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soapyfish
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I found out about darkbasic in the first issue of a magazine that came out called game maker. There was a tiny article in the corner of one of the pages but for some reason I just liked what I saw. I did a google and found this site. That's all there was to it really. How did you people found out about darkbasic, it's not as if it's widely talked about outside of the community. Thanks.

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Quote: " it's not as if it's widely talked about outside of the community"

Actually, I've seen references to it in many engine-reviewing pages.

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a good friend showed me a project he'd made. I wasn't massively impressed in terms of "oh wow - this could be the next big thing!" but I was impressed that he'd managed to make a program with a 3D model that was flying around a randomly generated terrain with a smooth tracking camera.

When I saw how simple it was - I though "I want in on that..." and headed straight to Amazon and bought it. Never looked back. I love it!

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Posted: 10th Jul 2005 09:55
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I don't remember how I found it.

In fact, I pray, every night, in tears, wishing that I never had.


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Posted: 10th Jul 2005 09:59 Edited at: 10th Jul 2005 10:00
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I had not used a game making language since STOS (Atari). Then in 2000 I found DIV and started to get into things again. I also had heard of Blitz at the time (from Amiga friend obviously), but had avoided it due to DIV being totally brilliant language wise (awesome how easy it is to program). Then I noticed a few posts on the forum about DB. Saw a few of the early demos and pretty much threw DIV in the bin (because of the 3D functionality *not* because of the language itself). Bought DB around mid 2000 and been part of the forum community (if not the programming side for a few busy years) since then.

Heh, I remember when the next big DB thing was to get a real box and manual (CD in jewel case with "welcome to the wonderful world of programming" letter).

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I found DarkBASIC on www.programmersheaven.com


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Posted: 10th Jul 2005 10:03 Edited at: 10th Jul 2005 10:03
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DB was on a mag cover disk (maybe Pcgamer) a few years back , tried it, liked it then never thought anymore about it till I saw DBPro in Pcworld. Tried it, liked it but never produced anything worthwhile (so far ). So now I spend my time waiting for the next hilarious faux pas from Raven and talking to myself.

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Posted: 10th Jul 2005 10:12
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I honestly cannot remember.
I may have come across it on GameDev.net when trying to do the DX tutorials.

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Posted: 10th Jul 2005 10:27 Edited at: 10th Jul 2005 10:28
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i think i found it on downloads.com(before cnet sold that domain so now it would be download.com) under compilers as i was wanting to make something more than a webpage. I tried liberty basic first then blitzbasic 2-d then searching for something where i can actually compile an exe, found dbp liked it and voila i end up posting here

(i beleive that was when the 1.048 upgrade was "new")

hmm ive been working with it for over(edit: miscalculation) 1 year and i still havent made any game that was good, although have made a pretty good media player through 3 versions

n00bs will be shot on spot...
i need some more ammo there are just too many of them better call in the moderators to help
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- Comment removed by Jeku -

ArcAngel - Grow up, get some fresh air, take some time away from the computer for once. I already slapped you for one of your other countless attacks, and am considering upping it to a ban.

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soapyfish
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the words "extremely immature" come to mind. Hopefully everyone (except the noob slapping mods) will be able to ignore that comment and get on with the discussion.

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Benjamin
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ArcAngel, would you kindly stop your crudeness?


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TKF15H
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Posted: 10th Jul 2005 10:41 Edited at: 10th Jul 2005 10:41
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Y'know, when two people start fighting this immaturely, it's like watching a burning messershmit taking a dive in a WWII movie, making a brilliant show of its disgrace, then finally comming to a halt, disappearing forever into the sea. Banned from the skies, hopefully forever. The idiot who got banned a few days ago is a good example.

Anybody got some popcorn?

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soapyfish
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Quote: "Y'know, when two people start fighting this immaturely, it's like watching a burning messershmit taking a dive in a WWII movie, making a brilliant show of its disgrace, then finally comming to a halt, disappearing forever into the sea. Banned from the skies, hopefully forever. The idiot who got banned a few days ago is a good example."


Which is why I didn't argue back but instead asked that everyone ignore what was said and get on with the discussion. So how about we do that.

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So that means no popcorn?

If I remember correctly, I was working in EDIT, writing EUPHORIA code, and my dad handed me a CD and said, "give this a try". That was DBC, before the enhancement came out.

