gaurdianAQ Member Posts: 106 From: Registered: 01-15-2007 |
can someone be my mentor I am a bit of a newb the only good games I have created are with game maker I want to learn to make good games I am using a book game programming for teens but it would be nice if I had someone to help me with me problems if you have msn add me please at evanth@sympatico.ca |
Realm Master Member Posts: 1971 From: USA Registered: 05-15-2005 |
Well well well.. another new guy! welcome to CCN, pelase enjoy your never-ending flight, without peanuts! Seriously, welcome to CCN, I suggest PMing LAVA or CPUfreak (he's got some numbers at the end... i forget what they are...) or maybe even Crazyishone... I'm not the best programmer, or teacher. FIrst off: What are you more serious about? Game MAKING (I.E. Design) or programming (I.E. C++, java, Blitzbasic, Python, Ruby) or both? In all three: DUMP GAME-MAKER... VERY little felxibility, VERY little amusment fromthose games, VERY nice try-ish thing, but nothing beats the original code (that last part, I was talking ot the makers of game maker...) Learn a basic languae, do you have Game Programming for Teens? thats the book I started with, and its very good, but be sure to ditch the lessons after your done and just experiment the heck out of your code! I can be (and is) frusterating at times, but in the end i belive its worht it! (I belive, I only got so far before my fat lazy butt dragged me down... I'm working on that... coding, not my butt.. its not fat, that was an exxacedration, and I'm not going on any sort of weight loss programn, I'm only 120... (pounds, not years old, that is) ------------------ |
Mene-Mene Member Posts: 1398 From: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Registered: 10-23-2006 |
Hah! RM You're 30 pounds heavier than me and I'm on a Weight Loss Program.  On Topic, personal mentor, not really I'm kind of busy. But I'd be willing to help here, I am one of the more common here. Blitz is also my best language. (And only)------------------ |
CPUFreak91 Member Posts: 2337 From: Registered: 02-01-2005 |
quote: Hahaha. Oh, if anyone PM's me, let me know some other way.. PM's aren't working for me ATM. 107lbs.... I think all the energy from the food I eat goes to my brain. I can be doing nothing but thinking about Bible Dave, or some other random thing and suddenly I discover I'm extremeley hungry. ------------------ |
ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
well, we're all here to help with any problems, each of us with our own strengths. if you have an issue, post it up here and chances are atleast on of us can help. I know there a couple gamemaker users out here (Cheese, Cobra, myself, etc). really, the best way to learn to make games is to just make them. (225 lbs. booyah. you children have nothing on me) ------------------ |
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Mene-Mene Member Posts: 1398 From: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Registered: 10-23-2006 |
fatto... Actually the competition was the lowest!  :Looks Smug: but if its weight, well its not really fair. you're like 8 yrs older. On topic: I doubt a PERSONAL mentor will work out, but we'll all help eachother.------------------ |
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Lava Member Posts: 1905 From: Registered: 01-26-2005 |
I'd take Arch on...me and the nearly 200 lbs I throw around ------------------ |
crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
Guys, being that heavy doesn't always indicate fat. Though most of us could be used to swat flies, there is a thing called extra muscle mass. Now, arch, tell us more about this phenomenon! Well, don't. I kid. ------------------ |
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gaurdianAQ Member Posts: 106 From: Registered: 01-15-2007 |
lol rofl focl those mean rolling on floor laughing and fell off chair laughing anyways thanks for all your support dartsman is fun to talk to on msn |
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ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
quote: psh. I benched 200. bring it, LAVA. haha oh, and I have back hair. top that.
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buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
hey RM, don't be trashing gamemaker. it's a pretty good program for starting out. it's always good to start out with something easy and small. besides, you use Blitz, which is only the next step up from non-coding engines. ------------------ |
TwoBrothersSoftware Member Posts: 141 From: Janesville, Wi USA` Registered: 08-05-2006 |
[QUOTE. it's a pretty good program for starting out. it's always good to start out with something easy and small. [/B][/QUOTE] Anyone have a list of good projects for newbies. Every once and while when I look at a new library I try to think of something useful to create, and I've been looking at fulltick (FLTK) and trying to think of something appropriate for a beggining GUI based app. |
jestermax Member Posts: 1064 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: 06-21-2006 |
if you have managed to figure out Java (even just basics) i HIGHLY suggest checking out the Golden T Game Engine (GTGE). its extremely easy to make basic games. and once you're pro at that you can build your own framework on top of it (like i did) and make some crazy-advanced games. |
