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Building DarkBasic/Blitz Basic/GLBasic
I've used systems like DarkBasic in the past to build small games quickly. Often times I run into issues though where something I need isn't easy to add since I can't access the core system directly. ...
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Using Modern Programming Languages for 16-Bit Consoles [closed]
Although largely outdated, people are still developing for 16-bit consoles. Are all of these games still programmed exclusively in assembly languages or do some use modern high level languages? This ...
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Where can I find complete multilingual in-game dialogue transcripts? [closed]
I'd like to do some linguistic analysis.
It doesn't matter if it's a AAA title or not; the requirement is only that it should be the complete transcript from the official game and that it's ...
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Does it make sense to use Lua scripting in a game developed in Python?
Well for C++ written games using Lua scripts for easy changing ai, quets etc is very reasonable and it's common. However now I'm going to write a game in pure python and I don't know if I should use ...
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What programming languages are sufficient for web browser game development? [closed]
I am wondering with what kind of languages such a multi-player online game was written?
I am trying to find a list of web programming languages which could be sufficient for both of these websites. ...
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Is ActionScript 3 used by Serious Indie Developers? [closed]
This question is for dedicated independent game developers:
My dream is to be a game developer. I am a senior in high school who has taken Computer Science for all four years. I have used Java the ...
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Programming languages reccomended for a career in game design [closed]
I'm currently in year 11 and about to complete the highest level IT subject that my school offers leaving me no advanced programming courses to do next year. My question is: are there any quality ...
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Multilingual data bases for most common words and phrases used in games
Games tend to have easy to understand instructions/menus/tutorials and so on, so I was wondering whether...
Are there multilingual data bases, built-in with the most common phrases used in games?
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Ways to expose engine API for text-adventure games (XML, JS/DSL, …)
While developing an engine for text-adventures I'm still unsure how to expose the API it provides to the developers/writers. My two concepts for now are:
Running a small JS engine which executes JS ...
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Most efficient language for rewriting a tile-based board game as a video game? [closed]
I've been working on a hex-based board game. Every time I make changes, especially changes that require redesigning the map, it takes a good chunk of time and money. It might be more efficient to ...
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What is the ideal gaming platform for web and mobile [closed]
I'm creating a game from scratch and looking for the most ideal language or program to be compatible with both mobile and web. When I say mobile, ideally andriod + ipad and web as in be able to play ...
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Starting out with 2D cross-platform game development [closed]
I am wanting to challenge myself to build a simple game, that has a character and a randomly generated world. If I get anywhere with it I may perhaps I'll develop it into something more, but the key ...
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What are the tools, programming languages and development processes of AAA games? [closed]
Only thing I am able to find about "big" games like ac, hl, bf, cod is engine used to run the game. But I am interested in what software development methodology, programming and scripting languages ...
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When should I decide what language and platforms I will use for a project?
During your development process, when is the recommended phase to decide what platform to aim for, and what language to use?
I figured that it would be better to choose at the beginning what would be ...
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Objective-C or javascript+html5+canvas? [closed]
I'm really interested in starting to study some language with the idea of develop games for ipad and iphone.
My main concern is that as soon as is possible to develop games with javascrit and html5 ...
