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kenny the reaper
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ok im sorry if this has beeen posted before, but i havent the time to check, so here goes: im looking to make a fps/3ps gmae with some rpg elements, can it be done on DarkBasic???

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kenny the reaper
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*EDIT*
also can i make hit locations, like head sjots and weak spots?

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You can do pretty much anything with DBC, and everything you've just said is definitely possible.

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kenny the reaper
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ok thanks alot. a do a little more research into DBC and probly get it, i ant seem to find anyhing else at a resonable price. also another question: does BDC support 3Dmax? and is their a limit to weapons? hah sory for all the questions but please answer.

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It can make games...
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DBC is definitely the best thing I've seen anywhere near its price range
Quote: "does BDC support 3Dmax?"

Yes, DBC supports .3DS and .X files, DBPro also supports other 3D object files, look at the compare DBC and DBP page on the website it'll show all the things both versions can do. Only DBPro is still being updated so I would suggest getting that, it's more powerful too.

Quote: "is their a limit to weapons?"

Not really sure what you mean? In programming, a weapon is anything that YOU SAY is a weapon
If you are talking about objects, I don't think there is a limit per se, but using a lot of objects will affect performance (haven't done anything as demanding to notice this myself).
You sound like you are a 3D artist who wants to also make games, am I right?
The important thing to remember is that it isn't the number of objects that will effect performance but rather the number of polygons.

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kenny the reaper
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im not relly an artist, i just have really goood game ideas, and i dont like to cut to much out, which is what i would have to do with other engines ive found. thats why im asking so many qustions. but DBC and DBP both sound good, ill decide on one, bit i probly end up starting with DBC and moving on to DBP. thanks for ur help.

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Posted: 31st Aug 2007 04:01
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wait. just so you know.. you can do multiplayer,too...
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kenny the reaper
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multiplayer, mmm??? i just might be able to fit that in to my game. ive checked out DBC and DBP, and ill sart with DBC to get a fell for the game creation process, maybe make a few practice games, and then buy DBP and come out with my main project. i can tgive away any spoilers so dont ask!

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Dark Dragon
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Posted: 31st Aug 2007 04:06
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nice choice mate! Welcome to DB!
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kenny the reaper
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thanks im broke right now, but ill have the money in a coulpe of weeks max, then ill get right to it(is thier a demo gmae?) if not i dont care, it jsut gives more time to do research for my game. NO SPOILERS

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Dark Dragon
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theres a lot of demos. you should get the trial.
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kenny the reaper
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Posted: 31st Aug 2007 04:17 Edited at: 31st Aug 2007 04:19
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thats what i meant......i'll get the trail
(look inside my head, wht do u see? i see santa cluase)

*EDIT*
yay lucking #13!!

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hmmm...
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!HOHOHO(japense=fire fire fire)and dont forget the elves!!!yay for elves!


WARNING: this user is completly insane...u have been warned

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Quote: "WARNING: this user is completly insane...u have been warned"

hahahahahahhahahaha!!heheheheh...i like you. you've got a sence of humor! hahahahahahh!
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Quote: "and ill sart with DBC to get a fell for the game creation"


please dont buy dbc, "just to get a feel for game creation" you'll get fed up with the limitations in it within a few months and end up quitting or buying dbp, get dbp, dont waste your money...


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the list would be easier to type if you asked, what couldent DB do.
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Dark Dragon
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Posted: 31st Aug 2007 18:58
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What cant you do with darkbasic?? Functions,lol!
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Libervurto
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errr... you CAN DO FUNCTIONS WITH DBC!!!

There's a whole load of stuff that DBP can do that DBC can't, a lot of it is graphical like sphere mapping and shadows.

I recommend DBP, they are the same language, DBC is just a budget and old version. Maybe you shouldn't have posted this on the DBC board as there are some hardcore DBC fans like Dark Dragon who wont admit DBP is better

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kenny the reaper
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Posted: 1st Sep 2007 00:17
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ok thanks for ur input guys, ill just get DBP then. now that i think about it, getting thre old verson is kinda dumb. and oh yah, i am insane, i wasnt joking...arg im a piratelol

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Posted: 1st Sep 2007 02:13 Edited at: 1st Sep 2007 02:14
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Being insane is OK but spamming with pointless insane posts isn't, just make sure to disguise them with interesting facts or suggestions

[edit]
How come you have been a member for a year?

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Dark Dragon
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Posted: 1st Sep 2007 02:22
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Yeah,
Quote: "How come you have been a member for a year?"
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Quote: "How come you have been a member for a year?"


maybe because he used fpsc ?


