from any position, apparently they look like this. I would like to know what I can do. Thank you

[@kimcamila4158]

thank you very much! im using it for my school project, but im having a little problem with changing the pictures. i just dont know where i should change it( anyways thanks for making a great tutorial!

[@kumatoons5508]

bro thay cow pic is soo ✨ i would kiss it

[@amansoni6]

Sa here bro had everytNice tutorialng sitting for half a year before I started to dive in

[@cristi9483]

Can you suggest how to make zombies not collide with each other. At some point they get stacked on each other and I can't find a way to change that.. Can you help me?

[@tftechfun7389]

thanks bro i make also this game

[@sacal8768]

Thank You

[@tirolocomcleod]

I went through your code line by line and I get how you have the zombies following the player. I have a question for you, what if I wanted to add a weapon for the player like a grenade or a sticky weapon that sticks to a zombie? But have it randomly choose which zombie gets picked and the grenade gets thrown to that zombie.

[@useup4550]

Thank you soo much

[@juliagabrielapinedo7332]

Which code can I implement to do a final boss that can shoot to my player character? Btw thanks for your tutorial, it helped me a lot into developing my own game.

[@mooict]

Hi I haven't experimented with boss battles yet. In Windows form it can complicated sometimes due to the angle of shooting towards the player and tracking the player movements in a smart way instead of following the player picture box. It's on my to do list for a future tutorial. I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial.

[@robertadamson6247]

Hi! Well done on the tutorial. Would you have a tutorial on how to export this/save this on a server so it is viewable on web?

[@scammers_hell3448]

amazing tutorial but sometimes my bullets go throw the zombies without killing them

[@LeittWolff]

Great..proceed please

[@mooict]

Will do 👍🏽

[@neiswfx5685]

Thanks al ot!

[@arvsnacs422]

This will test my c# learned in youtube. I will take time on this and hopefully understand. Do you have a game which apply c# inheritance/interface/switch etc... just asking. Hehe. Thanks.

[@mooict]

This one has a class and little bit inheritance. You can find the switch statements example in the car racing tutorial. I am working on s OOP tutorial series for unity.

[@arvsnacs422]

@@mooict Thanks. Done it and applied it to your jetshooter. Next stop will be car racing.

[@arvsnacs422]

@@mooict Good day. Do you have a tutorial on ASP.NET MCV? Im planning doing 1 Winform and ASP.NET learning for everyweek. Is ASP.NET the right one for making a website? Thanks.

[@tyshoe]

Trying to figure out how to add more options for bullet direction. I figured that I could use vectors, or arctangent. My idea is to make the bullet travel in the direction my mouse is located, which would allow for a full 360 degree shot, rather than just 4 points. Any ideas on how to move forward?

[@FooBarBash]

Hey, I've experimented with this for a tank game. There's two things you need to take into consideration: where the bullet is placed in relation to the player picturebox (as you'll want the bullet to appear at a sensible location corresponding to where the player is shooting from) and how the bullet flies at a certain angle. The way I did it was to generate each picturebox with a tag like "bullet90", where 90 is the angle that the bullet was shot from. Every timer tick the game checks for objects where the tag starts with "bullet", extracts the angle part, and moves accordingly. I'm on my phone so please remind me, I'll try and send you the formulas I used later on

[@FooBarBash]

Right, so for moving the bullet at a certain angle, I think you can do something like private Point MoveBullet(Point startPos, float angle, int bulletSpeed) { int X = Convert.ToInt32(startPos.X + (bulletSpeed * Math.Cos(angle * Math.PI / 180))); int Y = Convert.ToInt32(startPos.Y + (bulletSpeed * Math.Sin(angle * Math.PI / 180))); return new Point(X, Y); } For placing the bullet in the first place, something like: Point centre = new Point( PbxPlayer.Left + PbxPlayer.Width / 2, PbxPlayer.Top + PbxPlayer.Height / 2 ); int radius = PbxPlayer.Width / 2; double xEdge = centre.X + radius * Math.Cos(PlayerAngle * (Math.PI / 180)); double yEdge = centre.Y + radius * Math.Sin(PlayerAngle * (Math.PI / 180)); xEdge -= bullet.Width / 2; yEdge -= bullet.Height / 2; bullet.Left = Convert.ToInt32(xEdge); bullet.Top = Convert.ToInt32(yEdge); Hope that helps

[@chrisszprngr6104]

Master cool

[@nightcorerelax2560]

Good BRO

[@veztokh8285]

my bullets shoot everywhere as it should do but not when i click left, the bullet stays on the ground when i shoot while looking left.

