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Seaman
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Topic: software help
Posted: 16 February 2012 at 11:49am

im curently using aseprite

http://www.aseprite.org/..and i dont really know to use all those complicated stuff

..but i do know the basic to create a pixel art

..so im wandering

..are there some softwares better than this,but easy to use..or is aseprite good enough for a beginer?..and if i wanted to create a simple 2D game

..what software would be good for that?and easy to use..

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shampoop
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Posted: 16 February 2012 at 12:21pm

Generally, games are not easy to create. Do you have programming experience?

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Seaman
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Posted: 17 February 2012 at 9:07am

thats the problem

..i dont know anything about scripting

..and coding

...or making a game

...but i can probably find on youtube some vids to help me

...but i need a easy to use software..

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yrizoud
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Posted: 17 February 2012 at 10:16am

I haven't tried GameMaker personally, but it looks like a nice way to produce games that are not too ambitious. It has a huge community.

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shampoop
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Posted: 17 February 2012 at 2:39pm

Here are a couple links of libraries I've used to do basic 2d sprite gaming in c++. You can youtube tons of tutorials on both =].

Allegro
Dark GDK
Dark GDK tutorial
Allegro install tutorial

Also, both are free. You would need Visual studio for Dark GDK but I know you can use express 2005 which is free.

Good luck.

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yrizoud
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Posted: 17 February 2012 at 4:37pm

These are fine to use for a C/C++ programmer who wants to try program games, but these two languages are extremely unsuitable as a first programming language to learn, especially alone, without any training, and without a book.
I really recommend trying any game-creation system first, and then if you meet the limits of such systems and hunger for something more powerful, you can seriously consider learning programming. Using a friendlier language, like C# or Python.

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Seaman
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Posted: 19 February 2012 at 7:13am

THANKS! well ill see the gamemaker...ant wont try to do more than more limits..so ill start slow with the gamemaker...well thanks for the links and all ^w^

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Posted: 09 March 2012 at 1:51am

Hey there everyone! I am basically in the same position as the topic starter so the information you have provided was just exactly what I needed. Thank you for that!

Edited by big brother - 09 March 2012 at 2:28am

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>AoBaka< Seaman Joined: 07 February 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Topic: software help Posted: 16 February 2012 at 11:49am
	im curently using aseprite http://www.aseprite.org/..and i dont really know to use all those complicated stuff..but i do know the basic to create a pixel art..so im wandering..are there some softwares better than this,but easy to use..or is aseprite good enough for a beginer?..and if i wanted to create a simple 2D game..what software would be good for that?and easy to use..
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shampoop Commander Joined: 12 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 202	Posted: 16 February 2012 at 12:21pm
	Generally, games are not easy to create. Do you have programming experience?
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>AoBaka< Seaman Joined: 07 February 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Posted: 17 February 2012 at 9:07am
	thats the problem..i dont know anything about scripting..and coding...or making a game...but i can probably find on youtube some vids to help me...but i need a easy to use software..
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yrizoud Commander Joined: 03 May 2021 Location: France Online Status: Offline Posts: 343	Posted: 17 February 2012 at 10:16am
	I haven't tried GameMaker personally, but it looks like a nice way to produce games that are not too ambitious. It has a huge community.
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shampoop Commander Joined: 12 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 202	Posted: 17 February 2012 at 2:39pm
	Here are a couple links of libraries I've used to do basic 2d sprite gaming in c++. You can youtube tons of tutorials on both =]. Allegro Dark GDK Dark GDK tutorial Allegro install tutorial Also, both are free. You would need Visual studio for Dark GDK but I know you can use express 2005 which is free. Good luck.
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yrizoud Commander Joined: 03 May 2021 Location: France Online Status: Offline Posts: 343	Posted: 17 February 2012 at 4:37pm
	These are fine to use for a C/C++ programmer who wants to try program games, but these two languages are extremely unsuitable as a first programming language to learn, especially alone, without any training, and without a book. I really recommend trying any game-creation system first, and then if you meet the limits of such systems and hunger for something more powerful, you can seriously consider learning programming. Using a friendlier language, like C# or Python.
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>AoBaka< Seaman Joined: 07 February 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Posted: 19 February 2012 at 7:13am
	THANKS! well ill see the gamemaker...ant wont try to do more than more limits..so ill start slow with the gamemaker...well thanks for the links and all ^w^
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nStuart Seaman Joined: 09 March 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 09 March 2012 at 1:51am
	Hey there everyone! I am basically in the same position as the topic starter so the information you have provided was just exactly what I needed. Thank you for that! Edited by big brother - 09 March 2012 at 2:28am
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