New to game programming

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Re: New to game programming

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Avishaiozeri wrote:
MrDeathNote wrote:
Avishaiozeri wrote:Wow, thats alot of lines! Does all 2d games have so many lines?
It really depends on what your trying to do, you could make pong in a few hundred lines(or less). I made the game very easy to extend which adds a lot of code that could be removed but i wanted to keep everything as generic as possible. Plus i could have hard coded all the maps instead of writing the editor which would have cut even more code but thats not how i wanted to do it.
So, Its really smart to do so, because it lets you expand your game in the future. I guess i need to stop asking questions and start actually learning the languages.. :) Thanks again for the help. Now, Alot of time of hard working and learning, building Tons of useless programs for practice! Here i come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well ya gotta start somewhere :D

p.s. Nice avatar :mrgreen:
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Re: New to game programming

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GroundUpEngine wrote:
Avishaiozeri wrote:
MrDeathNote wrote:
Avishaiozeri wrote:Wow, thats alot of lines! Does all 2d games have so many lines?
It really depends on what your trying to do, you could make pong in a few hundred lines(or less). I made the game very easy to extend which adds a lot of code that could be removed but i wanted to keep everything as generic as possible. Plus i could have hard coded all the maps instead of writing the editor which would have cut even more code but thats not how i wanted to do it.
So, Its really smart to do so, because it lets you expand your game in the future. I guess i need to stop asking questions and start actually learning the languages.. :) Thanks again for the help. Now, Alot of time of hard working and learning, building Tons of useless programs for practice! Here i come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well ya gotta start somewhere :D

p.s. Nice avatar :mrgreen:
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Re: New to game programming

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Avishaiozeri wrote: So, Its really smart to do so, because it lets you expand your game in the future. I guess i need to stop asking questions and start actually learning the languages.. :) Thanks again for the help. Now, a lot of time of hard working and learning, building Tons of useless programs for practice! Here i come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These useless programs are the foundation for great ones, seriously.
If you can understand how the basic parts of a program work, and start thinking like a programmer, then you'll do fine later on when you get to the "cool stuff." ;)
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Re: New to game programming

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Bullet Pulse wrote:
Avishaiozeri wrote: So, Its really smart to do so, because it lets you expand your game in the future. I guess i need to stop asking questions and start actually learning the languages.. :) Thanks again for the help. Now, a lot of time of hard working and learning, building Tons of useless programs for practice! Here i come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These useless programs are the foundation for great ones, seriously.
If you can understand how the basic parts of a program work, and start thinking like a programmer, then you'll do fine later on when you get to the "cool stuff." ;)
Yes, i know, you're right... Everything must be earned with hard work!
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