[@k-r6465]

great

[@sijimo]

I want to program the same, but using DirectX and a backbuffer to draw the scene. Should I be using SharpDX, SlimDX, or Win2D?

[@mooict]

Win2D would be the ideal one.

[@YnMarin]

Hello friend, greetings from Colombia. I have a problem with bullets. I have the code up to there for the moment. My problem is that when I shoot = "space" the bullets do not appear as they should. And all the code is fine. Instead, white dots appear at the top where the text appears (kills, health, ammunition) this is independent of whether I shoot from the left side or from any position, apparently they look like this. I would like to know what I can do. Thank you

[@mooict]

Hi, I would suggest to double check the bullet positions on the code. It may be because the position is closer to the text rather than the player position that’s why it’s spawning next to the texts in the game.

[@epallejohnbaptiste393]

Nice, now can you help me with my spacecraft game coding in visual studio code.

[@BlackKyurem14]

Hey, I think I just found an unwanted error. Everytime when an ammo box spawns and you die before collecting, the box stays there, even if you start new game. People could use that to get a huge amount of ammo, because all those boxes that you didn't collect before you died stay in the game.

[@mooict]

Ah good find thank you. This is why rigorous play testing is important.

[@kentonleslie-smith7771]

For anyone wanting to fix this and remove old ammo picturebox spawns, do this inside of your RestartGame() Just before goUp = false; goDown = false; goLeft = false; goRight = false; gameOver = false; Place this foreach (Control s in this.Controls) { if (s is PictureBox && (string)s.Tag == "ammo") { this.Controls.Remove(s); ((PictureBox)s).Dispose(); } }

[@RockinqOnTop]

shooting to mouse position?

[@manaasim3977]

I don't know why When I hit the zombies they don't disappear. Can you solve it.

[@MASATOSHIP_Official]

Awesome tutorial, Thank you so much!! in my case, if I typed "Player.Image" it's ok(no error message), but if I typed like "player.Image", machine automatically change it to "Player.Image"(Capital "P") Where should I checked?? Anyway, it works well with "P"

[@mooict]

Check in the properties window for the player, it's named player with a capital P is you change it to lower case it will work too.

[@MASATOSHIP_Official]

@@mooict oh!? Thank you for your kindness. Exactly, it is!!

[@dixonsworld8074]

could u make it first perasoned tho??

[@tamh4491]

Hey i really liked your game i really enjoyed it. Can you please tell what kind of game engin you used in it ??

[@mooict]

Hi, this game doesn't use any games engine to make. We use the standard .net framework Windows form in visual studio with c# to make everything from player, enemy and bullet movement and behaviour, game logic and main loops. I'm glad you've enjoyed it.

[@tamh4491]

@@mooict hey hi again i tried to make this game with the help of youre code and i loved it . But when i tried to add audio in the game like for bullets shooting sound i couldn't can you please help me !!!!

[@mooict]

@@tamh4491 Try some of the techniques mentioned here - stackoverflow.com/questions/3502311/how-to-play-a-sound-in-c-net. I am working on a tutorial on how to embed sound in windows form games. will be up soon.

[@tamh4491]

@@mooict ok i will thanks again .

[@tamh4491]

@@mooict does this game has or uses any particular algorithm????

[@mustofa2509]

how to prevent zombies from coming together

[@fauzinugraha2026]

why my zombie and the bullet is not come out? i follow exactly same like in the video

[@ahmedelhennawy6727]

in the bullet script why in the Left direction takes -=speed , and the right direction takes += speed ? please help

[@mooict]

When you want to move a picture box towards the left you have deduct a value from the objects left position and when moving right you add the value to the left position. This is why we use -= speed for left and += for right. Hope this helps.

