   Starting Visual Basic
  Ok ive just starterd to download now. Please could someone give me an overveiw of what I can do and how hard/easy it is. How long it will take to make first game. Thnkx   
  This isn't really an appropriate topic for Help Wanted. I'm going to move this thread to For Beginners.   ;  Visual Basic is a programming language. You are not going to just magically learn to program just because you have an IDE. If you want to learn to program, you should buy a book on the topic.   ;  Apparently you are looking forward to making your first game pretty soon. In that case, use something like GameMaker. Learning visual basic will take time if you don't already know how to program. You will have to learn the basics behind variables, expressions, for loops, if statements, functions, etc. Then you will have to actually learn how VisualBasic implements these. Then you will spend about a month practicing, and THEN comes the first game part. On the other hand, if you already know the basics of programming you can get up and running extremely soon since VBasic is not too difficult and your first game could come as soon as within a few days.   ;  Visual Basic is a great language to learn basic programming skills. I don't recommend using it for game programming (at least the nice ones). With VB(Visual Basic), you can program various utilities, small applications etc. that do stupid stuff. Like insert all your test scores and give you averages, largest smallest etc etc. It's a fun and simple language; you'll love it.After you learn VB, go ahead and learn other languages like C and C++. Then learn DirectX (DX) or OpenGL(OGL). With DX/OGL, you can implement 3D, isometric stuff, sound, video what not into your "GAME." DirectX can be used in visual basic, but as far as I know, you can only make the simple games like Asteroids. No real "3D" games through visual basic.This semester I'll be finish up a course I took. I'll have to code a full word processor (much like MS WORD) in about 1.5 hours. I can use C++ or VB. I'm going to go with VB only 'cause I can program that faster and it's easier to do a "word processor" in VB.   ;Quote:Original post by D ShankarDirectX can be used in visual basic, but as far as I know, you can only make the simple games like Asteroids. No real "3D" games through visual basic.I wouldn't say that's quite true.  I've gotten DirectX to do 3D things for me in Visual Basic.  Mostly just moving a camera around an object or two (I'm not very advanced with 3D), but 3D none the less.  There was also a Unreal Map Loader in VB in the Image of the Day forums a couple months back.  Granted, the documentation for Managed DX isn't very copious, but there are some good tutorials on the Game Programming Wiki and other places.I wouldn't really recommend doing 3D games immediately, anyway.  I would start off with 2D games.  Even complex 2D games.  Learn how to program, and how YOU program, before you jump into 3D; 3D graphics are a headache.  I'm working on a complex 2D TBS myself.  I program mainly in Visual Basic, and I would suggest looking for some books to really teach you good technique.  However, answers.com, perhaps the GPWiki (see above for link) or other sites do teach you the basic stuff.   ;Quote:Original post by D Shankari]as far as I know, you can only make the simple games like Asteroids. No real "3D" games through visual basic.You can make whatever game you want in whatever programming language you want! Just because you are using Visual Basic doesn't mean you cannot make a super cool Action/Adventure game. It all depends on the logic and program structure you use.Edit: Ironically, an advert for the book 'Visual Basic Game Programming with DirectX' by Jonathan S. Harbour just appeared. More information about this book can be found here.;Quote:Original post by AcePilot use something like GameMaker. dont underestimate game maker. it is possible to make 3d MMORPGs with it. some say VB can be easier than it...unless you stick to the drag and drop. which is far too easy.   ;Quote:Original post by AcePilot use something like GameMaker. quote]dont underestimate game maker. it is possible to make 3d MMORPGs with it. You can't honestly be serious...   ;Quote:Original post by FPS2AdminQuote:Original post by AcePilot use something like GameMaker. quote]dont underestimate game maker. it is possible to make 3d MMORPGs with it. You can't honestly be serious...yes i can.im working on a 2d one though, not a 3d one. but it is capable.just because it's easy doesnt mean its incapable.   