Hi, i am totally new to programming and have no exp. watsoever. I know quite a little HTML and that is it. I want to learn to programme as i want to make an online game. And it seems that tutorials here are to make games as in like software games eg. starcraft. I was wondering if C++ would be able to be used in crating an online game? Thnx for your help. EDIT - Also any suggestions as to if C++ would be the best language for a beginner who is trying ot creata an online game...not map based game just, word based stratergy game. All word based. [edited by - DroidZ on March 9, 2003 4:56:11 AM]

Yes, you can use C++ to make an online word game.

There are a LOT of languages that you can make an online word game with... but I don''t know if C++ is the best language for you.

The only way to find out which language is best for you is to try out several languages and decide which you like the best. Whenever you discover something that you cannot do in that language, however, you may need to learn a new language.

Just a side note, don''t make your first game an online game. Try to do pong or tetris first, and then perhaps learn how to make an online game.

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Another side note: For your first c++ game, aim really high like a state-of-the-art first person shooter. It''s sort of like studying for a test and aiming for an A so that you can ensure yourself a B. I''ll bet you can at least do a Quake 2 clone from scratch.

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Would i be able to make a game like tetris with just C++ knowledge and i hear i would need somethign called a compiler. would any1 be able to give me a link to a free one that is good. And how much would one cost if i were to buy one?

GCC
MingW
DJGPP

If you need a good free C++ IDE you can use DevC++. I believe it uses the MingW compiler.


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Hmmn, maybe Im dead wrong, but to me it sounds like your looking for something like PHP, ASP or VB-script maybe.

I would very much consider Starcraft as an online game. You know that "online" is not only web-pages?
Then again, maybe I just read your post wrong...

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anonymous poster...maybe, usually i hear online games use php, visual basic or cgi. But c++ would be able to program as well shouldnt it?. Also starting with php as your first language would be too hard wouldnt it?

PHP is simple, easier than C++ (in my opinion). But then, you're asking which is harder, an interpreted server-side scripting language for websites or a compiled programming language which dabs in advanced areas such as OOP and memory management etc.

As for the viri question, you won't get any viruses from those download sites.

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[edited by - neurokaotix on March 9, 2003 5:58:31 AM]