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Teundusia Lantern Ghost Level: 41 Posts: 682/760 EXP: 449109 For next: 31036 Since: 07-31-04 Since last post: 15 hours Last activity: 14 hours |
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| So yeah, what is everyone's opinion on the best free game creation software, and the best paid game creation software. I do actually want to know these things to see which I should get for serious game creation. | |||
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Kyoufu Kawa I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way. Level: 70  Posts: 1850/2481 EXP: 3008456 For next: 7355 Since: 03-19-04 From: Catgirl Central Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 13 hours |
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| Well, most free game creators can't compete with a nice, licensed game engine from the professionals. Problems are... 1) The end result is only as good as the game authors make it. 2) Even if you're skilled enough (see 1), the engine may not allow. Long live source code! If I had 5000 bucks and asked the creators of Command & Conquer, I'd have just about all I ever need to make a nice RTS. But I could also spazz the Forge for an opensource RTS engine. Again, see 1. Edit to match the thread topic better: It just doesn't matter that much. (edited by Kawa-oneechan on 07-19-05 01:15 PM) |
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Teundusia Lantern Ghost Level: 41 Posts: 690/760 EXP: 449109 For next: 31036 Since: 07-31-04 Since last post: 15 hours Last activity: 14 hours |
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| Well I saw this thing called the Torque Engine, which I've seen a very nice game made with that (Blockland if anyone wants to know). This was $100 for a personal version and comes with a FPS and a Racing Game Starter Kit. You can also get an RTS starter kit for an extra $50. Anyone here have this, and if so, is it any good? | |||
BabyBowser Paragoomba Level: 14  Posts: 58/69 EXP: 12688 For next: 383 Since: 06-30-04 From: Bulgaria Since last post: 3 days Last activity: 1 day |
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| Game Maker (www.gamemaker.nl) can make some really good games! It's easy to use & haves almost invinite possibilites! But it's only for 2d game creation (it haves some 3d functions but they are limited) The net is full with bad & crappy games , made with Game Maker , just because the program is easy to use , and most of the 'game makers' are big jerks  |
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Eponick Blue Octorok Level: 8  Posts: 2/37 EXP: 1760 For next: 427 Since: 09-02-05 From: Your closet Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 6 hours |
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| For 3D: If you arent wanting to dive into C++ with DirectX or OpenGL then you could try DarkBasic Pro. If you are wanting to learn C++ then you could also purchase DarkGame SDK. Theese are all paid options but they are good for learning 3D game programming. For 2D: You might want to look into SDL or Allegro for learning 2D game programming in C++. They are free and simple libraries that take care of DirectX/OpenGL for you. |
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Rockola Octorok Level: 8 Posts: 15/20 EXP: 1583 For next: 604 Since: 12-23-04 Since last post: 44 days Last activity: 44 days |
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| N/m. (edited by Rockola on 09-05-05 01:46 PM) |
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Cruel Justice XD Level: 55  Posts: 1201/1384 EXP: 1253266 For next: 60923 Since: 03-20-04 From: Darkwoods Penetentiary Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 7 hours |
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| Gamemaker or Visual C++... if you have an artistic style and know the advanced techniques, these tools can be very powerful. | |||
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Squash Monster New Age Retro Hippie Togateiru Fohku Kohgeki!! GRUNGE no HAMSTER otona bite Peace love and turnpike! Level: 40 Posts: 658/677 EXP: 430507 For next: 10802 Since: 03-15-04 From: Maryland (of the Country Between Canada and Mexico) Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| The best game development systems, all around, are Java and C. It takes about thirty lines of code to make a generic game framework in Java. Said framework having almost all of the features of Game Maker's system, in addition to being able to add whatever you want by virtue of Java being a great programming language. Java's also faster than Game Maker, especially if you run it in "Server Mode", which makes Java run faster than you can get out of most compilers for C, at the cost of a longer loading time. C is about as fast as you can reasonably expect to get on a computer*. It'll take twice as much code for your framework, which isn't really that bad. It'll also eat your soul the first time you try to set up a compiler and all the libraries you want to use. After that, it's pretty spiffy. *Assembly is unreasonable on a Windows machine, or if you want to port things. On the other hand, it's not as unreasonable on most consoles, and it's a lot easier than its reputation says. |
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