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As I recall... I was reading the DBP book at barnes and noble. I got a ways through it before I had to leave. So, I went home and fired up the internet, searching for dbp. Only problem was, I forgot it was "dark" and typed in "blitz" instead Thank god I went back to the store and read it again before buying it No telling where I might have ended up instead...
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I read an article about it on slashdot a few years back, and paid $90 for it to be shipped from the UK. Little did I know that I could have probably got a better deal with a local retailer

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found DB on the internet in 1999 after java 1.1.4 sdk was bollocks for even simple image flipping re 2d sprite animations.

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I have still have the little brown package that my copy arrived in over 3 years ago.

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Web search for the PC implementation of AMOS led me to DB.

Francois Lionet should have stayed the course with BASIC.

I wonder whatever happened with Jamagic?

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I was looking for a 3d game creating device that was good. Then i started asking people how others made games so easily sometimes. Then i was sent that little demo with the scorpion in a cave. Was like "how do you do that?" and he replied "you have to use darkbasic, http://www.darkbasic.com" and i was like "ok then..." and spent the next 2 months studying it

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well at the time I had no idea how games where made yet I was very interested in making one. going to downloads.com to make an rpg maker I figured out that sucks. Then I was looking on google and found Darkbasic. When I got I was like yay now I can make the next big rpg and stuff like that. Then I installed it and was almost disappointed that it was code. I wanted a click and drag program but I decided along with my friend that we should keep working on it. After some attempts on some games I soon figured out that the next big rpg wasnt a very realistic ambition. I became more computer literate and figured out many things though Im still very much a beginner in coding Ive come a long way.

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Quote: "well at the time I had no idea how games where made yet I was very interested in making one. going to downloads.com to make an rpg maker I figured out that sucks."


wow i found out that rpgmaker sucked too

n00bs will be shot on spot...
i need some more ammo there are just too many of them better call in the moderators to help
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Posted: 10th Jul 2005 14:36 Edited at: 10th Jul 2005 14:36
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I googled for game making software...

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I learned about it from the help files of a game I bought

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I was searching for tutorials on 3D Canvas Pro, so that I could model big sexy people with my l33t modeling skilz...

Somewhere along the line, I hit a page that listed all this software, and it had a section for making games... DarkBASIC was one of the better reviews, so I grabed the demo

Good ole times, them

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I heard about it from a friend. I was telling him how much I wanted to get into game coding, and he told me about darkbasic, I got classic, and eventually got pro. We were going to make a huge game, but then I moved. huh, I wonder what would have become of that project.

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I heard about it in a PC Gamer mag way back yonder...

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I heard of it waaaaay back 5 years ago....some programming engine site..had no use for it anymore so I went here, and conveniently forgot the engine site...

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Quote: " I googled for game making software... "


Same.

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A chat with someone on GameDev chatroom. It was weird, he suggested Blitz and Dark Basic; I wonder what made me choose this one?

Amazing how that small chat influenced a major part of my life (DB / game coding)... It makes you wonder how you've influenced other peoples lives.

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I was searching google for , "Game Making" and found blitz first. I didn't like it. Then I found db in 2003

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I walked into the then Electronics Boutique and was recommended DB after asking for the best game-making package around way back in 2000 - took me another 3 months to eventually find it in PC world (so much demand )

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I saw it on some Mag CD some many years ago . I just ignored it, didn't have the money and at the time it wasn't my style of programming. But a year or two later, I was on a computer course and saw a guy, a few years older than myself, using it and asked what it was. For some odd reason, he lent me the CD - wasn't quite what i'd do to a person i'd just met that day, but hey, not complaining - and I installed it and started poking around with it. I quite liked it, and decided to get a copy from a PCWorld store (umm, I didn't know about internet shopping then?) for my new PC. Saw blitz, saw how it was better than DB but stayed loyal and got DBP, wasn't disappointed


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DBC trial on PCGamer...I lost the disk for that one and i couldn't use it well when it came out, but about 2 weeks before my join date i realised it was really quite easy and fun...installed it on a better pc (not a v old toshiba satalite laptop ) and realised I really enjoyed it. Bought DBP for my birthday (couple days after join date).

