   I want to make an RTS , HELP lol
  So I'm very new to the forum despite joining a few months ago. I love fantasy settings and well it's an RTS that's about it. I was thinking about making a simple version of the game by myself then when I'm done, maybe in a year and a half if I'm a good boy and put enough effort in, go to a videogame company and maybe get a job. Point is one day I want to make this game really good and release it because I think it is a fantastic game that with the right team can become a big success.Now besides making the simple version and writing the whole game in details, i think I need to get some basically any low level job in the industry just to understand things and understand how to make my game happen. I don't care if it takes my 10 years from making it by myself, to getting small jobs in the industry and then finally starting to work on my project.I definitely do not want to send my ideas to various companies because I'd be scared that people will steal the ideas they like and reject me at the same time.I think I have a great sense of judgment what is good in a game and what not and am hugely creative.Plus I know the game I'm making is just great.But skill-wise I am starting pretty much from scratch but I'm willing to learn. And I do not have a college degree, I only finished high school. But I think if I do a good job at any segment of making video games I'll get a job from at least someone. Now I'm living in Bosnia and hercegovina and am Croatian. So I could work both in BIH and Croatia. Does anyone know about any gaming companies in these two countries ? I would e-mail them just to ask if I could do some work for free just to get some insight.I know the odds might be against me but I do believe in this.Sooo, I hope my intro wasn't too boring to you, with what should I get started ?I have already written the bigger part of the game and now think I need to start "making it " slowly, and finish the writing on the side like when I need a brake from programming. I am currently unemployed so I need to know free resources that I can download and work with. In a few months I'll most probably will have a good job but until then it has to be free because I don't want to ask my brother for any money. Unless it is a cheap program.  So I think I need to download a language like c+ (since it is the mostly used) and what else ? DO I need to make my own engine ? What are the standard approaches ?Sorry but I don't really have the patience or understanding to find out by myself whit what I do get started. Therefore links or just names of the resources would be highly appreciated.Thank you all a lot for reading this and trying to help me out, I hope you have fun and succeed in your own projects and aspirations. Thanks :)   
  Have you checked out the FAQ?Quote:Original post by Shadowstrikeri think I need to get some basically any low level job in the industry just to understand things and understand how to make my game happen.It's the other way around, you need to know how to make games happen before you can get a job. Would you hire a lawyer who promised to learn law after you pay them?Quote:I definitely do not want to send my ideas to various companies because I'd be scared that people will steal the ideas they like and reject me at the same time.This doesn't happen. Most companies don't accept idea submissions - they won't even look at them.Quote:But skill-wise I am starting pretty much from scratch but I'm willing to learn. And I do not have a college degree, I only finished high school. But I think if I do a good job at any segment of making video games I'll get a job from at least someone. Which segment would you like to do as a job?Quote:So I think I need to download a language like c+ (since it is the mostly used) and what else ? DO I need to make my own engine?C++ is what professional game developers often use, but if you've never programmed before it's not a good starting language. It's really best to learn what programming is first before attempting a language that complex.If you've never made a game before, you definitely shouldn't be trying to make an engine. Perhaps you could try something like the UDK (free version of the Unreal Engine) to get a feel for what "game development kits" are like.Quote:Sory but I don't really have the patienceYou're going to need a lot of patience ;)   ;Quote:Original post by HodgmanHave you checked out the FAQ? Yes I have but I still don't know where exactly to start, learning a programing language ? It's a little confusing to me, sorry.Quote:It's the other way around, you need to know how to make games happen before you can get a job. Would you hire a lawyer who promised to learn law after you pay them?Well maybe I expressed myself badly, but I stated that I first wanted to make a simple version of the game and then look for a job. While making the game I think I would learn enough to land a job. Obviously I'd have to specialize at what I'm best at.Quote:This doesn't happen. Most companies don't accept idea submissions - they won't even look at them.I know but its still possible that someone will read your work and steal what he likes out of it. And yes I read on a site that they only know about one person who sold his game idea, so yeah making up games is relatively easy and fun - making them is the hard work.Quote:Which segment would you like to do as a job?I want to make my own game eventually, to get there I need to be in the industry first I think. So basically any job that I'm good at - make the simple game and see what I'm best at and improve more in that segment.Quote:C++ is what professional game developers often use, but if you've never programmed before it's not a good starting language. It's really best to learn what programming is first before attempting a language that complex.If you've never made a game before, you definitely shouldn't be trying to make an engine. Perhaps you could try something like the UDK (free version of the Unreal Engine) to get a feel for what "game development kits" are like.Ok I'll maybe try "basic" or another simple language before I get into C+Great idea , I'll look into the unreal engine although it's an FPS but it should help nonetheless. Quote:You're going to need a lot of patience ;)Yeah I think I will enjoy making games so patience shouldn't be such a big problem, sure I will get a little frustrated at times in the beginning but that's to be expected. It's just getting used from years on Sherdog to this to me new forum that has me a little impatient AND not knowing where and with what to start working.Thanks you for the help   ;  If you aren't a programmer, maybe a tool like "Game maker" would be more suited to your needs.I wouldn't worry about someone "stealing" your game. We all have great game ideas, and companies that employ talented game designers will have more ideas than they can afford to make. They won't steal your idea, but they won't pay or hire you for it (unless you can make it yourself to prove that you come up with fun ideas that work in practise).   ;  @ rip-offWell there are plenty of games out there witch are not designed that well or don't have great ideas.I already have tried game maker and even the games that came with it were buggy. But It's probably still a good starting place, along with a language like c++ maybe.Thanks for your input   ;  I dont recommend you C++ as starting language if you really want to create games check C# and XNA framework, I use these tools just for fun, good luck :)Check this out - http://creators.xna.com/en-US/   ;Quote:Original post by rip-offIf you aren't a programmer, maybe a tool like "Game maker" would be more suited to your needs.I definitely think that starting off using Gamemaker is an easy start but will aslo help when you go to new languages because u'll know what a variable is, what a string is, what an object is. And u'll pick up something like c++ REALLY easily.Google gamemaker 8, download it(its free) & do a tutorial, I recoomend the side scroller plane shooter one. This is how I started   