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shain mcvay
post 26 Jun, 2008 - 04:29 PM
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Hello there, I was wondering if you guys could guide me in the right direction. I was wanting to make a 2D war game. If you guys know what warhammer table top game is then you have an idea. I know some Visual Basic 2005 but I'm willing to learn other things. Is there any direcction you guys can point me in.
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post 27 Jun, 2008 - 01:32 AM
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Well i would say keep away from visual basic for games :s

try c++ or java, i would make a smaller project to start with then you'll have more confidence to go into what you really want to do as a project smile.gif

your not gonna find any tutorials that will teach you how to make the kind of game you want, you need to learn the necessary skills and then implement it yourself, and if your not much of an artist you might wanna offload some of that work to a friend who is smile.gif thats what i do hehe

good luck with future projects and if you want to know some real beginners stuff then just ask
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post 27 Jun, 2008 - 10:55 AM
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QUOTE(stayscrisp @ 27 Jun, 2008 - 05:32 AM) *

Well i would say keep away from visual basic for games :s

try c++ or java, i would make a smaller project to start with then you'll have more confidence to go into what you really want to do as a project smile.gif

your not gonna find any tutorials that will teach you how to make the kind of game you want, you need to learn the necessary skills and then implement it yourself, and if your not much of an artist you might wanna offload some of that work to a friend who is smile.gif thats what i do hehe

good luck with future projects and if you want to know some real beginners stuff then just ask

A bit off topic but the C program in your signature wouldn't work right (damn kid forgot the newline character). smile.gif
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post 27 Jun, 2008 - 11:08 AM
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true, well it would work but it would look shit smile.gif
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post 28 Jun, 2008 - 03:55 PM
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I made a warhammer 40k simulation program in java where it takes simulated armor saves and resolves assault, and shooting at squads/vehicles. I'm currently re-writing it in c++ to get to know the language better. But I would first write the program in java, defenitley if you know some VB icon_up.gif . java is a good next step, but start with small projects.

Though when the 5th ed rules come out I'm going to have to change some things...
A little off topic but what warhmmer army do you run?
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shain mcvay
post 29 Jun, 2008 - 10:45 AM
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QUOTE(Cheeto @ 28 Jun, 2008 - 04:55 PM) *

I made a warhammer 40k simulation program in java where it takes simulated armor saves and resolves assault, and shooting at squads/vehicles. I'm currently re-writing it in c++ to get to know the language better. But I would first write the program in java, defenitley if you know some VB icon_up.gif . java is a good next step, but start with small projects.

Though when the 5th ed rules come out I'm going to have to change some things...
A little off topic but what warhmmer army do you run?


Alright, any good books on learning Java?
Orcs and Goblins, Skaven, Chaos is what I have, but I plan on making a game similar to it.
And why isn't it good to do it on VB?
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post 29 Jun, 2008 - 11:21 AM
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I've never read it, but Bruce Eckel's Thinking In Java is supposed to be a good introductory text (and it's available online for free). icon_up.gif
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post 29 Jun, 2008 - 11:38 AM
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And why isn't it good to do it on VB?


its too slow :s
in my opinion smile.gif

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shain mcvay
post 29 Jun, 2008 - 05:56 PM
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And why isn't it good to do it on VB?


its too slow :s
in my opinion smile.gif

Before I go out and learn an entire other language, just how much slower is it? Is it noticeably slower?

Edit: Whoo, I mean VB.Net. I'm programming in .NET. Is that still alot slower?

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post 30 Jun, 2008 - 05:12 AM
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Well iv never really used it but iv heard its not good for games, it just isnt fast enough, but to be honest maybe a good coder could speed it up and make it work so if you think its possible then go for it smile.gif just my opinion really
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post 30 Jun, 2008 - 05:50 AM
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QUOTE(shain mcvay @ 26 Jun, 2008 - 07:29 PM) *

Hello there, I was wondering if you guys could guide me in the right direction. I was wanting to make a 2D war game. If you guys know what warhammer table top game is then you have an idea. I know some Visual Basic 2005 but I'm willing to learn other things. Is there any direcction you guys can point me in.


I would suggest XNA and C#.NET.
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It depends on what your aims are.

If you want to develop games in the future as a job. then take advatage of making a basic turn based 2D strategy to learn c++.

if you want to make the game platform independant. then give java a try. 2D graphics are very easy to picup as alot of support is included in the java API.

If its just a game you want to show off to your friends and have a little bit of fun with, maybe consider programming it in flash.


but really it comes down to what you want from your game. and were you plan to go after you have finished with your project.
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