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| Predalienator |
  Posted 7th Oct 2005 10:21am |
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I found an FPS maker from download.com  The thing is the demo is 137.76 mb,s and the full thing costs 44.99 USD(Add one cent and its the same as L4Y Gold). I want to get my hands on that FPS maker  and make games..............with big guns.............and aliens...........humans.................mutated lifeforms.............demons...................wildlife..........and a lot of vehicles but i cant download it coz of its size and i dont have a credit card  It is called FPS maker 1.0 
Heres the link http://www.download.com/FPS-Creator/3000-2121_4-10433657.html?tag=Ist -0-6 |
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sobe  |
Posted 7th Oct 2005 5:30pm |
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Not any good. I had the..... paid for version ! lol I didn't like it too much, no explosions, the guns barely have a muzzleflash, the monsters get hit and 2 secs later they fall back...... It's just not worth it. I myself am working with the 3D GameStudio A6 Pro, paid for. It's pretty good. You make levels in the WED editor, as well as weapon models and character, they all import into one editor to make levels and such  You can find a demo too(not pro version):
http://www.download.com/3D-GameStudio-A6/3000-2212_4-10359736.html?tag=lst-0-1
It's a bit hard to navigate through the editors, but once you get used to it you can create a nice game Kinda reminds me of Red Faction in a way. |
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| thorn |
Posted 7th Oct 2005 9:25pm |
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I have the full version on it, and I bought one of the ealier versions to test out. Although it's lacking in some features it's pretty awesome now, as it has physics and cubemapping. It's still hard trying to make something original with it though as all the features are geared towards a very generic half-life clone. |
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| sobe |
Posted 7th Oct 2005 9:44pm |
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I made 2 lvls on full version and just didn't like it  But that is my opinion. Each one has a trial, do the FPS Creator trial and the GameStudio trial, and see which you like best  |
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| Predalienator |
Posted 7th Oct 2005 10:50pm |
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I cant test the demos,the demos themselves are big for a dialup like me |
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| Vidi44 |
Posted 11th Oct 2005 2:01am |
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You'd be better off learning C++ and spending a few years making your own game. In my experience, game creators are often weak and ineffective (I've used GameCreator, which arged). I'll look at it, but I can't download it or anything (I'll read comments). Too bad I can't save this thread or something, this holds nice information for me to reference. |
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"Naps are good" - Visual C++.NET for Dummies, page 1 |
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| Predalienator |
Posted 11th Oct 2005 6:32am |
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Cant you add it to your bookmarks for FF or favourites to IE? |
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| snail_master |
Posted 11th Oct 2005 9:38pm |
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I'm with Vidi44, learn how to use C++ and make something totaly original, it's far more rewarding! though harder.
p.s. C++ rocks |
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| Vidi44 |
Posted 14th Oct 2005 2:01am |
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Pred: I can and did add it to my bookmarks, however it won't help any. My bookmarks are unorganized and I don't really feel like sorting them out (used to just hitting Ctrl+D all the time).
I might give that program a try, if someone with broadband could download and burn it for me (remember my idea of an L4Y mailing list? We need to get Garner to check on the legality of it so we can get this going. This way, broadband people can save bandwidth by not needing to download files again (if they're a low-priority) and dialup users can enjoy the fun of huge files without the need to try to trick the ISP (and consequentally be blacklisted by your ISP and its affiliates if you fail to bypass properly).
Also, although C++ is the best language so far, it isn't something for a beginner. I myself don't know it (well, I know how to write scripts in it, but nothing big) as the language is really overly complex and often unnecessary. C++ was designed to make C Object-oriented, which included a lot of nice features. The problem is that C was already complex, so adding more features without cleaning it up only worsened it. I read a report where it's been estimated most C++'ers don't know even half of the total syntax, simply because its so big.
So, if Pred wished to make an FPS game, he might be best with that POS program he found. If he wanted to actually program (wow, this sounds condescending already), he could learn C, MS' nice new version of C. It is an offshoot of Java, and follows a cleaner syntax than Java. Examples include:
printing text: "system.console.writeline(<text>)" (C++'s example would be "cout <text>" or something like that (haven't used C++ in a while).
inputting data: "system.console.read <variable to store it in>".
Well, you can get the idea, as they all pretty much follow that style. Further, C has web and form abilities, in addition to its obvious console abilities (console is like a DOS program, or it could be something even bigger. RF is a console application too). Also, it is, in my opinion, the best of the C languages (5 years ago, I'd have touted Java as the best, however it often confuses people with its syntax and won't compile properly on many an occasion). The best thing is that C is OS independant (like all the other C languages, so why did I mention this? Because it is the first language to use a form yet still be OS independant (the form used to be strictly Windows)), and doesn't require a complicated virtural run time module (the run time is built into Windows (if you have the .NET framework) and has been introduced to Mac (not sure if they have it or not). Because of this tight integration, it obviously must work, or else all machines would have crashed (thus eliminating the possibility that one could argue that a language as powerful as Java with the simplicity of almost a BASIC langauge is a language destined for a pipe dream).
Now, if only more people would use C. By the way, it is pronounced "C sharp", which confused me too once. Anyway, it's been out for 5 years and I know of only one program that uses it ("Sally, a simple C++ IDE" was written with C to be a C++ IDE (Integrated Design Environment). A true paradox, the new language creating the predecessor, so to speak). Anyway, aside from selling you on C and trying to tell all other programmers that this is a language worth looking into, it is a great language to start your C experience with (although a BASIC would probably be easier, as it is tradition to learn that first. I can send you a copy of QBasic if you'd like, as well as a link to a nice forum I know of).
Summary: The FPS creator might be best for Pred in this stage of his gaming design, however learning a language might be in his best interests. I know of many a game that use DAT files with C code to create mods, unlike RF which uses almost BASIC-like table files (read them carefully and note how the comments are C++ like, yet the files are in a BASIC style). So, if he plans to mod almost any game, learning C (et al) would be best for him. I'd recommend he start with C, a nice new language with Java abilities and an easy syntax. Still, traditionally, QBasic is the start of a programmer's life, so he might want to look there. Yes, I realize that he's 12, yet he seems very interested in it, so I plan to provide some information for him to wet his feet with. |
"Don't go there. It's ugly, and it never stops being ugly."
"Naps are good" - Visual C++.NET for Dummies, page 1 |
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| Predalienator_ |
Posted 14th Oct 2005 5:44am |
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One day i will make games and flood the gaming industry like i did to most threads at L4Y with my posts |
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| LordSeafood |
Posted 14th Oct 2005 10:27am |  |
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But games are more fun than reading  |
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| Predalienator_ |
Posted 14th Oct 2005 10:58am |
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Thats true.I shall make games!...........when i have the money and high speed internet connection of course  |
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