proper splash screen loading as well as proper unloading assets for end of game finished.

RhythmBullet/RhythmBulletGame.cs

@@ -23,19 +23,18 @@ namespace RhythmBullet
         public const int WORLD_HEIGHT = 3;
         public static int pixels_per_WU;
 
-        public GraphicsDeviceManager Graphics;
+        GraphicsDeviceManager graphics;
         SpriteBatch spriteBatch;
+        public Color BackgroundColor;
         public readonly ContentSystem Assets;
         readonly ResolutionContentResolver resolutionContentResolver;
         public PreferencesManager preferencesManager;
         private Screen currentScreen;
-
+        private bool resizing;
         public RhythmBulletGame()
         {
-            Graphics = new GraphicsDeviceManager(this);
+            graphics = new GraphicsDeviceManager(this);
-            Graphics.PreferredBackBufferWidth = 320;
+            BackgroundColor = new Color(0, 0, 0, 255);
-            Graphics.PreferredBackBufferHeight = 320;
-            Window.IsBorderless = true;
             Content.RootDirectory = "Content";
             Assets = new ContentSystem(Content);
             resolutionContentResolver = new ResolutionContentResolver();
@@ -45,6 +44,10 @@ namespace RhythmBullet
             preferencesManager = new PreferencesManager(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData) + "/RhythmBullet",
                 new General(),
                 new Controls());
+            preferencesManager.Load();
+            Resolution resolution = preferencesManager.GetPreferences<General>().Resolution;
+            graphics.PreferredBackBufferWidth = resolution.Width;
+            graphics.PreferredBackBufferHeight = resolution.Height;
         }
 
         public Screen Screen
@@ -72,13 +75,9 @@ namespace RhythmBullet
         /// </summary>
         protected override void Initialize()
         {
-            //Load preferences
-            preferencesManager.Load();
-
             Resolution resolution = preferencesManager.GetPreferences<General>().Resolution;
             resolutionContentResolver.Width = resolution.Width;
             resolutionContentResolver.Height = resolution.Height;
-            QueueContent();
             Debug.WriteLine("Initial setup complete.");
             base.Initialize();
         }
@@ -91,8 +90,8 @@ namespace RhythmBullet
         {
             // Create a new SpriteBatch, which can be used to draw textures.
             spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice);
-            Screen = new LoadingScreen(Content.Load<Texture2D>("RhythmBullet"), new Rectangle(0,0, Graphics.PreferredBackBufferWidth, Graphics.PreferredBackBufferHeight));
+            QueueContent();
-            // TODO: use this.Content to load your game content here
+            Screen = new SplashScreen(this, new Rectangle(0, 0, graphics.PreferredBackBufferWidth, graphics.PreferredBackBufferHeight));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ namespace RhythmBullet
         /// </summary>
         protected override void UnloadContent()
         {
-            // TODO: Unload any non ContentManager content here
+            Assets.UnloadAll();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -114,6 +113,10 @@ namespace RhythmBullet
             if (!Assets.Done)
             {
                 Assets.Update();
+            } else if (resizing)
+            {
+                resizing = false;
+                PostResize();
             }
             Screen.Update(gameTime);
 
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ namespace RhythmBullet
         /// <param name="gameTime">Provides a snapshot of timing values.</param>
         protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
         {
-            GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.Transparent);
+            GraphicsDevice.Clear(BackgroundColor);
             spriteBatch.Begin();
             Screen.Draw(spriteBatch);
             spriteBatch.End();
@@ -134,21 +137,26 @@ namespace RhythmBullet
             base.Draw(gameTime);
         }
 
-        public void PreAssetLoad()
+        public void Resize(int width, int height)
         {
+            resolutionContentResolver.Width = width;
+            resolutionContentResolver.Height = height;
+            graphics.PreferredBackBufferWidth = width;
+            graphics.PreferredBackBufferHeight = height;
+            resizing = true;
             Assets.UnloadAll();
-            resolutionContentResolver.Width = Graphics.PreferredBackBufferWidth;
-            resolutionContentResolver.Height = Graphics.PreferredBackBufferHeight;
             QueueContent();
             Screen.AssetLoadStateChange(true);
+            Screen = new SplashScreen(this, new Rectangle(0, 0, graphics.PreferredBackBufferWidth, graphics.PreferredBackBufferHeight));
         }
 
