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Tootyfruty

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Posted: 28th May 2019 20:49

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I have some bombastic gaming ideas but i have no clue in coding programing etc what should i do? Thanks

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xtremi

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Posted: 29th May 2019 06:39

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Watch some tutorials on youtube, try it and learn it?

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fubarpk

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Posted: 29th May 2019 10:44 Edited at: 29th May 2019 10:46

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The videos on youtube is a great starter
I suggest trying simple example programs before jumping into a large program
even then the more you can break the task at hand the easier it will be to solve

There is also a tutorial pdf on steam that's available for a small fee that would
be great to someone starting out

One of the tasks that's asked from people learning to program is to break down
the number of things required to make a cup of coffee. They like you to break that
down into atleast 10 steps but once you have done that you will find there is allot
more than that

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basicFanatic

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Posted: 29th May 2019 12:22

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I can recommend the tutorial guides too. They cost money, but you really got a lot of pages, and its well written. The first guide delve into the basics of coding. The second is more advanced stuff like 3D physics.

Start out with some stupidly simple game idea. You don't want to spend 200 hours coding, only to have to start over because it ended up an untangle mess. Far better to quickly finish a game, recognize your screw-ups, and do better next time.

AGK comes with a few games included. Try opening them and play around, see if any of it make sense. You can hold your mouse cursor over a code bit and press F1 to get help.

A general principle is to keep main file ultra short, a single screen length or so. Use it as the skeleton, the basic framework. Then place all the bits of code in functions in separate files.
Still, when I just try stuff out I just throws everything in the main file.

If you ask for help, remember to include your code.

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sprcoll

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Posted: 31st May 2019 19:11

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Do you have zero programming experiance, or only no knowledge about the App Game Kit?

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Phaelax

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Posted: 2nd Jun 2019 02:54

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I'm going to assume he has 0 experience, otherwise he'd know what to do to start learning a new language.

Try googling AppGameKit tutorials

Tiled TMX Importer V.2
XML Parser V.2
Base64 Encoder/Decoder
Purple Token - Free online hi-score database
Legend of Zelda

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fubarpk

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Posted: 2nd Jun 2019 03:45

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fubarpk on googleplay..https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=fubarpk

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sprcoll

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Posted: 5th Jun 2019 19:08

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If you are still interested in coding a game you could start with some basics,
like work with:
- "variables" and "if else conditions"

With some functions of the App Game Kit and the above 2 things you have a good start. After you have created some sprites, use ("setspriteposition") to position the sprites in the playfield and use ("inc") or ("dec") to change the postion of the sprites (you are moving the sprites).

Other important things in my opinion are "getspritecollision" and the "imput" commands, "getrawkeypressed".

With this things you can create a very simple shoot em up. You can move sprites around your playfield, you can create a space ship with diffrent fire force in the shots and you can create some enemies with different armor.

You can use the App Game Kit manual or search the web for work with "variables" and "if then else conditions". These things exist in every language, only the syntax is different.

Maybe this helps a little bit.

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