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I want to make a game, but I do not have the skillset. Yet.
« on: September 27, 2014, 07:02:56 am »
I want to make a game, but my only coding experience comes from Roblox Lua, which I understand is heavily modified. I plan to write this game in C#. Does anyone know someplace I could learn how to reach my goal online for free? It pains me that codeacademy does not teach C#. Even some code snippets, pseudo code, and logic tips would be appreciated.
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Re: I want to make a game, but I do not have the skillset. Yet.
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2014, 07:26:16 am »
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Re: I want to make a game, but I do not have the skillset. Yet.
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2014, 07:31:07 am »
I'm a bit tired to offer any advice, but come ask the guys on the programming thread if there's anything you want to know or discuss.
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Re: I want to make a game, but I do not have the skillset. Yet.
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2014, 07:53:15 am »
Have you thought of trying other languages? Java is very similar to C# and Python is great. If you want to get into this as a career you may want to try C/C++ as well.
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Re: I want to make a game, but I do not have the skillset. Yet.
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2014, 08:02:34 am »
I have, in fact considered other languages, before I chose C#.
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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2014, 12:16:14 am »
Are you using C# with Unity? Just a guess on my part, but if you are you might want to consider using JavaScript. W3Schools has a pretty good JavaScript tutorial that might be worth checking out (I read it when I was first learning).

Then again, you might have already considered it and I'm just rehashing what you'd already thought off. Just my two cents, though.
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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2014, 07:45:09 am »
I'm using visual studio, I plan to build the game from scratch. I have unity, but my computer can barely handle it. (Dell Latitude D630)
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« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2014, 09:24:03 pm »
Ah. In that case, miauw's suggestion looks like your best bet. Good luck with your project!
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« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2014, 09:26:54 pm »
Thanks, if it ever gets finished, you people will be the first to know!
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« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2014, 02:04:17 pm »
I too learned to code because I wanted to make a game and looking back I would have had an easier time with more simple tools and languages.

Ever looked at http://www.pygame.org/ or http://love2d.org/ ?
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