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Programming knowledge
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 3:08 pm
by zasgard
Hello
Out of left field question here.
But, in order to make a game such as TotH, what programming knowledge is required? Is there one better than the other?
Thank you
RE: Programming knowledge
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 3:20 pm
by Paullus
Peter is on a well deserved vacation at the moment but I'M certain he will answer your question when he is back next week [:)]
RE: Programming knowledge
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 3:22 pm
by Gerry4321
Vacation!? Who approved that!
RE: Programming knowledge
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 3:54 pm
by kylania
C# ("C Sharp") or
Java might be a good place to start. Both are somewhat easier to get into and have incredible amounts of tutorials available online. For gaming
Unity might be a good start as well, since it's free and fully featured.
Here's a tutorial walkthrough about making a 2D sprite based game using C# and Unity to give you an idea of what's involved.
http://designagame.eu/2014/01/game-deve ... rg-forest/
Here's a tutorial about making a "Matching Game" in C# with the free Community Edition of Visual Studio 2015.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd553235.aspx
RE: Programming knowledge
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:12 pm
by zasgard
Thank you kylania
What would you suggest one to use for creating a Heroclix based game?
Something that looks like this...
http://crowsnest.amelieschoice.com/
Again, thank you
RE: Programming knowledge
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:39 pm
by kylania
That's a game programmed in Java, so Java might be a good place to start. The Java link in my previous post is the first in a series of for-absolute-beginners Java game programming, so might be the perfect place to start.