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Making RPG Games.

Unrivaledneo · 2002-06-27T17:57:21

I am a 16 year old male that wants to learn to make his own RPG games. I have very little or no money to spend but i still want to make my game so the only way i figure is freeware or shareware products. Can any of you help me to do this, I have found nothin yet and i do not know what i am looking for anyway. Thank you for taking the time to read this post and i hope you will have any suggestions for me. Neonyo Itamaru Yakusta

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Started by Unrivaledneo June 27, 2002 10:32 AM

15 comments, last by Unrivaledneo 21 years, 10 months ago

Unrivaledneo

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June 27, 2002 11:15 AM

Thank you. And about my talent i do have one it is my imagination(not sure on spelling but stick with me) that is one thing i do have.

Neonyo Itamaru Yakusta

siaspete

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June 27, 2002 11:20 AM

It''s very important to learn to walk before learning to run. I don''t know what kind of skills you have with regard to programming, but you should start off with the simplest program there is, and expanding your knowledge until you''re ready to make the RPG.

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TDragon

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June 27, 2002 11:24 AM

Java? No offense, but if you want any high-level graphics, such as 3d animation, then I''d say Java is quite a bit too slow for that. For fast-executing code try out C (and if you feel up to it, C++); for not-quite-so-fast but much-easier-to-program code, try Visual Basic. I''m not claiming to have worlds of experience with Java, but what I have found is that it is generally slower than C++ and harder to use than Visual Basic.

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TDragon

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June 27, 2002 11:31 AM

In regards to my previous post:
If you are interested in programming in any language, then you should buy, beg, or borrow (from the library) a good thick book called something like "The *language* Programming Bible" or "Programming Games with *language*" or "Programming with *language*", and study it thoroughly. This will give you the basics and perhaps even more, for programming in this language. Then begin your RPG, and for every problem you run across, follow these steps:
A. Look in your reference book for a solution.
B. If you are using any add-on libraries, look in their documentation.
C. If A and B fail, come here to gamedev.net and ask us.