1.) I am having problems installing the software. It gets to the downloading part says 0% and says it couldent load.
2.) I..want to become a game developer...but dont know anything. Anywhere I can go to get started learning
My bad!!! meant to put this in C++
.......nope.....found another place I should have put this.....When a mod gets to this, can they move this
2 questions
DontBotherMeWithSpam
well, I dont have a firewall, at least I dont think I do, Ive downloaded plenty and it went throug fine.
2nd question answerd, except what the heck are vectors/matrices
whiterabbit
A vector is a representation of a direction and also a distance. It's at the core of 3D programming. A matrix is a collection of numbers in a grid. I'd recommend buying a high school maths book when you move on from basic coding to writing games, to brush up on these concepts.
RFalken
I guess you're talking about installing the VS. Are you behind a router/firewall that may block the download
For the second question, firstly I recommend you to learn how to program. There are lots of tutorials online about c++ just search google for: C++ tutorials
To become you have to be persistent and go step by step since it's a long way :) You should also know simple math stuff like vectors/matrices, it's crucial so that you can have a camera in your scene and to move things around in the 3D space.
Use an framework/engine if you can since it will save you a lot of work but that doesn't mean you can just use it without knowing how they work. Read some articles about game engines to know how it works.
So, in short lines:
1- Learn to program and a bit of math, vectors/matrices should be enough for simple things.
2- Use DirectX or OpenGL to draw the first lines/triangles etc. on the screen.
3- Learn the structure of an engine or framework in general.
4- Use an engine/framework to build something bigger than your lines' program.
I'm starting my career as a game developer and before I this professional work I did some game development stuff just for fun and although I've been doing this for the past 4/5 years I feel like I don't know nothing :)
RogMauri
My number one piece of advice would be - learn to code generally first. The world is full of people who bought a basic C++ book and have started work on a killer game engine, and that engine will never exist, because they never learned the basics first. It's an incremental journey. You'll learn the basics, and then you'll be in a better position to grasp something more complex. Games are some of the hardest things to write - writing Excel, for example, means asking a PC to add some numbers. Simulating the 'real world' is a lot more complex than that.
Denis Mathews
What I'm saying is ,these forums are full of people who downloaded it OK, so the problem is on your end. So, try to download it on another machine, and burn the installer to a CD.
I Mrus
It's probably better to post two questions if you have two questions to ask. I'd post this one again, although it seems to me that the answer has to lie with your network connectivity. Do you know anyone else who has a CD burner and who can download it for you
khushboo Sharan
Yeah, so ifyou can't do it from your connection, find a friend who can.
DPalacino
S.Malathi
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