Hi All

I am new to the forum and grateful to be here. Been considering for a awhile now to get started on my gaming engine I have always wanted to do. So decided to take action today. Been doing some planning but what I wanted to find out is; which will be the best language to use for my situation?

I want to develop a game engine, A first person shooter. Would like to again experience as how a game engine works. I know C++, C#, and have little experience in OpenGL, and SlimDX. I prefer programming in C#.

I would like to make a game engine useful for others to use if they choose so, and I plan on using existing libraries to help speed the development of the game engine, like OpenGL, and SlimDX.

But I am kinda stuck on which language to use? When I was developing with OpenGL, it was in C++, and when I was learning SlimDX it was in C#. Is it possible to use OpenGL with C#? (I know of OpenTK, but I found limitations when I last used it). Another possibility I am thinking of; can one develop a game engine with using more than one language? Its that possible, and if so, is it recommended.

Enjoy

Devlyn

Thanks all, your insights was must helpful. I think I am gonna stick with C#.

C# is an awesome language. By using it (over C++) you:

* Reduce development time by perhaps a factor of 2

* Decrease performance by perhaps a factor of 2 (more like 0.02 to 10.0)

* Get easy XBox portability

I would choose C++ if the two are close in your mind, but otherwise I would choose whatever you are most comfortable with, because the #1 challenge you face is not performance, but your ability to complete a project.

That is very true, the task would be to complete it first. But I guess the main aim for me at this stage is too learn and discover how these things work.