Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @37, They both seem to have nearly the same meaning. Just written differently URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/583588/#p583588 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games The definition I found told me otherwise, that's why I askedAccording to thisArchaic means:"vocabulary.com wrote:If you use the adjective archaic you are referring to something outmoded, belonging to an earlier period. The adjective archaic

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games The definition I found told me otherwise, that's why I askedAccording to thisArchaic means:"vocabulary.com wrote:If you use the adjective archaic you are referring to something outmoded, belonging to an earlier period. The adjective archaic

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games The definition I foudn told me otherwise, that's why I askedAccording to thisArchaic means:"vocabulary.com wrote wrote:If you use the adjective archaic you are referring to something outmoded, belonging to an earlier period. The adjective ar

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @32Amerikranian wrote:Is it seldom used, known by few, yet still correct -- the definition of archaic?The appositive in this sentence renames the definition to a singular adjective: archaic. As such, everything before the two dashes is the implied

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games BGT should give you an overview of how limited it is, if to learn it you are forced to either:1. read the manual, which may be an issue for non native english speakers.2. Read Open source projects that weren't meant to be open sourced in the first

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @33  the rest of my message wasn't directed at him, but I was probably unclear. I'll edit it. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/583358/#p583358 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games I definitely do not recommend reading any of my old open sourced BGT projects, hell a lot of that stuff was open sourced only for the sake of open sourcing it. Don't ask, my 15 year old brain thought it was an amazing idea. Trust me, even looking

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @32Amerikranian is anti-BGT already. Most people on this thread are. Even blindLightning knows this is a bad idea. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/583278/#p583278 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @30 Please define archaicAlso, BGT should give you an overview of how limited it is, if to learn it you are forced to either:1. read the manual, which may be an issue for non native english speakers.2. Read Open source projects that weren't meant

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @29Strings for directions is fine as long as they're behind constants.  Both the Python and the JS people do the moral equivalent to:const LEFT = "left";@30Archaic implies that the issue is age and that it's otherwise fine, for example

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games I wasn't attempting to provide an accurate example from the code (I do not have it anymore), but rather the style in which it was written (I remember it extremely well). In regards to the code being archaic, we will have to disagree on that. Are you

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games It was actuallyiif(facing=="left"==false)Ever heard of eitherif (!facing == "left")orif (facing != "left")Oh yeah. Also don't use strings for directions. That's... Dangerous. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/5831

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games If you ever see code like:// This function deletes files void delete_files(String path)Where the comment says what the obviously named function does, run far away.  The rest of the code will suck, I don't even have to see it to tell you

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games It's just a trend for lots of new programmers in general, but it's exacerbated by BGT not teaching you the good practices that other programming books will teach you. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/583152/#p583152 -- Audiogames

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games When even the author himself says the code is messy... . I used to talk to Mason on the daily, and he said to me, multiple times, do, not read that shit. It will make you want to rip your ears off. Although, I could say the same for the ShooterXT

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games When even the author himself says the code is messy... . I used to talk to Mason on the daily, and he said to me, multiple times, do, not read that shit. It will make you want to rip your ears off. Although, I could say the same for the ShooterXT

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games Hey there,I am going to both help and backpedal a bit here. Let's start with the former first.A few months ago I published a thing that was aimed at the advanced beginner. It would teach you classes and things. It can be found on this forum page

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @monkey999, that is one of the problems with this code. You do not need to tell me that show_game_window shows a game window or that the main function starts the script. There are comments, and there is being excessive. The project is on the latter

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @monkey999, that is one of the problems with this code. You do not need to tell me that show_game_window shows a game window or that the main function starts the script. There are comments, and there is being excessive. The project is on the latter

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games I think this source code is the best for learning bgt we have right now, because he added comments to make you understand everything. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/583071/#p583071 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @16thankyou@19, @20, @21yes i do agree with you. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/583043/#p583043 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games Save yourself the headache and do not look at the code linked in Post 17. It is archaic and overall messy. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/583024/#p583024 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games Good code doesn't need comments, but evne the newer people on here are saying that's bad code, which is probably the real problem.You won't find well-written BGT games that are open source.  Everyone moved on because once you know enough programming

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @17, isn't that hella messy? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582998/#p582998 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @blindlightning the source is not commented because it was not mend for code learning and only open sourced like 2-3 years later. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582975/#p582975 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games You might want to have a look at the shooter extreme sourcecode made by tunmi.If you use some code in your own project, you will have to credit Tunmi.get it from here:http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fi … 4808923042 URL: https

