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# Some Guy's All Out Newcomer Tutorial: The BASICs of DarkBASIC
# Skill Level: Just Started
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# Chapters: 5
# If you liked this tutorial try: Some Guy's 2D Tutorial
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Chapter 1: Da Basics
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DarkBASIC is a programming language built upon Visual Basic. It uses the power of microsoft's
game engine Direct X. So let's get programming!

**Saying Hello World**

Let's jump into programming right away, this shouldn't be to hard for you to do. Hopefully not!

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Print "Hello World"

Run the example, not much really but a start no doubt.

**Variables**
Before you go any further we need to talk about variables, variables are used to store data.

variable# = 1.2

The top variable is called a real number, why? Because it is a decimal number as such.

Variable$ = "Hello World!"

This variable above yet again is a string$, because it stores words mostly. It can be used for
decimals or reals but they can not be treated as numbers only strings.

variable = 112

This variable above is a integer variable they can positive or negative.

**Saying Hello Again**

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hello$ = "Hello World!"
print hello$

num$ = "1"
numtwo$ = "2"
numthree$ = num$ + numtwo$
Print numthree$

num = 10
numtwo = -10.5
numthree = num + numtwo
print numthree

Run the code to see what happens

**Making Notes**
You may be wondering how we can make notes well that's easy! By commenting.

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Rem this is a comment rem is short for remark
` this is a easier way by pressing the ` key

Remstart
A GROUP OF COMMENTS
remend

Please run this code.

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Chapter 2: Math
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Unfornately if you hate math I brought it up, don't worry this is easy math, easy, easy, easy.

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Rem the Guessing Game
Rem A Easy Short Game

`Forgot the do and loop

do
num = rnd(100)
Input "I'm thinking of a number from 0 to 100 what is it? ",ynum

if ynum < num then print "Nope your wrong try higher."
if ynum > num then print "Too low!"
if ynum = num then print "You Got It!"
wait key
cls
loop

Ta-Da! Your first game. Try making a mad lib game or a name asker or continue on with math.

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Rem Adder
Rem A Easy Short Game

Input "What number should I add to another? ";numone
Input "And? ";numtwo
numthree = numone + numtwo
Print "This is the answer! ";numthree

Wow! Yet another game, try making one that subtracts, or divides, or multiplies

Oh and * is multiply, and / is divide in case your wondering
< is less, > is greater, <> is equal to, <= is less then or equal to, and >= is greater then or equal
to.

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Rem More Math
Rem A Simple Game

Input "Enter A Number";number
option = rnd(1)

if option = 1
inc number
print number
endif

if option = 0
dec number
print number
endif

I want you to go to the DarkBASIC command list and go under math to find more of these
math commands.

And when your ready let's move on.
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Chapter 3: Text
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Text is straightfoward

1D = Non-existant or is it?
2D = X Cordinate (across, or horizontal) and Y Cordinate (up and down or vertical)
3D = X, Y, and Z (In and Out)
4D = Foward and Backward or Time useless when it comes to games
5D = Hard to explain and useless period!
6D = Non-existant or is it?

text x,y,string$

val(string$) (turns a string into a number)
str$(integer) (turns a integer into a string)

set cursor x,y

ink rgb(red,green,blue),colornum

set text opaque

set text size sizenum
set text font desiretextfont$

As in the math not much of the rest is needed but view it anyways like you did with the math
if you want.
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Chapter 4: Keyboard Input
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if inkey$() = "a" then print "Yo"
if spacekey() = 1 then print "Hi"
if returnkey() = 1 then print "Dude"
if controlkey() = 1 then print "HEY"

View input for more examples of keyboard input.
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Chapter 5: Arrays
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dim a$(10)
a$(1) = "AAA"

dim a$(1,1)
a$(1,1) = "AAA"

dim a$(1,1,1)
a$(1,1,1) = "AAA"

Ah so what does that above mean? It means instead of using hundreds of different variable
names we made a group of variable names. Straightfoward Isn't it
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I recommend you look at my 2D Tutorial (a work in progress) is out, and I recommend
Beginner's Guide to DarkBASIC Game Programming also.

PS: I might make a 3D Tutorial Later.

Peace.......

Some Guy
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Oh and language used is DBC (DarkBASIC Classic)

Lol!

Priceless!

TDK_Man

Dont forget the "do" and the "loop". Their basic, and their needed.
Nice job though.

That's funny. I like how he talks about the 4th through 6th Dimensions too.



"Time useless"... yup time sure is useless for games. Seriously though... I believe time is not a dimension... it's a state that flows through all dimensions.

Wow lotsa dimensions eh?

My 2D Tutorial's Up Now. A Work In Progress, my tutorials before my
games.

Again.



desirednumber is a COLOR. (rgb(0,0,0) = 0). It determines the background color. For example: using opaque text.

I won't repeat what I said in your other post.

I won't either, I will correct my tutorial.

I think scientists believe there are 12... but don't quote me on that.