Hi again So, I finally brokedown and realized part of the problem with how I'd been approaching designing a game: I had been thinking from specific design and trying to generalize, instead of coming up with general ideas and plans and then getting more and more detailed from there. So that is what I've done. Here is a quick doc I started drawing-up, detailing the rough conceptual outline of what pieces/plans go in to programming a game. I am posting it here for critiques, suggestions, additions, etc... If there's something you think I've missed, by all means let me know or go ahead and add it yourself. If something's in the wrong place or wrong order, let me know so I can fix it. I'm just trying to get a grasp on the whole format and planning of programming a game, seeing as how monumental a task it is. Here goes. Start Program Initialize Main Menu – Call On Menu Database Begin Windows Layout Programming Display Window and UI Initialize Button-specific Scripts Initialize Sound – Call On Sound Database Start Running Sound Activate Menu Sound Call On Sound Database Active Trigger List Display World Draw World – Call On Graphics Database Activate Graphics Data Display Window Graphics Call On Graphics Database Render World LOD Begin World Render Scripts Initialize Physics – Call On Physics Rules Database Activate Physics Program(s) Activate Constant Physics Scripts Assign Global Physics Controls Call On Physics Database Initialize Player Controls – Call On Controls Database Activate Input Control Scheme Activate Control Trigger Database Call On Model Control Script Database Initialize UI – Call On UI and Art Database Draw UI Graphics Initialize UI Triggers Initialize UI Control Scheme Initialize Button-Specific Scripts Initialize Rules Start Story Scripts – Call On Script Database Access Story Script Database Activate Quest Start Data Assign Beginning Model Tasks Assign Variable Values Assign Model-Specific Scripts Initialize AI – Call On AI Database Call On AI Script Database Assign Model-Specific AI Begin AI Variable-Search Loops Initialize Global Data – Call On Globals Database Generate Model Population Randomization Call On Game Rule Database Activate Global Interaction Rules Assign Model Data Values Loop End Program Thanks in advance

Oh trust me, I fully expect to change the order and certainly the progression layout. But see, this way I'll be able to keep narrowing down what each step will include until I can actually write the specific code for each thing, and then back-track using the layout I've written to put the code all together. Do you think that will work?

Well right, I know you use classes and such, but they arent all called that in every language, so its easier for me to understand if I just say what it does. And the reason I have it in so much detail is because I dont think I have the technical-enough mind to just sit down and write an entire game code form start to finish: I'm going to need to do it in segments and pieces, different arrays and such, in a modular format so I can edit and put it all together as I choose.

Does that sound feasible with the languages I wanted to use above?

Alright. Sounds good.

Now, I know that C++ is OO, and I know C# is, but what about VB.NET?

Also, per the suggestion in your other post, I looked up XMA, but it refuses to let me run the programs without VBC# 2005, and I can only get it in the 2008 format.