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Chamungo
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Hello everyone!
Recently egistrated to Armor Games and this is my first post. But I'm not unfamiliar with ArmorGames, usually I cruise around the website and play some flash games. ^^
Anyhow, I've been using GM7 now and then and not really become good at it or got an big interest due I haven't had anyone to help me or to "keep me company".

I know some basics though and I'm wondering if someone here is interested in making a project? I haven't really found my thing yet in Music, Art, and programming, but I'll probably find that out.

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JustScott
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Nomad

umm well u can add my msn if you want i reckon im pretty gewd with it (soupinwoot@hotmail.com
here's the game i'm working on at them moment... well i stop and start but still....
http://www.yoyogames.com/games/128462-pacmans-frustration-land-v1

SirLegendary
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Duke

I've been using Game Maker 7. But it sucks. Use Game Maker 6. Alot better. And YouTube "How to make a fighting game in Game Maker"

He'll show you how to use gravity etc


welll hmm game maker 7 does really suck. Its weird.
JustScott
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Nomad

game maker 7 lite isnt that bad though

manny6574
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Nomad

Game Maker sucks!! I used to do it a year before I learnt code, if you you think you can't code cos you're young (10-14) then look at me:

13 years old, Knows HTML, ActionScript 3.0, XHTML, CSS, the basics of C.
Learning: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript.
Aims to learn: Python, C++, C#.

manny6574
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Nomad

Sorry for double post!

The point I'm making is that coding is not as hard as it seems, I used to think that coding is hard and all. IT IS NOT!!!

Otherwise I must be the cleverest man in the world, which I'm not Others did it too!

So now, GO and learn code(ActionScript in flash for games I reccomend!), don't be afraid!!!!!

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Hey Manny, I'm 13 too, and I was wondering, do you have to look online to learn this stuff, a library, or some sort of class? Just wondering, because I want to learn code and don't know where I can learn.

manny6574
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Nomad

Hey Manny, I'm 13 too, and I was wondering, do you have to look online to learn this stuff, a library, or some sort of class? Just wondering, because I want to learn code and don't know where I can learn.


Well, all you have to do is either...

A. Get these tutorials, then some books!
or
B. Get some books, I recommend 'Learning ActionScript 3.0', 'HTML in Easy Steps', and this tutorial after doing HTML to do XHTML.

For other languages ask me on my profile!

The ones above are for Flash and HTML

Flash=games
HTML=websites
Holden012
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Nomad

Game Maker is okay for beginners but I find Scratch a lot easier to use for a first time. I know they are both crap but hey , they work.

Elitemagical
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Nomad

13 years old, Knows HTML, ActionScript 3.0, XHTML, CSS, the basics of C.
Learning: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript.
Aims to learn: Python, C++, C#.


Now now, Manny, remain humble.

do you have to look online to learn this stuff, a library


Depends. If you just want to see all the key examples of code then go for online documentation, otherwise I'd always go for a good old printed copy. They do have the downside of being out of date (but most online documentation isn't updated either), what they do do is they tell you a lot of alternative methods, many things that you won't find on the internet and go into great detail about why and how things work.

and this tutorial after doing HTML to do XHTML.


*rolls eyes* You don't have to use a w3 tutorial to learn XHTML, just remember make your code look neat and add backslashes in opening tags and taadaa you have XHTML.

Flash=games
HTML=websites


Not really. The bare-bones of your website is going to be HTML code but most of the time, the majority is barewords and most designs are done in CSS and JS.
Blankness
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Nomad

i am somwhat good at GM, but i just realized that i wanna learn flash... now im lookin 4 somwon to teach me if you need help send me mesege...

[url=http://www.yoyogames.com/games/111115-3d-maze_gun-game]

is my last game, thinkin of adding more whepons...

manny6574
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Nomad

[quote]Flash=games
HTML=websites


Not really. The bare-bones of your website is going to be HTML code but most of the time, the majority is barewords and most designs are done in CSS and JS.[/quote]

Ok,

First of all, I know, in fact it pretty much has to be CSS or sothing else, the Strict DTD does not allow <b></b> tags or <i></i> tags or any non-CSS visual stuff. Secondly, HTML with style attributes or <style></style> tags is generally low quality.
Darkroot
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Flash=games
HTML=websites


False

HTML 5 is most likely going to become a big part of gaming on the web due to not having to have plug ins and it being more open source and web standard friendly.

First of all, I know, in fact it pretty much has to be CSS or sothing else, the Strict DTD does not allow <b></b> tags or <i></i> tags or any non-CSS visual stuff. Secondly, HTML with style attributes or <style></style> tags is generally low quality.


I'm glad you finally understand that your previous website was a disaster in that area. Too bad you did make your own website instead of just using a wordpress theme.
dnguyen
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Nomad

Agree

manny6574
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Nomad

I'm glad you finally understand that your previous website was a disaster in that area.


I didn't know those tags until some time later when looking at stuff about html in blog posts.

So didn't use those as I didn't know they existed.

and I only used style atrributes once or twice ion the entire site, it just the actual design was a fail
Darkroot
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You should find or borrow a book on web design. It might seem useless but some of the rules of design are good also a color wheel or some sort could make it easier to get the colors to complement each other.

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