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @bhanuponguruCool story bro. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582857/#p582857 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games i din't start with bgt. i started with c and c++ a basic knowledge and i wen't to python. then i did bgt but i don't liked it and i hate it. that's why i left and moved back to python again. now i am a python lover URL: https://forum.audiogames.net

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games I have looked at mason’s open source stuff and no commenting. It is horrifying lol URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582791/#p582791 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games The extra crap didn't help, but he made the valid point that Mason's projects suck and optimally shouldn't be used. But there are really none better. *shrugs* URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582639/#p582639 -- Audiogames-reflector

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games @3and where did that help the question or bring the user further?@11 they can be found onhttp://world-server.tk/bgt URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582618/#p582618 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games I don't know where to get them anymore so if someone links them I'll have a look, but as I remember they also kind of suck and are also pretty simple. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582616/#p582616 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games Nobody ever mentiions the Blastbay opensourced collection of games. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582598/#p582598 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games People have already suggested Masons opensource projects, but others have helped more by saying don't use those because they suck. Back when I was learning BGT, Mason's projects were not opensource, so I did things my own way. They ended up similarly

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games mason's projects are actualy kind of a mess, but i'm sure it has every thing you need in order to program. i'm sure all the games make use of functions, classes or objects to some extent, sounds and so on. try them and let us know if you need any

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games at everyoneinstead of hitting bgt and its users, help themthis was the way that most of you started with, somason's open source projects can help you at1 URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582554/#p582554 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games in my openion i hate, it means i really hate bgt. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582490/#p582490 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games alright guys, thanks any way URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582278/#p582278 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games Yeah, you're going to have trouble finding stuff.  BGT was also from a time where the community didn't share much. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582208/#p582208 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games No. Mason's open source things are a mess. So are most BGT projects. BGT teaches bad habits, E.G., no indentation. Plus, it's virtually dead now. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582199/#p582199 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: learning bgt with open source games

Re: learning bgt with open source games you have a look at mason's open src games. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/582175/#p582175 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

Re: Learning BGT

Re: Learning BGT what! python is used in game creation? fantastic! I have been learning python in school for almost a year but I didn't gather up the currage to ask my teachers whether python is used in games or not. I just kept guessing in my mind that it might have been used in the game

Re: Learning BGT

Re: Learning BGT I can see what you mean, since that was the main problem I had when switching over. I loved the BGT docs and I wanted something that would explain it in very good detail. I finally downloaded think python and I used that one. As for which language is more easier? Well, I

Re: Learning BGT

Re: Learning BGT Hi Tunmi! As a beginer programmer I can relate to you perfectly. When I first started learning bgt, I was like, what? This is too hard! Then one day, on the day I started roryboxing in fact, the coding just clicked, bang, one day I couldn't do it, the next I was cruising

Re: Learning BGT

Re: Learning BGT Hi,@post 6: All right, I'll give it another go.@post 7: Um, I don't copy and paste... URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/407371/#p407371 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin

Re: Learning BGT

Re: Learning BGT This kind of thing isn't cemented until you practice it. So, instead of reading the manual and saying you don't understand it, write the code out. Write it, do not copy and paste, because then you know it will work and have therefore, learned nothing in the process. You

Re: Learning BGT

Re: Learning BGT The bgt manual is one of the clearest programming introduction guides available. Keep using the code, modify the code, predict what it will do, then run it, compare results. Learning programming is not for everyone and laborious, but for me at least, there was a moment

Re: Learning BGT

Re: Learning BGT @ivan_sotoDo you think Python will be easier to learn then BGT? Or are you saying that as a suggestion?@ironcross32What I mean is, I feel like it expects you to know things in quick succession. The details are there, but not the full extent to them. I just feel like

Re: Learning BGT

Re: Learning BGT yeah learn python, but seriously, how can you accuse the manual of being vague? Like, that manual is a damn good manual... so, I'm confused. Like, it explains things in very fine detail. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/407136/#p407136 -- Audiogames-reflector

Re: Learning BGT

Re: Learning BGT Ok sir, where can i get the tutorial of python. and also, how we can make games from python? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/407134/#p407134 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi

Re: Learning BGT

Re: Learning BGT Don't learn BGT,learn python python python! URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/407115/#p407115 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector