QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
I need some suggestions about what to use to make games. Should i go old school and go totally programming, or should i try and use an engine. i also could use some program suggestions for stuff to make landscapes, people, and other stuff. i need a 3d modeller that can make '.x' files because i cant get blitz to do POVray. please help me. ------------------ |
Jari Member Posts: 1471 From: Helsinki, Finland Registered: 03-11-2005 |
I think you should go with programming your own simple game engine in 2D before you use a game engine. Unless you are planning to use some simple engine like game maker, blitz or game studio I suppose. ------------------ |
HanClinto Administrator Posts: 1828 From: Indiana Registered: 10-11-2004 |
How much have you done? If you are able, it's often helpful to program a very small game from scratch in order to see what it takes and what's involved. The quality of game engines is so high these days, it's hard to imagine programming a good game by one's-self without using one. I'm currently planning on using SdlDotNet for 2d graphics, and RealmForge for 3d development. SdlDotNet is usable, and is much like PyGame in structure (except that it's in C#, not Python). RealmForge is still in development, and is an impressive generic 3D framework. As far as where you should start, I would recommend doing whatever you feel comfortable and motivated working with. If you have the energy to do a game from scratch, then I say "Great! Go for it! You'll learn a lot!". If you'd rather have the simplicity and the fast results from using a game engine, I say "Great! Go for it! You'll learn a lot!". One of the main things that's important for me is to stay motivated with programming, and if I'm not motivated with one area, I can switch gears into an area that I'm more interested in at the moment. It's not a great method for getting a big project done, but it's a good method for learning a lot about game development, programming, and staying moving. Later on down the road you'll want to learn what it takes to follow a project through to completion (a lot of people underestimate what it takes), but if you're just learning programming, I think it's okay to just dabble. --clint ------------------ |
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Seven7 Member Posts: 50 From: USA Registered: 03-16-2005 |
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Pundabi Junior Member Posts: 1 From: daleville va us Registered: 05-23-2005 |
hey im pundabi i work with questleader. we also need some progs for making 3d movies stuff for sounds and background loops, modeling progs, and world building tools. tell me if there is any more stuff that i might need, or that i forgot. |
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QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
most important right now is that we get a '.x' maker. ------------------ |
CPUFreak91 Member Posts: 2337 From: Registered: 02-01-2005 |
I'm pretty sure Blender makes .x (www.blender3d.org) It won't read .x though and it's open-source (totally free with virtually no restrictions). What OS are you using? ------------------ [This message has been edited by CPUFreak91 (edited June 09, 2005).] |
Realm Master Member Posts: 1971 From: USA Registered: 05-15-2005 |
".x"?!?! haven't heard of that before...o wait... nvm, i know what it is. MOderators: feel free to deleted this meaninless post. I can only edit, not delete. Srry ------------------ Blessed are those who show mercy. [This message has been edited by Realm Master (edited June 10, 2005).] |
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QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
OS? sorry, im still kinda new to the terms, lol ------------------ |
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QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
(x last post) lol, sorry, blonde moment(yes, even a guy can have them) operating system, i have windows XP ------------------ |
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Lava Member Posts: 1905 From: Registered: 01-26-2005 |
Realm Master: .x is a text based DirectX file type, for like say models for a video game, like 3ds. |
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QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
yes i know, but how is it possible to create or edit them? ------------------ |
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QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
well, i am looking for a program that will let me design and edit .x files. or mabe something letting me make 3do files (preferably free. and iv tried blender and its like imposibly complicated). ------------------ |
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Lava Member Posts: 1905 From: Registered: 01-26-2005 |
Make a model in Wings3d (wings3d.com), then export it as a OBJ file into Blender and export it to .x that's the only thing I can think of ------------------ |
en972 Member Posts: 562 From: NOT TELLING! Registered: 08-27-2004 |
BLENDER! www.blender3d.org ------------------ |
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QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
ok, thx guys. ill look into wings 3d. ------------------ |
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QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
Problem, when i went to wings3d.com, it was just a directory thingie and there was nothing of use ------------------ |
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Lava Member Posts: 1905 From: Registered: 01-26-2005 |
Here is the link to the latest stable release of Wings 3d (0.98.29b): http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wings/wings-0.98.29b.exe?download ------------------ |
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QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
thx doode, that link worked. i can seem to figure it out though... ill mess around with it. ------------------ |
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Lava Member Posts: 1905 From: Registered: 01-26-2005 |
Find tutorials on it, that's the best way I learn, it famiarizes me with the interface, even if I don't finish the tutorial. ------------------ |
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QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
ok, ill do that ------------------ |