-        public void PostAssetLoad()
+        private void PostResize()
         {
+            graphics.ApplyChanges();
             Screen.AssetLoadStateChange(false);
         }
 
-        void QueueContent()
+        private void QueueContent()
         {
             Assets.Queue<Texture2D>("Tech-Circle1");
             Assets.Queue<Texture2D>("polyjet-standard");

RhythmBullet/Zer01HD/Utilities/ContentSystem/ContentSystem.cs

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ namespace RhythmBullet.Zer01HD.Utilities.ContentSystem
             try
             {
                 assets.Add(assetName, contentManager.Load<IDisposable>(path));
-            } catch (ContentLoadException cle)
+            }
+            catch (ContentLoadException cle)
             {
                 Debug.WriteLine("Failed to load " + assetName + "with modified path: " + cle.Message);
                 Debug.WriteLine("Loading asset from root: " + assetName);
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ namespace RhythmBullet.Zer01HD.Utilities.ContentSystem
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="name">the string name used to load the asset</param>
         public void Remove(string name)
+        {
+            lock (queue)
             {
                 if (assets.ContainsKey(name))
                 {
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ namespace RhythmBullet.Zer01HD.Utilities.ContentSystem
                     assets.Remove(name);
                 }
             }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Clears the queue.
@@ -122,13 +126,13 @@ namespace RhythmBullet.Zer01HD.Utilities.ContentSystem
         /// </summary>
         public void UnloadAll()
         {
-            foreach (KeyValuePair<string, IDisposable> asset in assets)
+            lock (queue)
             {
-                asset.Value.Dispose();
+                contentManager.Unload();
-                assets.Remove(asset.Key);
+                assets.Clear();
-            }
                 ClearQueue();
             }
+        }
 
         public bool Done
         {

RhythmBullet/Zer01HD/Utilities/UI/LoadingScreen.cs

@@ -5,20 +5,46 @@ using RhythmBullet.Zer01HD.UI;
 using RhythmBullet.Zer01HD.Utilities.UI;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace RhythmBullet.Zer01HD.Game
 {
-    class LoadingScreen : Screen
+    class SplashScreen : Screen
     {
         Texture2D recrown;
         Rectangle rectangleBounds;
-        public LoadingScreen(Texture2D recrown, Rectangle bounds)
+        float proportion = 0.4f;
+        RhythmBulletGame rhythmBullet;
+        float progress;
+        public SplashScreen(RhythmBulletGame rhythmBullet, Rectangle dimensions)
         {
-            this.recrown = recrown;
+            this.recrown = rhythmBullet.Content.Load<Texture2D>("RhythmBullet");
-            this.rectangleBounds = bounds;
+            this.rhythmBullet = rhythmBullet;
+            rectangleBounds = new Rectangle(0, 0, (int)(dimensions.Height * proportion), (int)(dimensions.Height * proportion));
+            rectangleBounds.X = (dimensions.Width - rectangleBounds.Width) / 2;
+            rectangleBounds.Y = (dimensions.Height - rectangleBounds.Height) / 2;
+
+        }
+
+        public override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
+        {
+            if (progress < 0.8f)
+            {
+                float delta = (float) gameTime.ElapsedGameTime.TotalSeconds;
+                progress += (delta/6f);
+                if (progress > 1f)
+                {
+                    progress = 1f;
+                }
+                rhythmBullet.BackgroundColor.R = (byte)(progress * 255);
+                rhythmBullet.BackgroundColor.G = (byte)(progress * 255);
+                rhythmBullet.BackgroundColor.B = (byte)(progress * 255);
+
+            }
+            base.Update(gameTime);
         }
 
         public override void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch)