This Article is WIP (Work in progress) for How to Make Your Own Game by modding a game.
Some questions and answers:
How hard is it to make your own game?
You need to have skills and put a lot of effort to make a video game, therefore, it is hard. To make a video game, you need to have programming skills, understand and be able to design, and also to know how to use various tools, including game engines.
How do I create a PC game? How do I create my own game?
Whether you're a designer with a major game studio or using Unity to create your first game, every game maker follows these stages of development:
- Pick a concept.
- Gather information
- Start building
- Test your game. ...
- Go Public
Age of Empires 1, Age of Kings, Age of Conquerors and Age of Empires 2 HD (even DE) offers easier ways to modd and build your game.
Tools and Tutorials You will want to check:
Turtle Pack:
Aok.heavengames.com
Advanced Genie Editor:
Aok.heavengames.com
Aok.heavengames.com
Gallas's Took Kit Tutorials:
Mmstudio.voobly.com
Pancrol's 1.6 Journal and Guides:
Aoe2de.com
Vlad's tools:
Moddb.com
AEGIS's community's tutorials:
1aegis.ml
For any advanced help you can find support on discord from +20 years legendary modders, just make sure you unlock the age of empires hidden channels : Discord.gg
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