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    Grimes wrote:

    I want to start making simple 2d games, and I'm wondering what is the easiest way to start, should I use direct draw or are there easier labraries?

    How about this?[^]

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    El Corazon
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    No wonder NM and arizona have been caught in a deep freeze!! we froze over because of this. :laugh:

    _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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      Hello everybody I want to start making simple 2d games, and I'm wondering what is the easiest way to start, should I use direct draw or are there easier labraries? thanx

      KOM UIT DAAAAA!!!

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      El Corazon
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      Grimes wrote:

      I want to start making simple 2d games

      the king of all game designers has been mentioned already. there are others, there is always choice. http://gamedev.sourceforge.net/[^] http://www.thefreecountry.com/sourcecode/games.shtml[^] also part of my training came from: http://www.gameinstitute.com/[^] shhh... don't tell anyone.

      _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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        :rolleyes: :innocent:


        Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.

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        VuNic wrote:

        Not So:innocent:


        Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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          use a pen and paper; it's 2d enough. seriously, do you have a game idea ? what this game will be ? how it's going to be played ? the rules ? the elements ? how many players ? how the computer will play if you have to play against it ? even if it's a highly graphical game, try drawing a storyboard of the game, that depicts how the game will be played. other than that, GDI might be enough.


          Maximilien Lincourt Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad

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          Maximilien wrote:

          seriously, do you have a game idea ?

          Why would someone hand out multi million dollar ideas like that????


          Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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            VuNic wrote:

            Not So:innocent:


            Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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            hahaha.. punching me back ? for I once said : B r ad Autralian. :laugh: :laugh:.. cool man :-D


            Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.

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              hahaha.. punching me back ? for I once said : B r ad Autralian. :laugh: :laugh:.. cool man :-D


              Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.

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              VuNic wrote:

              B r ad

              HaHa, something like that.


              Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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              • N NormDroid

                Just very biased.

                We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them. Steve Jobs

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                norm .net wrote:

                Just very biased.

                which in the end, does not make him harmful, per se (depends on what he does with it more than talk about it). But it does not win him many friends.

                _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                  VuNic wrote:

                  B r ad

                  HaHa, something like that.


                  Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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                  Brad!!!!!! :-D:-D:-D. Our firewall is not blocking anything now. I just tested it with a p*rn. :laugh: lol. But seriouly it's letting me go anywhere. Yesterday my boss gave me an URL to read a document. The link got blocked so I complained about that to him. After sometime he sent a mail like "Try it now". That's it. Now I'm trying every other site! :laugh: :jig: :badger:


                  Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.

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                    Brad!!!!!! :-D:-D:-D. Our firewall is not blocking anything now. I just tested it with a p*rn. :laugh: lol. But seriouly it's letting me go anywhere. Yesterday my boss gave me an URL to read a document. The link got blocked so I complained about that to him. After sometime he sent a mail like "Try it now". That's it. Now I'm trying every other site! :laugh: :jig: :badger:


                    Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.

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                    Great! Do you know what he did? Maybe he accidentally unblocked everything. Anyway I think it would have been a much wiser choice to send this message through an encrypted connection to one of my sites using a previously decided apon private key. Why you may ask, Well because your system admin seems to read CP.


                    Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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                      norm .net wrote:

                      Just very biased.

                      which in the end, does not make him harmful, per se (depends on what he does with it more than talk about it). But it does not win him many friends.

                      _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                      Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:

                      which in the end, does not make him harmful

                      Never said, and do agree :cool:

                      We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them. Steve Jobs

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                      • G Grimes

                        Hello everybody I want to start making simple 2d games, and I'm wondering what is the easiest way to start, should I use direct draw or are there easier labraries? thanx

                        KOM UIT DAAAAA!!!

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                        Douglas Troy
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                        Check out the game link at Microsoft's Coding 4 Fun[^] web site. Contains a lot of good, useful information on game development and whatnot. Also check out GameDev.Net[^]


                        :..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
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                        • G Grimes

                          Hello everybody I want to start making simple 2d games, and I'm wondering what is the easiest way to start, should I use direct draw or are there easier labraries? thanx

                          KOM UIT DAAAAA!!!

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                          Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                          Click and Play, it was published in 1994 and works fairly well. Beyond that Open GL is so much easier to use than DirectX but you don't get the added benefit of DirectInput. I used to be a fan of the C4 engine because of the low cost but after playing the demo a few times I am no longer a fan of the graphical abilities.


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                            Click and Play, it was published in 1994 and works fairly well. Beyond that Open GL is so much easier to use than DirectX but you don't get the added benefit of DirectInput. I used to be a fan of the C4 engine because of the low cost but after playing the demo a few times I am no longer a fan of the graphical abilities.


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                            Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

                            but you don't get the added benefit of DirectInput.

                            actually, using direct Input with OpenGL is quite common and relatively easy compared to learning all of DirectX. :) I use DirectInput for joystick input, as do many OpenGL programmers who need access to joystick operations for windows only work.

                            _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                              Great! Do you know what he did? Maybe he accidentally unblocked everything. Anyway I think it would have been a much wiser choice to send this message through an encrypted connection to one of my sites using a previously decided apon private key. Why you may ask, Well because your system admin seems to read CP.


                              Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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                              Bradml wrote:

                              Well because your system admin seems to read CP

                              I dont need to be afraid I guess. I think only because of this, he's give me the rights to browse anything. I mean he's afraid of the *drug* matter we discussed that day! :-D [Hello Admin, Good work keep it up!];P


                              Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.

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                                Bradml wrote:

                                Well because your system admin seems to read CP

                                I dont need to be afraid I guess. I think only because of this, he's give me the rights to browse anything. I mean he's afraid of the *drug* matter we discussed that day! :-D [Hello Admin, Good work keep it up!];P


                                Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.

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                                :laugh: Just out of curiosity, how big is the company you work in?


                                Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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                                  :laugh: Just out of curiosity, how big is the company you work in?


                                  Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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                                  Eytukan
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                                  16,000+ :rolleyes: (including facilities overseas)


                                  Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.

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                                    16,000+ :rolleyes: (including facilities overseas)


                                    Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.

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                                    I see..... I imagine that would be fun though, you would always have someone to talk to.


                                    Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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                                      I see..... I imagine that would be fun though, you would always have someone to talk to.


                                      Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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                                      Thou Shall See The Picture..[^]


                                      Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.

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                                        Thou Shall See The Picture..[^]


                                        Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.

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                                        I remember that... Well atleast you have all your best buds on CP to talk to (although it is probably still about worthless stuff....)


                                        Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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                                          I remember that... Well atleast you have all your best buds on CP to talk to (although it is probably still about worthless stuff....)


                                          Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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                                          Bradml wrote:

                                          Well atleast you have all your best buds on CP to talk to

                                          Yeahhh :-D:-D! It has made my fun location-independent! Btw, when I say worth or worthless, it refers to the "worth-laughing" thingie! :laugh: :laugh: , It's *worth* talking to you dude!! [ inspite of the fact it's really worth talking to you. Brad- a Security hero :rolleyes:, an XSS guru :rolleyes: ]


                                          Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.

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