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2D All the way! / Hi every one Imnew

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Cypher Hax0r
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Hello!
thanks for reading this topic
I want to start programming but I dont know where to start I thought it would be better to start on 2D because..its easier!
I have DarkBASIC original and dont want Pro.
Post any Ideas all are welcome
Thanks!
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Rennekon
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Hey I'm brand new too. I'm getting Dark Basic pro for my b-day. In other words
Quote: "Anything you can do I can do better"

Just Kidding. I would start with a simple pong game. You can find code for it all over the place.

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Pincho Paxton
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2D is a bit easier than 3D. You should start with games that use only a few commands, and don't need much speed. Card games are easy because you don't need sprites, or animations, or speed. Fruit machines are the same. Adventure games with pictures are easy. The next step might be pong because it has some slightly more difficult code unless you get it off here which won't really teach you a lot about programming. Pong is almost identical 3D as it is 2D. Then Pacman is another step. Depends on how slow you want to go. The slower the better if you ask me.

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Posted: 17th Dec 2003 20:19 Edited at: 17th Dec 2003 20:22
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I often see " Newbies " on forums, and to begin, i think you should make a Pong.
But, I advice to you : Begin By the beginning, read the notice several times.

AnyWay, I whish you good luck !

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Pincho Paxton
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Quote: "read the notice several times.
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That would be read through the code...

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TKF15H
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It's nice to see someone new who's not trying to make the next final fantasy.
Just wanted to know, why don't you want pro?

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It's not the first time, and it will be not the last !

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hmm.. my first project is an rpg where you are in a large world (3d) with cpu controlled cities and characters and creatures. the cities war eachother and trade with eachother. characters have jobs to support the cities. creatures recreate and attack nearby areas when they dont have room in their own area. you can do w/e u want in hte game, including being a caravan trader, a sailor trader, an explorer, a murderer, a thief, you can gain an army, rule a city, start a settlement, rule an empire, or just mess around. the interactions of the characters and cities are a primitive simulation of humanity in real life.

i sure as hell didnt take it slow

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Pincho Paxton
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@Chris: Were you really new to programming or did you already know some Basic?

I sure couldn't do all that 20 years ago when I first learned Basic.

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Posted: 21st Dec 2003 23:39 Edited at: 21st Dec 2003 23:42
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i have been learning as i went along with this project.. the size of the project pushes me along.. if i was experienced, id be much farther ahead by now, and probly less annoyances, but it would have taken more time to get experienced first

i knew the very basics of QB, but no graphics except Line

whether you want to start small or big is just your preference
if you think you might get discouraged from programming if u take on too much then start small.. otherwise itll be harder but quicker

edit actually i didnt even kno line, just simple text stuff with qb, but since i understood the basic structure of basic i got on well with DB, and db started my programming obsession

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Cypher Hax0r
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aK thanks every one for your replys unlike chris i think ill take it real slow and I dont want pro....dont know why!
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Jonny_S
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chris if you pull off that game ill eat a horses ass . Yeh sure if you are commited enough you could possibly complete it but to what kinda of standard im not sure, I think cypher has the right idea take it slow DON'T try pong first off! its annoying start off with some simple stuff, there is no need to start producing games the minute you have DB learn the language first. Unlike me, I tried to do what chris did, and look at me, im a crappy programmer

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DarkTigger
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Hey Cypher Hax0r

If you are just starting DarkBASIC and I mean JUST STARTING you should start with very, very, very simple text games. Using the print command. Use the tutorials. And then start using some simple 2D games.

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Text adventures!!! Those are fun because all you have to worry about as far as graphics goes is where to put the text. If you start REALLY small you don't even have to have a special whatchamacallit language from those old online MUDS. Not to mention how you can mess with the user's mind.......

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Slayer
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Why not just start with 3d I did and Im good.
All you have to do is move things around thats it.
I think 2d is a little harder anyway. As in more work.

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Jonny_S
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Slayer since when do you just have to move things around? trying not to go off topic 3D media wise is alot harder for a newbie to game development I would go with what darktrigger said, thats good advice

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