Game Development

[JLCitadel]

Alright so I'll make it short and simple, it'll be general so if you have any specific questions just ask.

 

I want to develop a game.

I want to use a full version of an engine with high graphic fidelity such as cryengine. (not just a sandbox version of crysis but a real engine where I can change textures, create people, interfaces, code combat or reactions.

I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'll learn as I go.

 

 

ANY help or advice or tips is welcome.

 

& Hi all, been a while since I've posted ^.^ need to watch this weeks wan show tmro.

[IVIodern]

With no/very little experience creating a game 'such as cryengine' is damn near impossible for what you are wanting to do. 

Start off with the basics, like movement, gravity, shooting and such first. Maybe start off with UDK or Unity and look up some general tutorials on them. 

[Hawx]

If you want to really get into CryEngine, learn C++ first. Some of the CryEngine basics are pretty easy, I would suggest downloading the SDK and following some youtube tutorials. Terrain creation/textures/item placement and basic flow charting are covered in YT tutorials. Anything more complex will require C++ knowledge and reading through the huge CryEngine documentation. 

 

If you have no idea where to start with game creation, I would suggest installing Windows 8.1, getting into the beta of Project Spark, and giving that a go. It's not a too bad game creation tool and teaches logic + flow.

[Rassilon]

Dis gon b gud

[JLCitadel]

If you want to really get into CryEngine, learn C++ first. Some of the CryEngine basics are pretty easy, I would suggest downloading the SDK and following some youtube tutorials. Terrain creation/textures/item placement and basic flow charting are covered in YT tutorials. Anything more complex will require C++ knowledge and reading through the huge CryEngine documentation. 

 

If you have no idea where to start with game creation, I would suggest installing Windows 8.1, getting into the beta of Project Spark, and giving that a go. It's not a too bad game creation tool and teaches logic + flow.

 

I was under the impression SDK was a mock down version of cryengine ?

[Hawx]

I was under the impression SDK was a mock down version of cryengine ?

You don't have access to the source code (though you do get access to a few bits and pieces), I doubt you'll need it just starting out (it's bloody complex enough). However the entire engine is there with all of its latest features, and everything you need to create a game is accessible. You might be confused with the Sandbox editors of the Crysis games.

 

Access to the source code requires a license from Crytek (around $1 million+) (I'm not sure if the indie licenses gives access to the source).

In all cases, unless you're creating an A-AAA title with a development team, you don't need the source.

[voaz]

You must know how to program at first to even think about starting a game.

[jscho]

Make a small Java game. A good place to start. A lot of programmers suggest starting out with a more 'basic' language to get the ball rolling. Creating a game from scratch, even with a pre-built engine is a lot of work. Try out Unity and see how you go.

[Hawx]

Make a small Java game. A good place to start. A lot of programmers suggest starting out with a more 'basic' language to get the ball rolling. Creating a game from scratch, even with a pre-built engine is a lot of work. Try out Unity and see how you go.

I've never liked the Unity SDK, forces you to pay $1000 for some pretty basic features.

[YouRezz]

Do you know any programming languages??

[voaz]

Start out with Small Basic and continue with Java and C# and then maybe C++ and more complicated languages.

[jscho]

I've never liked the Unity SDK, forces you to pay $1000 for some pretty basic features.

The free version is just as powerful. I did a little game dev workshop a few months back. The whole thing revolved around Unity. AFAIK, the paid version is if you plan to sell your game. A "commercial license" I guess. That's what I was told

[chimmychunger]

can you program/ animate/ voice act?

[Camul]

You know there's a reason that there are teams of people that work on games? You're way too ambitious, especially for a first project.

 

Start with something simple. There's a course that starts in February that will walk you through creating a small mobile game. I suggest you have a look at that.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/begin-programming

 

In the meantime, try learning how to model/texture/animate if you don't know how to already, or follow some UDK or Unity tutorials, get a feel of how everything works.