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kenny the reaper
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Posted: 1st Sep 2007 03:42 Edited at: 1st Sep 2007 03:44
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yup i was thinking about gettig FPSC for awhile, but never got fully hooked becuase of the limitations, and then i wasnt on fora long time, then i got on and was going to get FPSc, but dicided to find a new engine with less limition. im not much of a grphics person, but rather a options guy(if u dont no waht i mean than to bad, i hate expling tat kinda of stuff)(i dont know why)

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what di umean about # of polygons, is high good or bad for polygons???sory kinda of a noob queston but plz answer.

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Dark Dragon
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Quote: "im not much of a grphics person, but rather a options g"

me neather. i love games that you can choose what you want.
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good some one understood me, i was afaird i was talking nonsense (speaks Latin)

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heheheh..
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Me thinks maybe he is in for a shock when he finds he isn't able to have something up and running quite as quickly as he can with FPSC...

And...

There's nothing wrong with learning to program with DBC. If you don't know what you are doing (and to be honest there are a lot of newcomers using DBP who don't), you can write programs that are just as crap in DBC as you can in DBP - and it's less money to waste if you don't take to it!

Yes, DBP is better than DBC and has more features, but how many newcomers are going to use any of them in the first year of learning to program?

If you outgrow DBC then you can upgrade to DBP and take all you have learnt with you...

Anyone who thinks that DBC is so bad and haven't heard of them before should Google StarWraith and Evochron which were both written with it.

In fact, I'm fairly sure that the author still develops software with DBC.

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exactly right TDK! again.....
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ok... TDK is a mod, so ill listen to him, sory lucifer, but trusting the devil isnt never a good idea, i know from experince(hehehe) i dont care if i cant get some thing up faster than in FPSC, i just want to be able to make it more personlized...go jaguars!!!

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well in DB you make almost everything yourself so personalisation is a definite yes

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Dark Dragon
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yup.
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exaclty why im getting it...
cheap
personalization
my brain ...umm...

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Well just so you know it will be some work....
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i know. everything takes some work and my amin project(no spoilers!) will take alot.=

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You have to realize that DBC/DBP is a coding language. By your questions I don't really think you understand what that means . There are no "make weapon gun" and "player1gun=pistol" commands. Everything is an illusion in programming. You want a player to hold a pistol? You make the pistol in the modeling program, then write code to continuously place the gun in front of the player, giving him the appearance of holding it. You want rain? You have to figure out how to create something that looks like rain. How you do that and everything else is up to you. Almost everything is custom and manually done, almost nothing is preset .

And I recommend getting DBP. You can get the trial version here:
http://darkbasicpro.thegamecreators.com/?f=trial


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In programming, nothing exists .

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ill figure out how to code and program before i make my main project, so that ill know how to do all that. and obese, in reality, nothing exists as well...

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If anyone can figure out why I edited my post only adding "." I'll give them a beer

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ooh, gettin all philosophical now are we?

just because you can't prove that anything exists doesn't mean that it doesn't

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Quote: "In fact, I'm fairly sure that the author still develops software with DBC."


That he's still developing is correct. There are two released titles after EvoChron, "EvoChron: Alliance", "Arvoch Conflict" and an upcoming "EvoChron Renegades" - the last one dropped my jaw. The game looks so overwhelming visually that I can't really believe it's DarkBASIC Classic, and gameplay promises to be even more fun than EvoChron: Alliance. I can't wait to get my hands on that one - I would even pay without hesitation for that game (and that's unique). But that it's DBC is amazing - last time I checked (22 hours ago), he was indeed using DarkBASIC Classic...

So, what can DBC do? Google the forums for "Dream", "Soulhunter" and google for "Arvoch Conflict" or "EvoChron Renegades".


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Nothing is impossible, I believe.

Acording to Grandma, I am now enemy of the evil republic, who captured Paris Hilton and couldn't manage it.
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Quote: "just because you can't prove that anything exists doesn't mean that it doesn't"

Just because you can't prove it doesn't exist, doesn't mean that it does

Is philosophy against the AUP
Maybe the AUP doesn't exist!

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The AUP?

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Quote: ""player1gun=pistol""

that's assigning a variable!!
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Tut tut tut. player1gun$=pistol is the correct version.

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Quote: "Quote: ""player1gun=pistol""
that's assigning a variable!! "

I think it's a command in FPSC

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Quote: "Quote: "Quote: ""player1gun=pistol""
that's assigning a variable!! "
I think it's a command in FPSC"

FPSC has no commands!!! It is drag and drop, ie. you "paint" the rooms and places into the world.

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