Hi

New here and to game dev over all, i really found this community to my likeing and would reallt really love to learn the engine and what's needed to work with it (c++ and so on ), but ... to be honest the guides even to how to install the Esenthel engine is somewhat hard to figure out and so i was thinking ... is there or can there be a place for ppl like me who find this engine great and where we can learn all needed to do games... i can even offer help with moderate that section of the community if you are just willing to open one up

best regards
N00b "ZajferX" hobbist game developer

If you read the tutorials, learn about c++ at cplusplus.net and play and modify the codes of Bloody Massacre you should be fine.

Also for installing their are a few installers people have made that you can find on this forum.

Otherwise the Beginner Questions subforum (inside Support) can be used if you want.

(01-11-2011 05:52 PM)runewake2 Wrote:  If you read the tutorials, learn about c++ at cplusplus.net and play and modify the codes of Bloody Massacre you should be fine.

Also for installing their are a few installers people have made that you can find on this forum.

Otherwise the Beginner Questions subforum (inside Support) can be used if you want.

Very well said

And if you're new to C++ follow along cplusplus.net with the tutorials and even try to recreate each tutorial from scratch from memory if you really want to get the hang of it :]

Maybe first figure out what you really want to do, that could be a good start.
I'm just going to assume you're new to everything, please don't kill me if it isn't so.

Basically, there's several things you can do. You could try doing all of them, but I wouldn't really recommend this. On the other hand, having a basic knowledge of all of those while focussing on another can really help.

You could do
- 2D art: focusing on textures, concept art,..

- 3D art: For this, you will have to choose a program to model in. There's an excellent free program called Blender (http://www.blender.org), but there are also payed alternatives as 3DsMax (which has a 30 day free trial). You can find tutorials for these all over the internet, but I would recommend you to pick blender and go with:

http://www.blender.org/education-help/tutorials/
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro
http://www.google.com

3D can be split up into:
- Modelling: I would recommend this when you're new. Get an understanding of the program you're working with.
- Animating

- programming: C++ in this case, you're best doing what they said above this post.
- There are more, but I would just worry about those 3 above.


Don't expect any of these to be easy though, but it certainly helps if you like doing (some of) them.

(01-11-2011 07:46 PM)Tottel Wrote:  Maybe first figure out what you really want to do, that could be a good start.
I'm just going to assume you're new to everything, please don't kill me if it isn't so.

Basically, there's several things you can do. You could try doing all of them, but I wouldn't really recommend this. On the other hand, having a basic knowledge of all of those while focussing on another can really help.

You could do
- 2D art: focusing on textures, concept art,..

- 3D art: For this, you will have to choose a program to model in. There's an excellent free program called Blender (http://www.blender.org), but there are also payed alternatives as 3DsMax (which has a 30 day free trial). You can find tutorials for these all over the internet, but I would recommend you to pick blender and go with:

http://www.blender.org/education-help/tutorials/
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro
http://www.google.com

3D can be split up into:
- Modelling: I would recommend this when you're new. Get an understanding of the program you're working with.
- Animating

- programming: C++ in this case, you're best doing what they said above this post.
- There are more, but I would just worry about those 3 above.


Don't expect any of these to be easy though, but it certainly helps if you like doing (some of) them.

tnx alot i do know what i want to do .. i want to learn blender for modeling ( even tho it can be used to do whole games with )
and texturing i don't give a fuuuu about coz there is tons of free shit to use on the webs
and i will learn c++ also

wwith blender modeling and c++ knowledge i think i can work with this engine ... would you agree ?

With blender you can do everything you need to do for many games (asset-wise). You can make models and animate them.

As for texturing, eventhough you can find many resources online, you will still need to edit them to make them fit your needs. And besides, everyone uses those, making your own textures is key.

Add Photoshop to your list and yes.. You can do anything you want to do with this engine.

You all forgot about sound! What use are blender, texture and other skills if the sound is not right? :-P

Yvanvds: !

You're right, I forgot all about sound. O.o

Ok, add Audacity to that list. ^^

nahhh i use FL Studio and Sound forge 9 hehe