/// <summary>
/// Load graphics content for the game.
/// </summary>
public override void LoadContent()
{
ScreenBoundary = new Rectangle(0, 0, ScreenManager.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.Width, ScreenManager.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.Height);
if (content == null)
{
content = new ContentManager(ScreenManager.Game.Services, "Content");
}
dbConn = new DbConn(); //CREATES THE DATABASSE CONNECTION OBJECT
dbConn.loadDb(gamemode); //LOADS TEH DATABASAE FOR THIS MODE
gameFont = content.Load <SpriteFont>("quartz4"); // loads the font which will be used throughout the game
Texture2D battexture = content.Load <Texture2D>("bat"); // loads the texture of the batt
Texture2D balltexture = content.Load <Texture2D>("ball"); // loads the texture of the ball
brickImage = content.Load <Texture2D>("brick"); //loads the texture of the brick
P1bat = new Bat(battexture, ScreenBoundary); //creats a new bat object called P1bat
ball = new Ball(balltexture, ScreenBoundary); //creates a new ball object
P2bat = new Bat(battexture, ScreenBoundary); //creates a new object called p2bat
StartGame(); //STARTS THE GAME
// once the load has finished, we use ResetElapsedTime to tell the game's
// timing mechanism that we have just finished a very long frame, and that
// it should not try to catch up.
ScreenManager.Game.ResetElapsedTime();
}