Hi all
if you are new to the world of programming it can be hard to find etc free and easy 3d programs to use or toturials and thats why im here
lets start from the beginning.
here is a simple code there will ask for you name and then it will print it on the screen:
`´ darkbasic will handle the command INPUT
`´like a typing line and everything betwenn the \" will be printet on the screen
`´now you see the NAME$ right?
`´the NAME is just a name i givet it you decide you there will stand
`´the $ sign means that darkbasic will handle it as a string
`´a string can be many thing(i explain you about strings later)
`´ now the print command will print a thing on the screen
`´ PRINT name$ mean that it will take the thing you have typed in and print it on the screen.
`´ now try to run the program.
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``okay now you can try to play around with the code
``you can etc try to change the text.
`` this toturial is made by: The Nerd
input \"what is you name? : \", name$
print name$
you can also try to go on the codebase there is some nice toturials to play around with:
http://darkbasic.thegamecreators.com/?m=codebase_list
you should
NEVER start on a 3d game or something like that you will be VERY confuis.
when i was a complete beginner to darkbasic i started out making small programs like calculators and i also made a program that can spell a word backwards.
but lets start with a little more simple thing.
i hoped that you have played around on the codebase cus now i have another toturial its acually simple but take time to read and look at the codes that way you will learn more.
The tutorial will show you how to make a simple pong game
here is the link :
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=22030&b=7
have you done the tutorial?
if you have then move on.
if you couldnt understand some of the codes on the tutorial try to read it again or ask on this forum.
okay i think you know some basic stuff now but lets take some more tutorials i wanna show you how to print a word on the screen and then a loop will do again and again and again:
remstart
okay first we will have a word to be printed on the screen right?
we do that like this
PRINT \"hi\"
`´ okay like i said before the PRINT command simple print
`´ a word or another thing on the screen
`´but remember that the word ALWAYS is going to stand
`´between the \" sign else darkbasic cant understand it.
`´now we make a loop there will repeat the print until you
``exit the program.
we do that on this way:
DO
PRINT \"hi\"
LOOP
everything between the DO and LOOP command will be
repeated until you exit the program.
now try to run the program
remend
sleep 2000
do
print \"hi\"
loop
``the SLEEP command simple pause the program
`` a decided time.
`` this tutorial was made by : The Nerd
okay now i hope that you have understanded a bit of the basic commands.
okay now lets take a few tutorials there show you how to load 3d objects into darkbasic its sounds hard but i will just show you how to load them into darkbasic and show them on the screen.
here is the first 3d tutorial:
remstart
okay first of all we wanna load the 3d object into darkbasic.
first we use the LOAD OBJECT command and now we wanna write the filename so
darkbasic know what to load
we do that like this:
remend
load object \"youdecide.x\", 1
remstart
okay what we have now is the LOAD OBJECT command and we have the filename \"youdecide.x\"
always remember to also write what kind of file it is.
in this situation its an x file.
now we want the loaded file to be showed on the screen we do that with an very simple command
the SHOW OBJECT command
first here is a prewive of the first command line:
load object \"youdecide.x\", 1
now you see the 1 after it?
that means that the loaded file will be 1
so the SHOW OBJECT command will be like this:
remend
show object 1
`` NOTE!: you need to get a 3d object to view this program
``and remember to put the object in the same folder as the program until you done with it
`´then you can make a final exe (i tell about that later)
now i will also tell about another importnent thing.
when you begin to use texture and 3d models and that stuff you need to put it in same folder as the code until you finished the game/program orelse the code cant find the files.
Now the really smart thing is that when you done the game/program you click on \"make final\" and darkbasic will make a final exe with all the models texture and stuff package as one exe!
well now you need something to make the maps, 3d things and texture.
i have some links to free programs here:
deled 3d editor is a free program were you can make 3d models and also levels in:
http://www.delgine.com/index.php?filename=downloads
here is a good program to make worlds in :
http://freeworld3d.org/index.php?page=Downloads
with this program you can make textures:
http://darkbasic.thegamecreators.com/?m=showcase_view&i=136
and here you can find all kind of good applications:
http://darkbasic.thegamecreators.com/?m=showcase&i=5
okay when you have made a game/program you really wanna show this forum you should try upload it at:
http://geocities.yahoo.com/
as a last thing i have a good tutorial for you:
http://developer.thegamecreators.com/?f=t01/3d_tutorial_index
well that was it!
i hope that it can help someone of you beginners out there
and a good thing to do is also check the codebase :
http://developer.thegamecreators.com/?m=codebase_list
this is written by: The Nerd
i make games, i play games... But the fun thing is that i like to make them more than play them....
