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Newcomers DBPro Corner / im new and i need help making a game using dbc

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game dude15
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Posted: 19th Apr 2005 04:49
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hello im thinking off starting off a project i have some knowledge
i can: load and use background bitmaps
trigger sounds and bitmaps using the number buttons
put the whole thing together and make a decent sound and picture program
any help like : the type of game , some help with programming or just some code to start me off
P.S i am using dark basic classic
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Mr Inquisitive
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Posted: 22nd Apr 2005 03:13
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well, are you trying to make a 3D or 2D game? If it's 3D, to tell you the truth, i can't do 3D games for crap. But i do have much experience with 2D games

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Dark Flame
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Posted: 22nd Apr 2005 04:19
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Quote: "i can't do 3D games for crap. But i do have much experience with 2D games"


Lol im the complete opposite, i have more experience with 3D games than 2D games.

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game dude15
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ok ok i havent quitwe decided but i would of thought a simple 2d game would be best but what do i know im the one asking for help so whatever seems best
also i was thinking of a theme
mabye an action theme if not that mabye :
space
western
or adventure any way if anyone wants to help i would be glad to all that comes

thanks for the offers

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Mr Inquisitive
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Posted: 23rd Apr 2005 13:42
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You could start off by creating a backround image in any image editor (i just use ms paint) Create the image to suit your theme and your story-line. (I could help with these as well). For me to help you with anything visual, however, i would need to know the setting of the game and the story(maybe the story. probably not though) then you would make the character. (i may have much experience with 2d, but you'll need to ask someone else how to make the character move if you don't already know)

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Posted: 23rd Apr 2005 23:40
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i have 1 idea

u are in a car and suddenly it starts hailing; there are a few trees and many choices of road with various cover
but u also have an appointment to keep


ect ect
short game idea maybe have 5 levels
if i could texture or model or draw or well anything but programming then i could make this game myself
since i got the programming behind it but no graphics or sound

X-Patch x-patch.exe(gui):75% make.exe:5% x-patch.dll(runtime dll):0% developed on win xp home sp2
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game dude15
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ok ill try and make a background in ms paint shall we say a road with trees like you said anyway i will make a background

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game dude15
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this is my site it has a chat room try and see and i can talk about making the game instantly [href]www.freewebs.com/gamedude15[/href]

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game dude15
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this is my site it has a chat room try and see and i can talk about making the game instantly [href]www.freewebs.com/gamedude15[/href]

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Zotoaster
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Posted: 29th Apr 2005 21:19
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make a pong game

pong games are great to start with for the following reasons:
you can make it in 3d or 2d
gives you experience with coordinates, collision, etc
simple AI
controls
scoring
and alot more....
give it a try

"Well, if he dies, it'll teach him not to do it again." - Me
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game dude15
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thanks ill give it a try

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Zotoaster
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Posted: 1st May 2005 04:38
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cool, if u need any help just AAsk

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RUCCUS
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Posted: 1st May 2005 08:15 Edited at: 1st May 2005 08:17
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Heres a quick idea of how you should start IMO.

1. Tetris
2. Pong
3. Pac Man
4. Bounce Out (That thing where you shoot coloured balls at other coloured balls and if they're the same then the coloured balls fall)
5. Split Screen Tag
6. Online Tag
7. Text MUD
8. Chat
9. FPS
10. Racing Game

When you've finished all of that you'll be very fluent with the dark basic language and how everything works and should be able to create a dandy game. The first 4 can be done in 2D or 3D and are fairly simple, but increase in difficulty as they go further down, good starter-offers. From 5-8 you'll start learning about online handling and the fundementals of how transferring data over the internet to other computers works. 9 Will introduce projectiles and an even greater idea of AI and will involve the use of many variables so you'll become a pro at managing variables/arrays. And 10 will give you a good approach to physics like sliding with higher speed, velocity, different types of collision etc. After 10 the sky is the limit, you should be able to make quite a good game after that.

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Posted: 1st May 2005 22:00
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thanks thats really helpful ill get to it now and when im done ill tell you and maybye show you the samples

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