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Newcomers DBPro Corner / What do i need to start?

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Ginga123
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Posted: 19th Jul 2005 20:53
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i am thinking of buying darkbasic because have been wanting to make games for a while. i was just wondering what other programmes, if any? i will need to get started?
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Torq
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Well I would suggest having a modeling program and a good paint program for textures.
The modeling program will allow you to make your own models and the paint program will allow you to make textures for your models.

Milkshape - a good cheap modeling program. 20$(Great to start with)
DeleD- Free and good for making maps(Not good for characters though)
Doga- Good for beginners and free

Paint shop pro or adobe photo shop are prefered but you can make bmp's and jpg's in most paint programs. On my website on the message board there are links to loads of free software.

Links on my MB
http://badtempergames.proboards36.com/index.cgi?board=development&action=display&thread=1097645342
My main site.
http://badtempergames.tripod.com/
Hope it helps! GL

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James Morgan
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Posted: 20th Jul 2005 02:40
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At the end of the day, you can make your game and have your main character a blue cube and the enemies all red cubes yet still of the programming of a master game in there.

To make your games look good however, as Torq said possibly a good modeller or texture maker. It all depends on the type of games you want to try and make, if its FPS then possibly cartograph to make your levels, if its open terrain then geoscape. There's soo many different programs out there which you may want yet don't necessarrly need to finish the programming side.

J

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Ginga123
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Posted: 20th Jul 2005 03:22
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ok thanks a lot them links are great!
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Ginga123
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Thanks a lot! do you think photoimpression would be good enough for textures?
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Torq
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As far as textures thats completely up to you.
One peice of advice. If your going to buy darkbasic I would just spend the extra money and get Dark Basic Proffesional. I bought classic and loved it so much I got pro. I could have saved some money by just getting pro. Just my opinion though(Much better features,windowed mode etc.. I could go on and on.

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Ginga123
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Now you tell me i just ordered my darkbasic classic off amazon lol
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