Very First Project!

Re: Very First Project!

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:38:47 +0000

Yeah. Every now and then durring my Psychology class I get small ideas and jot them down. I think I'm gona start the whole project over and plan the game ahead of time first. That way I may be able to finish in a week's time.

Re: Very First Project!

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:56:24 +0000

Congrats. While you can't actually program are you planning them on paper? —hartnell

Re: Very First Project!

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:38:46 +0000

God this is goin' slow… -_-
My tight schedule only alows me to work on my game on the weekends. Just finished my fifth node ^^'.

Re: Very First Project!

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:52:46 +0000

:) ok, i'll keep an eye on this thread then. —hartnell

Re: Very First Project!

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:50:55 +0000

Yeah I'm gona finish it :P. Just with college and work filling up my day and night it may take a while beeing is that I don't have much time to work on it except for the weekends. But that's just more time to brew up ideas.

Re: Very First Project!

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:16:57 +0000

I have to ask, are you going to finish it? :) —hartnell

Re: Very First Project!

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:49:38 +0000

Always a good thing to keep your code neat. It's a little thing I picked up in my HTML days in highschool. Anyways I'll take a look at the tutorials and see what I can play around with.

Re: Very First Project!

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:27:34 +0000

Please note that I haven't tested this for bugs. I noticed that you were using

The node header
The error checking code

again and again. If you put the node head above select case it's put there for every node.

if you put the error checking code below end select, it's checked after the code. In cases where a node only has one option, the node just repeats, no big deal.

dim node dim answer dim gameOver node = 1 gameOver = false console.initialize console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.writeline "Instructions: " console.writeline "When you are given options in the game you can choose an " console.writeline "option by typeing its corrisponding number and hiting enter." console.writeline "If you wish to quit the game, simply type q when given " console.writeline "options and hit enter. " console.writeline " " console.wait do while not gameOver console.clear answer = 1 console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " select case node case 1 console.writeline "You awake from a numb sleep to find your face embeded in " console.writeline "damp sand. The soothing sounds of the ocean's waves seem to " console.writeline "lull you back to sleep but you feal you must force yourself " console.writeline "to not do so for fear that somthing grave may fall upon you." console.writeline " " console.writeline "You can: " console.writeline "1. Fall back to sleep. " console.writeline "2. Force yourself up. " console.writeline " " answer = console.readline if answer = "1" then node = 4 if answer = "2" then node = 2 case 2 console.writeline "You surly belive falling back to sleep is a big mistake. You" console.writeline "muster the force to push yourself up from the comfortable " console.writeline "sand and battle with the miserable headache that soon " console.writeline "ensues. To only further anguish you, you realize it is high " console.writeline "noon and the sun is pounding it's harsh rays on every angle " console.writeline "of your body. Blocking the sun from your eyes with you hand," console.writeline "you attempt to investigate your surroundings. First you " console.writeline "nottice you stand on a beach that streaches as far as the " console.writeline "eye can see. Ahead of you lies the ocean whcih continues " console.writeline "nearly as far as the beach. The only logical path to take " console.writeline "lays dirrectly behind you leading into the lush forest. " console.writeline "After a breif moment to regain your composure, you set foot " console.writeline "to enter the forest. " console.writeline " " console.writeline "You can: " console.writeline "1. Enter the forest. " console.writeline " " answer = console.readline if answer = "1" then node = 3 case 3 console.writeline "This is all you guys get to see for now in this demo! Don't " console.writeline "worry though, I'll keep working on this on and off untill " console.writeline "it's compleate and ran through a few bug runs and proof read" console.writeline "runs so that it's absolutly PERFECT upon release! Thanks for" console.writeline "playing and don't forget to check out: " console.writeline "http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/ for more details and great " console.writeline "information on making your very own games! " console.writeline " " console.writeline "You can: " console.writeline "q. Quit. " console.writeline answer = console.readline case 4 console.writeline "Your fatigue is just too great for your body to handle. Your" console.writeline "eyes begin to slowly roll into the back of your head and " console.writeline "begin to close. You feal calm... relaxed. Also, you feal it " console.writeline "impossible to ever open your eyes again. As your body begins" console.writeline "to shutdown, you forever drift in a stream of soothness as " console.writeline "you lay in your eternal coma... " console.writeline " " console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------------GAMEOVER--------------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.wait gameOver = true end select if answer = "q" then console.Clear console.writeline "Thank you for playing! Please visit: " console.writeline "http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/ " console.writeline console.wait gameOver = true elseif answer <> "q" and answer <> "1" and answer <> "2" then console.writeline "Sorry, invalid command. " console.writeline console.wait node = 3 end if loop

Also, please read Input and Output Tutorial I and Input and Output Tutorial II.

Otherwise, I'm impressed by how neat your code is. Neat code is a habit of good programmers.

-hartnell

Re: Very First Project!

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:04:30 +0000

Looks good, I like it.

