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lectricpharaoh · Aug 14th, 2007, 8:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Primusville

And haha, no..I'm not much into game programming. I am, however, working on a hacking sim..but that's about it. Not too hard (I already had the base engine done but I didn't back it up when installing my new OS.) And I'm fully aware of the difficulty of programming games.

The reason I asked is because it seems every week we get some newbie who joins the forum, thinking they're gonna make the next first-person shooter with their mad skills in HTML and Visual Basic. Glad to see you're not one of them.

That said, though, there's nothing wrong with making games.

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Originally Posted by Primusville

Edit: Sorry if I came off as an asshole; I couldn't think of any better way to word it.

You didn't come across as an ass, unless you removed something in your edit before I read this post.

bigguy · Aug 14th, 2007, 9:27 PM

I could make a bad ass First person shooter, in HTML. I'm l33t though. No I'm joking. Welcome to the forums have fun, and learn.

Primusville · Aug 14th, 2007, 10:02 PM

lectricpharaoh: Haha, yeah.. the programming community is filled with people like that, but my goals are more realistic. And ok, I just thought that I did..don't ask me why, and nothing was removed in my edit.

bigguy: Haha.. and thanks for the welcome, and..I plan to.

tAK · Aug 15th, 2007, 11:37 PM

lol, HTML based FPS...
Considering things like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqFOB77jLaE
Image processing is a possible, just not practicle.. especially not at the frame rates required for a game.

Oh, and welcome to the forums.

Aug 14th, 2007, 9:27 PM	#12
bigguy Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 298 Rep Power: 0	I could make a bad ass First person shooter, in HTML. I'm l33t though. No I'm joking. Welcome to the forums have fun, and learn. __________________ Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heal that has crushed it. - Mark Twain Destruction leads to a very rough road, but it also breeds creation.

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Aug 14th, 2007, 10:02 PM	#13
Primusville Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	lectricpharaoh: Haha, yeah.. the programming community is filled with people like that, but my goals are more realistic. And ok, I just thought that I did..don't ask me why, and nothing was removed in my edit. bigguy: Haha.. and thanks for the welcome, and..I plan to.

Aug 15th, 2007, 11:37 PM	#14
tAK Programmer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	lol, HTML based FPS... Considering things like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqFOB77jLaE Image processing is a possible, just not practicle.. especially not at the frame rates required for a game. Oh, and welcome to the forums.

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