"Huard, Elise - D C&W Consultant" wrote: > > Hello, > > what do you need to know (which languages/skills/knowledge) to port games > windows - Linux ? I quite liked Warcraft, and Warcraft III is going to be > released any time soon ... i'm an almost newbie but not (computer) > illiterate, so if some of you gurus could tell me what to read up on ... > (better aim too high that way i'll probably learn something :) ) > Thanks, >
Elsie, You may want to look at www.freecraft.org. For advice as to how to do it - get some source code and start changing it so you get a feel for how it works. Decide what you want to change and make sure you do just that, don't give up and change something easier instead. After you know how someone elses code works, you'll be in a better position to write your own. I would pick up the language and libraries as you go along rather than spending time reading about them beforehand. A graphical game perhaps isn't the best place to start (I would suggest a text based game) but if that's what you want to do then your motivation will carry you a long way. Of course - as well as the technical skills required to port a game you also need to worry about copyright issues. Why do you want to port? Why not write something new? (You did say you wanted to aim high.) Thanks, Allan -- Linux means productivity and fun. NT means 'Not Today'. -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
