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wolvardo
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Posted: 24th Mar 2007 04:25
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Hi! I was wondering how many time do you think guys I have to spend to learn DarkBasic in order to program a videogame like Crash Banbicoot or Tomb Rider II...
Do I have to say that I have never programed before?
I hope you can help me.
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Gil Galvanti
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Posted: 24th Mar 2007 05:02 Edited at: 24th Mar 2007 05:02
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It all depends on:
1) your motivation
2) your interest
3) your learning ability
4) your intelligence/previous knowledge

So there's no definite answer. Anywhere from 4 months to 4 years .


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Quisco DaLuse
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Posted: 24th Mar 2007 05:08
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I think you are asking how much time it will take for you to learn DarkBasic well enough to program a game like the two you mentioned.

Programming skills obviously will depend upon the individual, but without a doubt you are quite a ways away from making a game like the ones you mentioned. It would be unreasonable to expect you could crank out a game like these in a week starting from ground zero. Don't kid yourself, it's not going to happen.

I would suggest you view the tutorials provided by TGC and fellow coders and get some sort of idea yourself of the effort it would take to do a Crash Bandicoot game. It would be a lot of work, but it is fun if you enjoy the challenge. Generally speaking, it is better to start off with simple games, like a pong or a breakout kind of game and work your way through 2D stuff like pacman (there's a tutorial for that) before you venture into 3D worlds and characters.

Good luck. I hope this helps you.

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wolvardo
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Posted: 24th Mar 2007 19:51
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Ohhh Thanks for the answers guys, they really motivated me becuse I really want to be a realistic about what I want to do.
Tahanks a lot, so now I'm thinking and preparing my mind to study like 4 or may be 6 years DarkBasic.
(I know ther's no end in learning questions)
Well... (Quisco DaLuse) you tell me about Tutorials provided by TGC.
What's that, where can I find them.
And by the way, yes I will try to develop first a game like pinball and then may be pacman Wathever...
THANKS AGAIN.
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Quisco DaLuse
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Posted: 24th Mar 2007 23:17 Edited at: 25th Mar 2007 02:20
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Wolvardo, I was hoping you would respond like that!

Here is a link to several tutorials:

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=96010&b=7

You can search the forums for whatever you are interested in by using one of the two boxes below where you post. I'm sure if you search the forums, you will find the pacman tutorial.

If after making an effort to figure something out you get stuck, you can always review threads/posts and see what other coders have done to resolve problems or get answers to questions. Other coders expect that you will put effort into figuring out a problem yourself before asking for help. At that point, if you're still stuck, ask the question. That's what these forums (and particularly this thread) are about.

Good luck, I wish you well!

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Satchmo
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Posted: 24th Mar 2007 23:28 Edited at: 24th Mar 2007 23:29
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Make sure you read these

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=13351&b=7

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=37738&b=8

Also here are the tutorials that are helping me ALOT

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=99497&b=7

thats about it, good luck.


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wolvardo
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Posted: 25th Mar 2007 06:03
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Thank you guys I'm starting to check them.
I belive this "TDK" will help me a lot hehehe.
I love when the tutorials are "slow" hehe...
He know how to treat one that doesn't know NOTHING, thank you fellas again.
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Gil Galvanti
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Posted: 25th Mar 2007 18:38 Edited at: 25th Mar 2007 18:39
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Quote: "Wolvardo, I was hoping you would respond like that!"

Same here, I'm always happy to see someone enthusiastic about learning, and willing to do what it takes. Realize that during the time your learning your not going to be bored to death, and it can be pretty fun (you can also start smaller projects while learning). It's a long journey, but not a boring/difficult one .


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wolvardo
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Posted: 26th Mar 2007 06:05
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YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, WE PEOPLE WAS MADE TO SUCCEED IF WE FOLLOW OUR BLISS!!!!
Thanks for your words Gil Galvanti!!!
I'ts nice to found people like this kind of thoghts here.

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