Hello all i am a complete newbie i havent even bought a book on the subject yet, basically ive always had a hankering to produce a turn based traditional hex style wargame - what would be the best / easiest language to get started with ?

Null and Void

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December 28, 2001 03:07 PM

quote: Original post by Mugwump
What would be the best/easiest language to get started with?

Best and easiest are two different things. Most people will agree that C/C++ are the most common (and probably the most powerful) languages around for making games. However, they aren''t easy languages to learn (once you learn them they''re easy to use, however). If you want more information, try this page.

zealouselixir

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December 28, 2001 03:08 PM

I say C++. If that''s too hard, try Python, BlitzBASIC, darkBASIC, etc. Good luck, and remember: it''s bigger than it looks.

Later,
ZE.

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Mugwump

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December 28, 2001 06:46 PM

Thanks for that .....

StoNeD_TrOLL

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December 30, 2001 08:20 PM

I would start with C. But thats my opinion.

treknerd

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December 30, 2001 10:58 PM

Start with C++. It might be harder to learn than other languages, but in the end you will find that it is well worth the effort.

Grellin

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January 01, 2002 02:59 PM

I agree with the last post. Start with C++, learning another programming language a a primer is what a lot of people would recomend but I don''t think that is the way to go since you will only have to relearn a new language anyway. Good Luck

Grellin - CGP

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