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I found it in Crotian computer magazines called "Bug" and "Vidi" it was mentioned with BlitzBasic, I looked at both articles and on CD was trial version
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I was actually held at gun point by Lee himself to use Darkbasic.

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Google led me to the old DBC site, oo, the flashbacks

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Quote: "hen in 2000 I found DIV and started to get into things again. I also had heard of Blitz at the time (from Amiga friend obviously), but had avoided it due to DIV being totally brilliant language wise (awesome how easy it is to program). Then I noticed a few posts on the forum about DB. Saw a few of the early demos and pretty much threw DIV in the bin (because of the 3D functionality *not* because of the language itself). Bought DB around mid 2000 and been part of the forum community (if not the programming side for a few busy years) since then."


Same here. DIV was a fantastic language. Shame there was no 'real' 3d (but I hear 'DIV Evolved' is coming out soon - DirectX9.0c with full shader support....)

I saw DB in PC world back in.... 2003? I think
I convinced my friend, that if he bought it, we could make a game together (our first design was a 3d knights game). He bought it for £30, and I started to code in it.

The game never saw the light of day; so eventually he got bored and left me with the DB disc .....

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I was subscribed to the DIV Games Stdio newsletter, read about it on there.

"A book. If u know something why cant u make a kool game or prog.
come on now. A book. I hate books. book is stupid. I know that I need codes but I dont know the codes"
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My friend introduced me to it, claiming that he wrote the tank demo.

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Around 2003 I was like this:

Quote: "Man I'm sick and tired of this crappy RPG Maker. I want to get into the world of 3D! *Looks over* Man those C++ books are big, and man I'm so god damn lazy to read thru them. Lets search the internet!Nah, that would take to long. Lets type random domain names!*Types in gamecreators.com. Well this site has some interesting engines, lets see, RPG Maker CRAP! Hmm what's this darkBASIC??? Sounds interesting."


So then I googled DarkBASIC and found the website and bought it soon after...


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I used Game Maker for about 3 years... Then started looking at 3D game making packages last year... Downloaded DBP trial... Liked it... And went to amazon and ordered it.

I had heard about DarkBasic before though... Id seen it in Game Maker magazine like that other guy... (Only 1 issue of that magazine ).

Also Id seen it in GAME and on some PC mag disks... I think I had tried DarkBasic Classic before, But thought it was too hard at the time...


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Quote: "...claiming that he wrote the tank demo"


Ha, lol.

I got the lite version as a present. I had been using Game Maker until then, I remember I couldn't understand how a game could be in a block of code, lol...

EDIT: Oh my gosh, in between the time I stared writing my post and actually posted it, 2 people posted...

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my n00bie sense led me here.

forum.Sagetechsoftware.com. Post at em' will ya?
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Well I robbed this old lady, and it was just sitting in her purse!(j\k, I killed the old lady). But really I started coding in VB but it wasn't very good graphics-wise. So I went looking to by C++, and I saw this book that said free programming demo with purchase(I figured it was C++), but alas it was only DBC. But I kept it because the book was interesting, and I began to fall in love with DB. We now have 2 kids.

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I was visiting my girlfriend in Coeur D' Alene Idaho. We went to a Hastings store trying to find Eddy Murphy's standup shows on DVD, and I decided to browse the software section. Sitting on the wall I saw a program called DarkBASIC. I looked at it, and at first glance I thought it was a hoaky click n' play. But then I told my girlfriend what it really was, after I read the box. A few weeks after I returned to New York, she mailed it to me as a gift. I saw infinite possibility in it (as I do about a lot of things... my eyes are bigger than my brain, hehe). A few weeks after that, I had assembled a team of friends, and I bought DBPro, Cartography Shop, Geoscape, Character Shop, Texture Maker, Giles, ExGen, Treemagik G2, Plant Life, and a bunch of the expansion packs including Nuclear Glory and Blue GUI... the best $650 +/- I've ever spent

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Google led me here, and after playing the equilibrium demo I just had to buy it.



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I saw an old review of it in CPU Magizine. I had been toying around with a really old basic for a while andthought db might be a good way to go so i bought it a few weeks later.



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My Dad and I spotted Classic at PC World one day (he got that one) and I heard of Pro though magazine adverts and such, leading me to think thoughts of JUST BUY IT, YOU MORON when I saw that in PC World too.

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