-Josh

Re: Very First Project!

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:41:55 +0000

I'll give it a shot also. Will reply in about 5 minutes.

-Josh

Re: Very First Project!

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:13:51 +0000

Ok, i'll give it a shot. I'll be back online in about three hours. I'm going to translate some tuts from the other sections of GDN to the Brutus2D section and make some quick game examples.

From the code you posted, it looks like a classical interactive story. Good job. I'll comment more when I get back.

—hartnell

Re: Very First Project!

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:05:57 +0000

Alright, thanks again Hartnell. Here it goes!

dim node dim answer dim gameOver node = 1 gameOver = false console.initialize console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.writeline "Instructions: " console.writeline "When you are given options in the game you can choose an " console.writeline "option by typeing its corrisponding number and hiting enter." console.writeline "If you wish to quit the game, simply type q when given " console.writeline "options and hit enter. " console.writeline " " console.wait do while not gameOver console.clear answer = 1 select case node case 1 console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.writeline "You awake from a numb sleep to find your face embeded in " console.writeline "damp sand. The soothing sounds of the ocean's waves seem to " console.writeline "lull you back to sleep but you feal you must force yourself " console.writeline "to not do so for fear that somthing grave may fall upon you." console.writeline " " console.writeline "You can: " console.writeline "1. Fall back to sleep. " console.writeline "2. Force yourself up. " console.writeline " " answer = console.readline if answer = "1" then console.clear console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.writeline "Your fatigue is just too great for your body to handle. Your" console.writeline "eyes begin to slowly roll into the back of your head and " console.writeline "begin to close. You feal calm... relaxed. Also, you feal it " console.writeline "impossible to ever open your eyes again. As your body begins" console.writeline "to shutdown, you forever drift in a stream of soothness as " console.writeline "you lay in your eternal coma... " console.writeline " " console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------------GAMEOVER--------------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.wait gameOver = true elseif answer = "2" then node = 2 elseif answer = "q" then console.clear console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.writeline "Thank you for playing! Please visit: " console.writeline "http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/ " console.writeline " " console.wait gameOver = true elseif answer <> "1" and answer <> "2" and answer <> "q" then console.clear console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.writeline "Sorry, invalid command. " console.writeline " " console.wait node = 1 end if case 2 console.clear console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.writeline "You surly belive falling back to sleep is a big mistake. You" console.writeline "muster the force to push yourself up from the comfortable " console.writeline "sand and battle with the miserable headache that soon " console.writeline "ensues. To only further anguish you, you realize it is high " console.writeline "noon and the sun is pounding it's harsh rays on every angle " console.writeline "of your body. Blocking the sun from your eyes with you hand," console.writeline "you attempt to investigate your surroundings. First you " console.writeline "nottice you stand on a beach that streaches as far as the " console.writeline "eye can see. Ahead of you lies the ocean whcih continues " console.writeline "nearly as far as the beach. The only logical path to take " console.writeline "lays dirrectly behind you leading into the lush forest. " console.writeline "After a breif moment to regain your composure, you set foot " console.writeline "to enter the forest. " console.writeline " " console.writeline "You can: " console.writeline "1. Enter the forest. " console.writeline " " answer = console.readline if answer = "1" then node = 3 elseif answer = "q" then console.clear console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.writeline "Thank you for playing! Please visit: " console.writeline "http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/ " console.writeline " " console.wait gameOver = true elseif answer <> "1" and answer <> "q" then console.clear console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.writeline "Sorry, invalid command. " console.writeline " " console.wait node = 2 end if case 3 console.clear console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.writeline "This is all you guys get to see for now in this demo! Don't " console.writeline "worry though, I'll keep working on this on and off untill " console.writeline "it's compleate and ran through a few bug runs and proof read" console.writeline "runs so that it's absolutly PERFECT upon release! Thanks for" console.writeline "playing and don't forget to check out: " console.writeline "http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/ for more details and great " console.writeline "information on making your very own games! " console.writeline " " console.writeline "You can: " console.writeline "q. Quit. " console.writeline " " answer = console.readline if answer = "q" then console.clear console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.writeline "Thank you for playing! Please visit: " console.writeline "http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/ " console.writeline " " console.wait gameOver = true elseif answer <> "q" then console.clear console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline "--------------------Made by ArkMercenary--------------------" console.writeline "-----------------------Using Brutus2D-----------------------" console.writeline "------------------------------------------------------------" console.writeline " " console.writeline "Sorry, invalid command. " console.writeline " " console.wait node = 3 end if end select loop console.terminate

And there you have it! My very first stab at programing. Hope you like it.

Re: Very First Project!

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:57:08 +0000

Use this format :

[[code]]
your code here
[[/code]]

-hartnell

Very First Project!

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:33:09 +0000

First off… how can I get it so my code is displayed in that white box? Other wise It will be a shamble when you copy and paste it into Brutus2D.