MonoGame 3.8.1 and .NET6 migration: global usings
The recent update of MonoGame to version 3.8.1 brings many additional features coming from the usage of newest .NET6 framework. While it is straightforward t...
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2022
2021
MonoGame and XNA performance cheat sheet: low level optimizations
The last blog post (at least for now) concerning MonoGame performance deals with some general do’s and don’ts as well as a few techniques for low level optim...
Optimize Xamarin mobile app sizes
The major issues of mobile apps built with Xamarin are the app sizes. There is still a plethora of users with low-end devices having very small storage. Most...
MonoGame and XNA performance cheat sheet: Update function
This is the second blog post in the MonoGame & XNA performance cheat sheet collection. I received some comments concerning the first part on twitter and ...
2020
Endomondo to Strava: transferring workouts
I planned to continue with my performance tips and tricks coverage for MonoGame, however in the mean time, I received an email from Endomondo saying that an ...
MonoGame and XNA performance cheat sheet: Draw function
The following posts are a compilation of my personal do’s and don’ts regarding achieving good CPU performance in XNA and MonoGame. I’m absolutely not claimin...
Dynamic resolution scaling in Monogame/XNA
Dynamic resolution scaling (DRS) is a functionality used to deliver a better frame rate in 3D rendering at cost of resolution. At moments which are taxing to...
Solution to slow BinaryReader on mobile devices
When working on Vorn’s Adventure in Xamarin.Android, I noticed a severe slowdown when using BinaryReader to read byte by byte a certain file with animated mo...
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A lot of posts on this page will mention Vorn’s Adventure - a small game I did together with my friend. I was responsible for programming everything as well ...
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