Biblegamer1010 Member Posts: 32 From: Newtown Pa USA Registered: 09-07-2003 |
Look, when I started programming I thought It would be a breeze... but It wasn't  but i'm here to say that I'm sorry. |
Imsold4christ Member Posts: 305 From: Gresham, OR, US Registered: 01-20-2001 |
So... this is goodbye? ------------------ |
GUMP Member Posts: 1335 From: Melbourne, FL USA Registered: 11-09-2002 |
If it was a "breeze" then programmers wouldn't be paid so much, now would they?  |
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Biblegamer1010 Member Posts: 32 From: Newtown Pa USA Registered: 09-07-2003 |
quote: Well... I really don't know but Since I've got no Idea about programming I just want a LITTLE extra help w/commands |
zookey Member Posts: 1902 From: Great Falls, Montana, USA Registered: 04-28-2002 |
quote: for what? just yesterday I started teaching myself programming on DARKbasic-----it is tough dude hang in there and don't doubt your self ------------------ |
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001 |
Yeh hang in there. I found it really hard. I had the passion to learn, but passion alone wasn't enough. It took perseverance as well, when it seemed that i wasn't learning anything, i would plod on. Push myself, set myself realistic goals. By the end of this week i want to be able to write an app that displays a cross in, i dunno 4 different colours or something for example. Then just built upon that. It takes time, but stick in there. --D-SIPL ------------------ |
Klumsy Administrator Posts: 1061 From: Port Angeles, WA, USA Registered: 10-25-2001 |
yep dip-l is right don't try to make your first programming project a game ------------------ |
Brandon Member Posts: 594 From: Kansas City, Mo, USA Registered: 02-02-2004 |
Hang in there, hardwork and patience are two things that are really important when it comes to programming (and lots of other things too). Yeah and as the others said, it's good to start on a small project first, and then make your way up to larger things. God Bless! ------------------ [This message has been edited by Brandon (edited April 28, 2004).] |
ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
yeah, dude, hang in. don't go tho... this site is more than just coders, despite the name. lol. I mean, I totally forgot all coding skills I had. C++... gone. Visual Basic... gone. Visual C++... gone. CoBol... never there. ------------------ |
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D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001 |
That does bring up a good point ArchAngel. if you don't reguarly practice whilst your learning you will find yourself having to constantly refresh your memory on things like syntax etc. So try and practice reguarly, and don't get dis-heartened. And remember if you ever need help with anything, let us know. We are not the type of community that will flame you and call you a n00b. We are all nice people! --D-SIPL ------------------ |
Briant Member Posts: 742 From: Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada Registered: 01-20-2001 |
I'll echo the "stick around" message.  Everyone has different levels of experience, but that doesn't stop us from participating here with each other and helping each other out - in fact that's one of the reasons this board is so good.What type of programming are you interested in doing? Do you have any preferences for what programming language you want to start with? We're here to help... ------------------ |
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Biblegamer1010 Member Posts: 32 From: Newtown Pa USA Registered: 09-07-2003 |
I've understand a lot of things but i'm having trouble with the meshes and pressing a key to exit |
CobraA1 Member Posts: 926 From: MN Registered: 02-19-2001 |
Meshes? 3D isn't really the place to start for a beginner. Start simpler, start with commandline stuff, then perhaps simple 2D. Don't try 3D until you really get comfortable with the language and making simple games with it. BTW, we've all had times when things get tough - debugging is probably one of the hardest things I do as a programmer. I remember recently doing some Java programming, and for the life of me, I couldn't figure out why my program couldn't read the files I had written properly. Turns out Java doesn't read the closing block of PNG images, so I had to flush the remaining junk manually to get the next item. Very frustrating - it was very difficult to figure out, nowehere in the manuals or anywhere in the Java websites was it mentioned. So, yeah, we all have our hard times. But hey, we make it through them, even when things get tough. ------------------ Switch Mayhem now available! Get it here |
AmazingJas Member Posts: 437 From: Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA Registered: 04-03-2003 |
I've been there mate. I took a couple of years to learn Turbo C, then tried to graduate to C++ for a few years as well. Finally managed to get a simple 2D tank combat game written, but it was such a miserable experience for me, I gave up. Thankfully, time has been kind to aspiring game developers and you can at least have fun using some of the easier tools like GameMaker, Blitz, and DarkBasic...So if you really feel like giving up, at least give these tools a look first. I found that they bring the fun aspect back to programming, for me anyway. |
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Biblegamer1010 Member Posts: 32 From: Newtown Pa USA Registered: 09-07-2003 |
I'm Thinking of making a text MMORPG because I know the process will be faster than AOTC or judgment I tried AOTC and I was very suprised at how little progress they had made! ------------------ |
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Biblegamer1010 Member Posts: 32 From: Newtown Pa USA Registered: 09-07-2003 |
I'm Thinking of making a text MMORPG because I know the process will be faster than AOTC or judgment I tried AOTC and I was very suprised at how little progress they had made! |
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Biblegamer1010 Member Posts: 32 From: Newtown Pa USA Registered: 09-07-2003 |
I'm Thinking of making a text MMORPG because I know the process will be faster than AOTC or judgment I tried AOTC and I was very suprised at how little progress they had made! |
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Biblegamer1010 Member Posts: 32 From: Newtown Pa USA Registered: 09-07-2003 |
oops |
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ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
an MMORPG? wow. that's a quite a project. how much experience do you have with game creation and coding? I've heard somewhere (probably here) that your first 10 games will suck. ------------------ |
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Biblegamer1010 Member Posts: 32 From: Newtown Pa USA Registered: 09-07-2003 |
I only have a few problems, like how to link all the players up without a host and how to make questions and as I stated before preesing a key to exit. |
