tkerwel wrote:a game like minecraft or minetest is depending on the 3d engine. so first question for me would be, what kind of 3d engine darkbasic use. so there are not so many 3d engines availible which offer an open access to other languages.
what is darkbasic using? ogre, irrlicht ?
next is how good is the compilied code, is darkbasic really better and faster then c or c++. all the basic languages i kknow are based on a basic code like "c" whatever. so mainly there is one more softwarelayer of code if you write something in that language. i doubt if this is faster or better then a code writen directly in "c" whatever.
darkbasic might be good to get an understandig of programming, but if you want to write something like minetest and want it running smoth and fast like minetest, you realy have to use an other language. if you are really good try machinecode (assembler) and here is the next problem. how you want to make sure that it runs on linux and windows like minetest does?
this is one of the biggest "+" minetest has, even better then minecraft, its running on both system .....
one suggestion from my side, why you dont start with tools for minetest? like a 3d maker for the node_box in minetest. this would be already a big project and lots of ppl would be glad if something like that are availible. better then to try as a one man show to write one more "better" minetest/craft clone.
but this are only my five cent to this topic
Liandri wrote:I don't see the point to make another clone (another!!) when Minetest is taking shape every day.
Building a graphics engine is a very time consuming task, not to mention the programming skills necessary, that's why there is some open source 3D engines available like those mentioned above.
If you want your game good looking, you will need (among other things) to code a good terrain generator algorithm, with some maths involved, which again, it's very time consuming.
When you're done with this, you will be tired, bored and you will loose the desire to continue the project for sure.
Honestly, most people who want to start a project of this level doesn't have a clue what they are saying.
tkerwel wrote:hmmm
i was now on the homepage of darkbasichttp://www.thegamecreators.com
on the first look its sounds good, but.....
why spent money (you need at least 40 dollar /30 euro) for the 3d basic version, when you can have this for free ? why not using "dev++ c" or visual C++ and then a free engine like irrlicht or ogre3d thats all for free and you have a big community who are able to help.
second:
if you want to get deeper into 3d programming with darkbasic you have sooner or later to buy add ons for 3d moddeling or other things like texture, sound, etc...
third:
i looked into some code examples there, its not that easy as the word "BASIC" means. for complex programming you need a loots of skill and experience of programming already. i think as a beginner you will have a hard time to find out how something is really working. hopefully the community in darkbasic is big enough to answer all your questions.
so to my opinion: i personaly would not spend that money for the progamm if i have lots of free alternatives. and if you need help, i guess its always easier to get it in the world of the "free" choice, cause here are much more ppl involeved then in darkbasic.
anyway...good luck and hope you will learn a lot, when you try to code something like minetest/craft in darkbasic. at the end its a good way to learn and in your life you will try or use lots of programming languages anyway if you work in that field. (thats at least what an old man like me can tell you ......) so start with dark basic, maybe you will find out later that its better to rewrite the code in c++ and use an "better" 3d engine like the one build in into darkbasic
Calinou wrote:"better than minetest"
[citation needed]
:) You can't really make games with "basic" languages.
cae2000 wrote:...2.i have done comparisons, and darkbasic is a lot faster, but as far as i know, it only works on windows, and minetest laggs alot on my system
davidforsure!!! wrote:minebuilder is a game in android
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