What language?
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 Mar 1, 2008 at 5:37 am |
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  giant spider |
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What language? Hello, I am making a video game. I have tiny experience in Java and a lot in Inform 7. What language/compiler should I use? I want to have: isometric or top-down tile graphics dialogue options graphical inventory a parser mouse usage complex systems | ||
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Mar 1, 2008 at 7:15 am |
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 Mage Prophet |
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I can't help you out here, but welcome!  *Waits for Z* | ||
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Mar 1, 2008 at 7:34 am |
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| giant spider |
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OK, I picked Ruby, I think, but it's so damn hard. Why can't it just be in English? What is the easy way???? to learn a language OK, it seems the easiest way is to learn BlitzPlus. But it's still hard. Programming sucks. | ||
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Mar 1, 2008 at 4:43 pm |
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 The Imperialist |
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I would say C++ with SDL is one of the easiest | ||
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Mar 1, 2008 at 8:26 pm |
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| giant spider |
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Hey, you're right, C is intuitive compared to Ruby. Just tell me how to output graphics and sort them onscreen and I can handle the rest myself. Oh, and how do I make it compatible with Linux and all those other ones? | ||
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Mar 1, 2008 at 8:55 pm |
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Atavus' Little Helper |
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If you use C++, then, as capristo and IVAN devs suggest, use SDL - a library for graphics (and sound). SDL is portable, so works with Linux and others. That's what I would use, but if you feel more comfortable with Java, or any other good language, then you could have success with that, too. | ||
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