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"FM's Quest for Gaming Nirvana"

Well, I started out thinking that just buying and playing games would be enough. But then Grix inspired me with his Swordspines company idea, so I'm going to start writing my own games, which will then be put forward to Swordspines at a later date for testing and publication.

Because I left school a couple of decades ago, I'm going to have to either go to Uni. (nah, too much sex and drinking) or teach myself, so I'm doing that latter.

My adventures will be chronicled here, because I don't have enough space on the Swordspines' corporate website.

So, first up, I got hold of Teach Yourself C in 21 days (Sam's Edition £21.99), and have already coded and compiled and executed my first C program. (It prints "and then Sniper died" on your screen, not much, but it's a start.)

Next up, I'm getting a copy of Microsoft Visual C++ Standard v6 edition, which is about £75.19, so I can edit source code and compile it in a more organised and ergonomic fashion.

Hopefully by the time I get my first game published I'll be old enough to retire and live off the royalties. More news, as it happens, in the FM's Quest for Gaming Nirvana thread...

Lol! This what i got hen i typed in SwordSpines into altavista:


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Capt. David Fawcett: Fishing Report - Stuart, Florida
Captain Dave Fawcett is an experienced guide fishing out off the Stuart/Port St. Lucie Inlet. The Treasure Coast offer many popular Florida species...
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Despite the fact that i'm doing a degree in electronic engineering, i've decided i want to be a games reviewer.

I could review SwordSpines first game!

I actually like programing and such but dropped Computing this year so I guess I won't be working for Swordspines...

Unless I use my intelligence for elsewhere in the work... advertising? etc

Well here at my home I have got Borland C++ which I got for nothing because my Uncle gave it to me, and it would be a good buy.

At work I use Microsoft Visual C++, which is efficient, and it is cheaper, so the best bet would be Microsoft Visual C++.

What are you planning to do with it???

make games, compile stuff etc

You can download a free DJGPP compiler, just type djgpp into a search engine, or 'free c compiler' and you'll get the link for delorie's home page (the guy who made the compiler). But it's a pain to work with as it's made up of lots of zip files that you need to download and integrate. I think it's better to get one integrated package, and there's lots of choice out there in the Commercial Software market.

Basically you need a compiler because although you can type your programs straight into Notepad or Wordpad in C language, you need a translator to convert it all into the 0's and 1's that the computer itself can understand, and that's where the cost comes in.

Borland C++ and Microsoft Visual C++ Standard are the main contenders for my wallet, and MS will win the day at £71.00 because I'm used to their interfaces already, and have already taken a basic tutorial in how to use it.

I went into Waterstones today and pondered whether or not to buy Sams teach yourself c in 21 days!

I know basiv HTML, and I know its done in a basic text editor!

BUT WHAT DO I NEED FOR C? expensive programs? compilers? pray tell!

FM, I brought exactly the same C++ package for myself over a year ago.. got to day nine and then decided to leave it for a while...

...a while.. :D

But how does the 'computer' know exactly what shade of green to put in... do all the colours have a number?!

Yeah. It's usually in C++. That's all there is to it.

So by 'simply' coding the 'stuff' in you can create a game.. colours, dimensions and all?!