Developers Corner

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try visual basic for now to start on programing.  or java or c++ if you want a mental overload right away.  its best to learn the first few chapters of a programing language from a real person.  and then if your driven/care enough you could teach yourself off books, online turorials, forums.  granted you could start from there but its more difficult.

you really don't need to start with VB but it is a lot easier than other languages.  though  less powerful usually/always

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Originally posted by jerryharvey5
 I'm 13 and I want to create a mmorpg. I have a storyline, ideas for quests, some sketches, and a notebook of stuff. I'm a B student, but I have a lot of experience with computers and want to be a desginer when I'm older. I just don't know the softwere or how to make it. If anyone could help I would apreceate it.

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Read.

http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/78150

Originally posted by plink
dude dont crush his dream i agree he cant do it by himeself he will need help from experianced progammers and devs and all that whatnot just don' crush it man i'm compleltly shaocked you would do that

I think one of the major questions you want to ask here is what type of developer you want to become! programming can create models, and animate, everythings possible through coding but takes much longer. Dependant on what positions you want to take part in in the game industry or in a game project should be your first start off goal. Although I thin at the age of 13 ? you should stick to just getting through grade school or highschool, untill you have free time learning what you want to in college and having spare time for homework, and game desgn. No one will crush you dream because what you have is something great a desire wich everyone should love to have. But you will find some very harsh people down the road.

 If you want to start off, do what everyone else said and learn a language first, because modleing and animation can come easy in gaming, coding is a powerfull, if not the most and requires essential for making games!!!! so I would go with learning c++ and refer to this website or dev master for help. But do not let your desire get in your way of real life issues, at 13 school, life, and living a kids life is important to develope skills that willbe required in the game industry

Also, try some easy to use tools, I suggest RC, take a look at multiverse, or FPScreator. They can give some boost in self confisence as a game designer and begining stage of being a developer.