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[Santewi]

Some of you were interested in something like this, hows the situation now? It'd be a place where we could discuss programming, texturing, 3D modelling, animating, level design, shaders, stuff like that. I would be posting tutorials mainly on UDK and then things like Photoshop etc. and of course you can post tuts as well. I could help you with problems and answer questions. You guys are wasting your talents on WoW servers

So, if you're interested could you leave a reply? I don't really want to set up a whole subforum if I'm the only one posting there...

[AngelSandy]

Yes I would be interested in this. My brother is working on a game, since he was kicked out of his group because of a stupid writer

So, I am trying to help him. Would be awesome.

[Overlord Cuntasaurus Rex]

So he is still working on the same game despite not being in the group that develops the game anymore?

I'd be interested.

Maybe should make it a poll? Easier than a ton having to state their opinion if they don't feel like it.

[AngelSandy]

No, he is making his own game

[Santewi]

Grawr, on 13 April 2012 - 09:17 AM, said:

Maybe should make it a poll? Easier than a ton having to state their opinion if they don't feel like it.

The point is, I want to see how many people are actually interested. I don't care if a million people weren't if ,lets say, 10 would be. Of course I could make a poll with something like "yes" and "maybe". Actually, I'm going to do one if I know how to Still a bit lost with this new forum

[Nightbane]

Yes. I'd like a forum for it, I wouldn't get involved with it for a year or so (Gotta learn how Unity and CryEngine work and gotta learn C++)

[Santewi]

Nightbane, on 13 April 2012 - 01:14 PM, said:

Yes. I'd like a forum for it, I wouldn't get involved with it for a year or so (Gotta learn how Unity and CryEngine work and gotta learn C++)

Why not UDK?

[GasTrox]

I'm in for it.

[Nightbane]

Santewi, on 13 April 2012 - 01:54 PM, said:

Why not UDK?

I was just naming examples.

[AngelSandy]

You don't really need to know C++ to do this though.

[Santewi]

AngelSandy, on 13 April 2012 - 02:29 PM, said:

You don't really need to know C++ to do this though.

True. Unless you decide to buy the source code for UE3 you don't need C++ anywhere. Most of the scripting is done with UnrealScript, which is similar to Java. There are "visual" scripting methods for attaching objects to players and moving stuff around for example, and it can be done in Kismet and Matinee inside the UDK editor.

[AngelSandy]

Yes, but there is a very important difference between Kismet and UnrealScript.
Kismet is ONLY to be used if you need something for a level or two.
UnrealScript is ONLY to be used if you need consistency throughout the game.

[Nightbane]

AngelSandy, on 13 April 2012 - 02:29 PM, said:

You don't really need to know C++ to do this though.

Minecraft aside there arent many great games that are in Java or other languages.

I'd prefer to know C++ because of how widely its used and needed.

Plus this is about game development in general

[AngelSandy]

How about C#, C and HTML5 then?

[Nightbane]

AngelSandy, on 13 April 2012 - 07:01 PM, said:

How about C#, C and HTML5 then?

I don't see the point in arguing about this.

[SickBoy]

AngelSandy, on 13 April 2012 - 07:01 PM, said:

How about C#, C and HTML5 then?

Those are not common for game creation. C# is primarily for Xbox 360 development, although it is gaining popularity. C++ is still industry standard. HTML5 is still too new to be much of anything except a bunch of high concept shit.

Game development these days is all about C++, LUA (for modifications, not necessary actual development), and Java for Minecraft (primarily). You can toss Flash and any scripting language related to suites like RPG Maker and whatnot into the pot as well.

That's not to say they *can't* be made in other language, but a game development sub-forum would have +90% of its posts for C++.



But Nightbane is right: there is no point in arguing this. The question is whether to make a game development sub-forum (which I probably will), not whether I'm going to make a shitload of sub-forums for each programming language (which I definitely won't). A game development forum would include EVERYTHING... concepts, art, programming, audio... anything game-creation-related would be in that area.

[Nightbane]

I agree with the idea of just having one forum.

Didn't we do this with another forum which my brain is just slipping on?

[SickBoy]

If you mean on WoW-V, we sort of already do with out Programming and Graphics areas. Buuut a focused area JUST for game development (so people can post their projects, find other people to work on stuff with them, etc) would be great.

I'll definitely be adding the sub-forum, by the way. If it gets popular, I WILL expand it to include specific sub-sub-forums for stuff like "looking for work" and "Releases" and whatnot that is specific to game development in general. It would essentially be like the Custom Releases/etc. sections, but for game development in general, not JUST WoW.

What the hell do I call this though? Just "Game Development"?

[Nightbane]

I think a Programming forum should be added under the Game Dev.

It means we'd have two programming forums but, one would be specificly for gaming the other outside gaming.

...Bleh, I gave it a shot.

[Thetruecrow]

Voted yes.

I've been thinking of just doing streams of me programming, wow related and not wow related.