Game Programming Group

izhbq412 · 2003-12-23T01:22:00

Maybe some of you remember a post a few months ago that started a game programming group that we called Newbies At Large, or NAL for short. Well, this group still lives. First, let me tell you the story. The day NAL was born things looked so nice, we had more than 20 people who wanted to participate. We decided to do Pong, using DirectX 9. At first it seemed reasonable to split into several teams, because there were simply too many people for a game as simple as Pong. But then people started to fall off. One week later we had like 6-7 persons, and nobody seemed to do anything. Except me, lol. What I hated about the people who disappeared and didn''t come back is they never said they were leaving. They simply left. And we didn''t know are they still with us, or not. Time passed, and the few who kept joining the programming channel - me, powerblazer, Jepmaster and Pixelgamer - decided to start another project, a new game that we called RainCatcher. It started well, I was the lead and, actually, only programmer, and Jepmaster was our graphics designer. powerblazer and Pixelgamer promised their support but their limited understanding of C++ wouldn''t let them help much. One day powerblazer said he was going his own way and wouldn''t come here for some time. And so, it was me and Jep. From 20 in the beginning to 2 at the moment. I don''t want this to sound like a sad story, but like a lesson everyone should learn - It takes more than good wishes to create a game - it takes determination. I have that. Jepmaster has that. Do you have it? Which takes me to the point - we''re looking for new members to aid us in the creation of our project. This time not everyone is welcome - we''re looking for people with certain skills. Those are: - A pro coder. That would be a man who has proven his skills and is willing to spend a little of his precious time guiding us to the end of the project. I know such people have much better things to do than teaching newbies, so we''ll try to bother you as little as possible. Your job will be to talk to us and tell us what to do when. - C++ coders. You need to have a good knowledge of C++, including classes. Also, at least a little knowledge of DirectX9 is required. You should be on-line as much as possible, I think 2 days a week is the minimum. - A Graphics Designer. No programming required - you should simply draw 2D images for our game . Game programming is supposed to be fun, and fun it is! This is not a group in which you can talk about the current project and nothing else. We are friendly, normal people who talk about everything . So if you want to work with us, we''re expecting you. You can contact us on Filetopia, download it from http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/l.huurdeman/ftop304dnew.exe Once you''ve installed it, join #Game Programming Channel And please, if you''re not determined you want to make a game, don''t join. We''ve had enough of those. We also have a forum, check it out at http://www.18abc.com/gpg/index.php We have a good base code (written by me), you can find a little outdated version of it at the forums.

For Beginners

Started by izhbq412 December 16, 2003 01:56 PM

33 comments, last by izhbq412 20 years, 3 months ago

retard

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December 21, 2003 08:55 PM

quote:Original post by JepMaster
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The term "Newbies" doesn''t mean the inability to learn. It means the determination to learn something new.
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quote:
new·bie ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nb, ny-)
n. Slang
One that is new to something, especially a novice at using computer technology or the Internet

brassfish89

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December 22, 2003 02:31 PM

I'll look over your current code and if I spot any obvious design or coding flaws I let you know.
EDIT:
Where can I download your source code? You don't seem to have a website, which would make things a lot easier.

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[edited by - brassfish89 on December 22, 2003 4:11:35 PM]

JepMaster

122

December 22, 2003 11:14 PM

All the code should be on the forum at http://www.18abc.com/gpg

Yeah. Laugh at the noobs now.Next 20 years you''ll be crying.WE OWN THE FUTURE!!!!

Yeah. Laugh at the noobs now.Next 20 years you'll be crying.WE OWN THE FUTURE!!!!

JepMaster

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December 22, 2003 11:16 PM

quote:
new·bie ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nb, ny-)
n. Slang
One that is new to something , especially a novice at using computer technology or the Internet

Dictionary Smictionary. Glad you looked it up. lol.

Yeah. Laugh at the noobs now.Next 20 years you'll be crying.WE OWN THE FUTURE!!!!

izhbq412

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December 23, 2003 01:22 AM

quote:Original post by JepMaster
All the code should be on the forum at http://www.18abc.com/gpg

It''s not there and we won''t post it there too often, ssimontis offered to set up a server or we can use his ISP''s, and so did bjz so we''ll surely put the code on a server soon

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