[@justinanderson267]

Wow. I ended up doing this (because of the autosizing thing i comment about earlier) Random rnd; ammo.Left = rnd.Next((int)Math.Floor((decimal)this.ClientSize.Width / 4), (int)Math.Floor((decimal)this.ClientSize.Width * 3 / 4)); And the same for top, but I'm on a phone so I'm not typing it out again lmao

[@anash.shalaby6720]

hello, please reply how can I make any game where the score is the amount of time survived in seconds, like instead of a score counter i was a 0:00 counter

[@3Поварёнка]

please tell me why the application slows down so much when you start it? How to fix it

[@mooict]

Check the timer interval. Make sure it’s set to 20.

[@3Поварёнка]

@@mooict figured it out! It was all about the PictureBox, or rather its absence. I added a PictureBox, a BackGround and everything flew into it))

[@mooict]

@@3Поварёнка Great job on fixing it. 👍

[@vikas_chaudhary]

Hey I'm facing error while pressing space button for shoot.. like system.NotImplementedException the method or operation in not implemented . Hw can i fix it

[@mooict]

Check the source code with the one in the tutorial. I think visual studio might have included a extra line without needing to in your project. Full source is available in the description of this video.

[@timobulant194]

My zombies don t spawn i don t understand why but they don t spawn i rewatched it for a few times and can t find the problem :/

[@mooren_fug6961]

can you drop the finished game here please🥺🥺🥺

[@mohammadhamedsamandari8345]

Hey there can you please suggest how to make zombies not collide with each other. At some point they get stacked on each other and I can't find a way to change it. Please reply soon I'm waiting...

[@mooict]

Hi Mohammed I haven't tried the collision detection between the zombies. That would be a good improvement for this game

[@mohammadhamedsamandari8345]

@@mooict can you please help me and tell me how to collision detection between zombies .

[@thespam5330]

Yeah i will create a gta 6 using this as a base... WAIT ME GUYS

[@diamond_toes108]

The private timer bulletTimer = new Timer (); says there’s an error with the timer parts anyway how to fix

[@mooict]

Change private timer to capital T Timer 👍🏽

[@diamond_toes108]

@@mooict did that still it has still said there is an wrro

[@kentonleslie-smith7771]

(1) Right near the top of the Bullet Class Script, you should have: private Timer bulletTimer = new Timer(); (2) Then, inside your MakeBullet(Form form), you should have: public void MakeBullet(Form form) { bullet.BackColor = Color.White; bullet.Size = new Size(5, 5); bullet.Tag = "bullet"; bullet.Left = bulletLeft; bullet.Top = bulletTop; bullet.BringToFront(); form.Controls.Add(bullet); bulletTimer.Interval = speed; bulletTimer.Tick += new EventHandler(tmrGame_Tick); bulletTimer.Start(); } (3) Make sure that the line "bulletTimer.Tick += new EventHandler(tmrGame_Tick);" Whatever you put in the "new EventHandler();" brackets MUST be the same name as the timer you have in Form1.cs Mooo ICT named his "BulletTimerEvent" In his Form1.cs, he has a private void MainTimerEvent I named mine "tmrGame_Tick" In my Form1.cs, I have a private void tmrGame_Tick Keeping it the same name might fix your problem

[@mds6110]

Currently want to die, I finished it all BUT WHENEVER I OPEN IT IT SHOWS IN TASK MANAGER BUT IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY OPEN!!!

[@walter_cd2450]

I typed everything correctly but some reason zombies wont follow me, why?

[@mooict]

Check the tags for the zombies in the function and in the timer. See if that helps.

[@CoeyDien]

I got problem. When the player picks the ammo, it doesn't add the ammo and the ammo_image won't dissappear. Where is exactly my code mistake?

[@mooict]

Check the collision code between the player and the ammo picture box. There should be a if statement that checks of both of these objects collide then to remove the ammo image and add 5 to ammo

[@aidanacero4912]

Why does he sometimes use Example--; or Example++; and other times Example -= 1; or Example += 1;

[@vo1d_v.r287]

My bullets will shoot the right way except when looking right, it shoots down

[@mooict]

Check the bullet direction string when it’s being passed into the function and check the bullet class it may be there the direction is not changing when looking right.

