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Dark GDK / Any tutorials?

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bkinsman
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Hello everyone,
I am a complete noob when it comes to coding and was wondering if there are any tutorials that were suitable for me? Would the DBPro tutorials help me to get a grasp on DarkGDK? and would a C++ for beginners book also help me to get to grips on DarkGDK?

Looking forward to peoples replies.

BJKDAW
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puppyofkosh
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Well, you should probably know c++(or get some experience in it) before you do DGDK. Since you are a "noob" to coding you should probably get down the coding basics too.

So I'd google c++ tutorials, and go from there.
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bkinsman
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ok thank you, i have found a book on amazon which has a lot of positive 5 star reviews so i think i will purchase that, that way i have a complete reference in front of me.

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bkinsman
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Also, will i need to purchase the DarkBasic Pro Books to really get me started? I understand that DarkGDK is similar but i notice in some of the code i have seen that it is different in that you have to put "db" in front of commands? Does this mean it is completely different to DBPro?

P.S. yes i think i have contradicted myself there.

Hope someone can help, please.

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AndrewT
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DarkGDK is identical to DBP, except you're programming in C++ and all the functions will have the 'db' prefix. It may help to learn some DBP basics but I don't think it'd be worth it to get a book. DBP is pretty simple, ad obviously DGDK is the same way.

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bkinsman
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Thank you, i actually had a look at the Documentation with all the "commands" script stuff and it does look fairly simple (to my surprise because script/code usually goes over my head), i think the only thing i need to learn is C++ and then i will be well away. Thanks again.

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jason p sage
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You're call - I've heard mixed reviews about the book and I guess the author and tgc had some kind of fall out... I'd take the "learn the basics" of programming and C++ to get some boring (but necessaary to know how to do) starter programs going - try [href]www.cplusplus.com[/href] hit their tutorial start to finish - and DEFINATELY practice with DarkGDK while you're learning because the gfx make it much less boring... but don't try to skimp on the basics or you will be frustrated later...

--Jason


http://www.jasonpetersage.com/?PAGE=ironinfantry&SECTION=ironinfantry
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bkinsman
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ok thank you, i actually found that website. Now you have suggested it i will definitely look more into the website. Thank you. When people suggest something or write good reviews about something it helps me to decide what to go for.

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