Yep. So I'm taking Programming I this semester in school, and I'm having fun with it. What has the teacher taught us? Next to nothing. Going off just what she teaches us, I know how to change the sizes of a cube. Yaaay!!! Anyway, due dates in that class are ridiculously long, so me and a couple friends always mess around and figure things out for ourselves. The first thing I did was a crappy paint program, and you had to use arrow keys, but it worked, and I was proud. Then about a week of just messing around, nothing I kept. Over the last few days I made the game I'm about to post a link to. [View on YouTube if you're crazy and want to download it or see the instructions.] It's 2d, sadly, but it's my baby right now. Video below. YouTube- DEFENDER v2 Edit: Download [it's a .zip now!] : Download The lag is from the recording thing, in windowed mode it has zero lag. The first bit the window got moved out of the recording frame, but it fixes in pretty quick. Also, sometimes white lines stay after the transitions, that doesn't happen in the game. note: The boss thing is 1/3 off the screen, it's not always like that, it spawns randomly. That's the only thing that will ever be off the edge like that, and it won't always do that. EDIT: just changed it up a bit. There is now difficulty settings, easy, normal, or hard. Hard is what's in the video, and what I like. The other two are easier. It's more for the purpose of having a menu screen than me wanting to play on easy... instead of the circles just swarming the second you start you know when it'll come. DL on youtube will be updated tomorrow if anyone cares. the difficulties just differ in enemy speed.
It's made in DarkBASIC, so no for the flash game. I know nothing about how to do that. If there's a way using basic code [not C++] to make a flash game, go ahead and tell me lol. You gotta remember that the first time I did anything with programming or DarkBASIC was about 2 or 3 weeks ago, and all we've learned from the teacher is how to change colors and sizes. I don't know about the mac thing. I just put all the things needed on rapidshare, it's just a few .wavs and the .exe. I use a PC.
did you dl from every link and put them in a folder? You cant just take the .exe I don't know how to put it all together as a download.
I've never even heard of dark basic. The only programming I've used is C++, Java, Qbasic, and next year I will use Visual basic. Is it primarily used for making games because making games in C++ and java aren't easy?
DarkBASIC is just for coding in the basic language. It's a game engine, so yes It's meant for games. It does 3d too, but I don't know all of the commands to make a 3d game work good. It's my first year in programming, in Programming II we do C++
programming really isnt that hard.you probably couldve made that game even without the programming class. ive made a couple simple flash games before, like a mario knockoff and i almost made a FPS. but than i realized that it let me make the game, but not play it after i created the 2D model, converted it to 3d, and made the mouse aiming system.
What do you use to make a flash game? I'm not asking for you to explain to me step by step what to do, but what program do you use? And what language? Also, I know I could've done this without the class, the class so far has all been in 3d, so nothing from that would help with what I did.
i cant remember, something that my exploring tech teacher gave me because im good with computers and finished everything quickly. i think it was called gamemaker.
I downloaded this like 15 minutes ago. Old Game Maker Versions - YoYoGames Wiki version 7. can you make flash with that? or does it just do .exe like what I have now.
Oh, ok. Cuase I was like damn, I've been programming for 3 years and I have a hard time making games with C++ and java. I need to try that out. Do you know if it is possible to get Darkbasic from the internet?
Dimm, just google it. It's called DarkBASIC. there are free versions, but I haven't experimented enough to find out what the restrictions are. You can get a version that is "paid for by ads" and that is the full Pro version for free. I don't use Pro, but really should probably. It's better [has more commands and you can have multiple tabs open at once, so you can look at examples and stuff without having to save and quit what you're doing, like on the old version]. The only reason I don't is because we use the older version at school. I'll try to find a link to some working version of it if you want? @ Shi: I'm in High School. Goddard, Kansas
Oh, I thought you went to some tech school. My high school had a class similar to yours. I majored in Electronics/Computer Repair, even though I had went to that school to do game design, but whatever there's always college...
GameMaker only makes .exe's as well. the only thing that makes "flash games" is adobe's flash program(Which I highly recommend) and WoodenLeaf, .exe's don't run on mac's .dmr's do. So unless you buy crossover you can't play his epic games lol.
Game Maker is easy to use, darkbasic is hard. The newest GM is GM8. My pro license only applied to 7. =(