[@CLC_W]

51:15

[@Majd...]

I keep getting errors... I did exactly what you did but it doesn't work.

[@NadiaOfficials]

same goes for me, can't remove enemies

[@wissemhajbi4548]

does anyone have this? my zombies wont move until i press a key

[@mooict]

I think You put the zombie movements inside of the key down event instead of the timer event.

[@jordantrajkov9549]

hi mate can you please reply to my comment when i shoot my bullet up or down it runs backwards from the player btw thank you so much your the best

[@mooict]

Hi, for the bullet direction check if you are setting the player facing string in the key down event. Also check the bullet class where we setting the directions for the bullet see if it's same as the code in this tutorial. Alternatively the full source code is available on the website.

[@jordantrajkov9549]

@@mooict thank so much for your response

[@shouravmandal6079]

How can I make a enemy that can shoot at the player? Please help.

[@mooict]

Hi, I haven't tried that yet. I think to do something like that you will feed to have a function that checks of the enemy is facing the player then create a interval for bullet time on the enemy perhaps. I like that idea of having enemies shoot at the player on the game. May be check the space invaders style game tutorial that one has a enemy bullet interval in it that fires a bullet towards the player when it reaches 0 and then starts again. Hope it helps.

[@shouravmandal6079]

@@mooict Thank you so much! I will try it out right away. 🙏

[@sauravgaur8756]

Can anybody tell me is this a console game Or OS based if OS based then which OS?

[@mooict]

This is based on Windows .net Framework. We are using Windows form to make this game and it will only work with windows.

[@sauravgaur8756]

@@mooict okey sir

[@kiquenet]

Where is te code ? Fantastic

[@mooict]

Code link is in the description

[@melonman1276]

25:42 how to do that in Visual Basic

[@varacool456]

plz i need the images

[@drugkripera2004]

hotline miami 3

[@duonghop1009]

this clientsize is what ???

[@mooict]

It’s the size of the form

[@duonghop1009]

@@mooict ok thanks

[@unknown_user1898]

My game dont start, pls help @Moo ICT

[@unknown_user1898]

Never mind i watch again all the tutorial and i fixed it 😅

[@unknown_user1898]

My bad, the game is 100% working

[@mooict]

This comment thread was wild ride lol. Good job on getting it working 😊

[@unknown_user1898]

@@mooict thanks!

[@unknown_user1898]

@@mooict can i download the program?

[@vallation5080]

i do cheat codes programing

[@varacool456]

i cnt get it

[@mohmoh-tx3qf]

I can't Shoot when I press Space why Please reply Me 🧡🧡💖💖

[@mooict]

Check if the key down and key up events are linked to the form. You can do this going to events inside of the properties window

[@mohmoh-tx3qf]

@@mooict Thank you

[@bronie18]

Can you help me? it isn't working

[@mooict]

What's isn't working?

[@bronie18]

@@mooict zombies doesn't appearing

[@mooict]

@@bronie18 does it show any errors from the code?

[@bronie18]

@@mooict no errors have seen

[@mooict]

@@bronie18 ok that's odd usually there's an error when the game doesn't load or work. Which part on tutorial are you on?

[@KrissAtic]

33:26 when i tried playing the game the bullet only work down side if i shoot up the bullet stucks even in right and left

[@mooict]

Check the bullet class code in your game, make sure it's the same as the tutorial. We need to make sure we tell the bullet which way it's going there are 4 conditions in the class and a function from the main game tells the class to create the bullet and towards which direction.

[@ayaatkhan7054]

source code send kr dain iska

[@mooict]

Source code and written tutorial in the description 👍

[@RockinqOnTop]

Shooting to the mouses .location.X & Y

[@mtbtaurangasends7314]

Hi I have found a problem where the ammo box spawns contains untill u collect do u know why?

[@mooict]

Yes, I found that bug too, or may be its a hidden feature. ;-)

[@chrisszprngr6104]

Thank You