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DarkBASIC Discussion / Is DarkBASIC for me?

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Wonder Cody
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I want to start developing games as a hobby. I have no programming experience other than a small amount of knowledge in C++. I am willing to learn any languages that I need to know. Is DarkBASIC for me? By the way I am not asking for help on where to start out because I have already found TDK's great tutorials(great job TDK!). I am asking whether DarkBASIC is good software to start game developing. I have heard it is good. I know a game developer who started out with DarkBASIC, but I wanted to here from the current users of DarkBASIC in the DarkBASIC community.
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YES! Darkbasic is an excellent tool for beginners, and can really put you on the path to game design with its intuitive near-English language.

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Yes, it is a good tool.


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kaedroho
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Posted: 31st Dec 2007 18:53
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darkbasic is avery good tool for starting gamemaking but i have to reccommend DBPro because its much better and more in date.
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I would recommend DarkBASIC over anything else. I started back with DirectX 6 and C++, but found it very time consuming for little reward.

With DarkBASIC you can get started extremely easily, but it also allows you access to low level functionality (such as vertex manipulation, or DLL function calls).

With the many free and/or cheap addons you can start creating anything you can imagine.

The only time I would ever recommend C++ with Direct X is if you have a good few years development experience under your belt and need it because you need the memory management/fps ability for a top quality game. But then you would also require a small team at least to have a chance of developing it in a reasonable timeframe. You could develop the same thing in DarkBASIC, only your framerates/memory management would suffer.

Definately get DarkBASIC. If you prefer OO get the GDK, but you may be limited with addon potential then. Go to the Microsoft VC++ page and you can download it free (with DarkMATTER too!).

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Pixelator
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YES DARK BASIC CLASSIC IS BEST FOR STARTING OUT!!!!!!

Oh, and i wouldn't go with Pro because it is a bit more complicated. Start with classic until you are very comfortable the if you are very serious about programming go pro


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PresFox
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Pro isnt more complicated, it has more options, but the same base foundation

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Quote: "it has more options"


which means that is is slightly more complicated


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The person who makes Starwraith (I've forgotten his name, again!) says he prefers DBC because it is simpler.


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Pixelator
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Yes and some commands and other things require more parameters and are alot more in depth and who can argue with the guy who made star wraith. Face() it, it is more complicated.


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n008
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Posted: 1st Jan 2008 21:09 Edited at: 1st Jan 2008 21:37
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YOu guys know that saying DB is simpler than DBPro is like saying VB5 is simpler than VB6, right?

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exactly


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If you're are making extremely professional 3D games, then get pro, if you just want basic controls that are suitable for an ordinary game, then get Classic. If you get pro you are wasting your money.

Seriously, how do you make the little blue text come up below your message?
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It's a toss-up, really.
If you want to do light mapping, for example, DBC doesn't support it (as far as i know), but DBPro has this little (dll I think?) program called Dark Lights which light maps levels for you.
Light mapping is the process in which you "light" your level by doing the following:
1) Creating a bunch of textures, properly colored and blurred to give the effect of "light" falling on them
or 2) Using a level editor which supports light mapping.
Cartography shop 4 is very good for light mapping, and as far as I know can work with DBC in the .X file format.
But what I was getting at is if you want full light mapping capability, go with pro. I wish I did, but that's just me.

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Sinani201
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Posted: 2nd Jan 2008 20:43 Edited at: 2nd Jan 2008 20:49
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I think the new version of DarkBASIC supports light mapping. Not sure, though. I know that it has lighting commands for 3D, like spot lights, and the new version has things like ambient light for textures... but then again, I can't promise you anything.

Seriously, how do you make the little blue text come up below your message?
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AndrewT
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Posted: 3rd Jan 2008 00:22 Edited at: 3rd Jan 2008 00:22
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Go with Pro, I started programming for my first time in February 2007 with DBPro, and I haven't found it very tough at all.

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kaedroho
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Posted: 3rd Jan 2008 00:44 Edited at: 3rd Jan 2008 00:49
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Quote: "Go with Pro"


Ditto

Quote: "I haven't found it very tough at all."


Same here
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Uncle Sam
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I told myself I'd never need to get Pro after getting DBC.....I lied.

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Pro will save you money in the long run. (From upgrading). So go with Pro and make games to you heart's content.
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kaedroho
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Posted: 7th Jan 2008 19:54
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goto the gallery on the front page the DBPro games are far better than the rest.
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andrew pap
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Darkbasic/darkbasic pro is a cool place to start bacause c/c++ is
so hard

for example the hello world program in c/c++ and in barkbasic

//c programming `darkbasic
#include <iostream> input "your name is ",n
#include <string> print "hello ",n$
int main(void) end
{
std::cout("your name is ?");
std::cin.get(name);
std::cout("\n");
std::cout("hello",name);
return 0;
}

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