ME duh and a game for the future Thread

: I was wondering how u think i would be able to start off making a game.I have 3ds max and c++ so wat u think i should start with doing? I am a beginner.

Get a big fat book on how to program and if you want to program games i hope yer good at math

or you could just be a modeler and help out modeling for mods etc.. since that aint to hard

Wait for the new hammer editor it may be easier.

Do you know how to use 3ds max or program c++? If not you have a long way to go, you can't make anything with tools if you don't know how to use them.

Also many games/mods take work from many people and lots of time. Don't expect results over night.

Just some advice.

I agree. You "have" C++....well so do I.....coded into programs I play. I don't have the first clue what to do with it myself.

Also, games are just "made". It takes plenty of effort and just from you - it is a team game. It is nice to have programs and tools, but don't think you can just jump in the ring and box.

Use Darkbasic, Blitzbasic or Gamemaker. That'lll help.

The more expensive GameStudio A6 is a very popular choice too, but far more expensive. On the plus-side, it has many advanced features like physics and such. If I were you though, I'd go with Cheapy's recommendation of DarkBasic.

You gotta learn how to use those programs and most likely you need to get some more programs than that, like sound editor... what's a game without sounds? crap. And it's possible to do everything just by yourself. You can jump in the ring and box, if you learn quickly...

It really doesn't matter how fast you learn because if you want a top quality conversion then you are going to have to "quickly learn" how to create models, animate them, skin them, create maps, code scrips, create the entire mod, make a webpage, so sound effects, all the things you need to make a full mod. It really isnt worth the work because it would take you six years to finish off the entire thing by yourself.