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DarkBASIC Discussion / Did I make a mistake?

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Bloder
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Do you think I made a mistake buying Darkbasic? I ask too many questions about it on these boards because I don't have a clue! I'm making a 2D game at the moment and the page for it is completely blank. I haven't typed a single line and I haven't even got any characters made! It's a bird's-eye view style game
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Posted: 22nd Feb 2008 21:34
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<A little vague?>

No, I'm pretty sure you did not make the wrong choice. Asking questions is good, you learn by asking, not sitting in silence. We all started out with a blank page and a blank mind.

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Ed222
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Posted: 22nd Feb 2008 21:35 Edited at: 22nd Feb 2008 21:35
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No I don't think you made a mistake it just takes some time to learn
[I really gotta post faster]

Tip Of The Day!:none today my opinion...ahem hotmail fried their server can I borrow yours?...thank you
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If you're having trouble don't try to make a complete game just yet, games take a long time to complete, even if they're simple, and some of the work is boring. Better to learn more first and then you'll whizz through the boring parts when you come to make a full game

Try entering in the DBC challenges on this board, I've learnt a lot from there.

90% of people on here are willing to help if you need it

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Posted: 23rd Feb 2008 01:52 Edited at: 23rd Feb 2008 01:53
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Quote: "Do you think I made a mistake buying Darkbasic?"


No - the only mistake you made was attempting to write a game when as you say you don't know what you are doing. On the plus side, at least it's a 2D game - not a 3D one...

Even so, you need to spend the first month or so going through tutorials and writing small snippets to show that you understand all the commands in the help files (which you should have read through the day you got DB).

And try the DBC Challenges thread - it's very educational! Join in - it doesn't matter if you are still crap at programming either as others will help you out and tell you how to do things.

[Edit] Lol! Obese and I were typing more or less the same thing at the same time. So it must be true!

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@TDK
haha That's about the third time that's happened!

@Bloder
Like TDK said, go through tutorials, there are some in the help file and on the forums. No matter how simple your programs are you will feel proud that you created something that works

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haha That's about the third time that's happened!"


that means you are REALYREALYREALYREALYREALYREALYREALYREALYREALYREALY good at programming.

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Bloder
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Posted: 23rd Feb 2008 13:28
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Thank you, eveyone for posting. I'm going to take all of your advice!

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Quote: "that means you are REALYREALYREALYREALYREALYREALYREALYREALYREALYREALY good at programming."

It means I've been talking to TDK too much

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@Bloder

It took me 1 year at least before I could make a simple sliding collision game, 2 years before I fully understood the matrix.

Oooooops!!! I accidentally formated drive c.
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Libervurto
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Quote: "It took me 1 year at least before I could make a simple sliding collision game, 2 years before I fully understood the matrix."

I know, I had to watch it like 3 times!
or do you mean the one from Transformers?

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Posted: 24th Feb 2008 00:17
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Lol @ Obese.

@Bloder : You did not make a mistake buying DarkBASIC. It's great for learning how to program and it's fun to play the games you make!


Thanks BigAdd!!
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Dark Dragon
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Posted: 24th Feb 2008 01:03
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I still Don't Understand the matrix.

@Bloder
You made a great choice with darkbasic.
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TDK
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Actually, as you haven't started your 2D game yet (and you didn't say what it actually was), may I suggest that you try writing a 2D Pong?

I know we all suggest that for newcomers, but if you are inexperienced at programming then even Pong won't be easy..

Although very basic, it will teach you about:

* Game Logic
* How To Use Variables
* 2D Screen Co-Ordinates
* 2D Drawing Commands
* Loading/Creating Images
* Sprites (If Used)
* Keyboard Input For Controls
* Simple AI For Controlling The Computer's Paddle
* Using Sounds (If Used)
* Scoring

Quite a lot for a simple game of Pong eh?

And for an example of what you can expand it to with DBC, take a quick look at a 3D version here.

/EndOfShamelessPlug

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