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FPSC Classic Product Chat / New to FPS Creator Questions

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JonnieR
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Being New to FPS Creator, which I just purchased. I have some newbie questions which I apologize for ahead of time.

1. What is the difference between X10 and FPS Creator? Is X10
something you would upgrade to?
2. Do you need expertis in a computer language (i.e., basic, C++,
etc) to use Dark Basic
3. What can you buy in the FPS Store?
4. Can you design fantasy RPGs in FPS Creator? What is the best
product with which to design Fanatsy RPGs?
5. Is it possible to grant levels to players using FPS Creator?
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Shadowtroid
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Posted: 10th Jul 2010 03:41
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Prepare for an inevitable post by F l a t l a n d e r about numbers 4 and 5.

1. X10 is a separate product, which is essentially being left behind at this juncture. You have probably taken the best route in terms of continued support.

2. You need to know Dark Basic to use dark basic, but FPSC is not dark basic. It's FPSC.

3. Everything, from buildings to guns to characters.

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JonnieR
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Thanks for the info.

I assume that in the FPS Store you can buy one off item instead of an entire pack of graphics for instance. That wiuld be very handy.

Is Dark Basic a hybrid of BASIC (or visual basic)? I use to be able to program in BASIC, but long ago.

I am looking forward to FLATLANDER's reply with regard to the RPG genre.
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4. and 5. http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=168200&b=21

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Monkey Mja
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1. What is the difference between X10 and FPS Creator? Is X10
something you would upgrade to? X10 is better right now, but in a few weeks, X9 will be better with the 1.17 update. It's really just graphics.

2. Do you need expertis in a computer language (i.e., basic, C++,
etc) to use Dark Basic

Nope. Dark Basic is supposed to be very easy with no programing experience required. You don't even need to know Dark Basic to make high quality FPSC games (If you get scripts from other people)

It will be much harder if you only use stock scripts though.
3. What can you buy in the FPS Store?

Characters, weapons, music, buildings, rooms, windows, doors, objects, keys, etc. However, I reccomend using FPS-Files.com or Fpsfree.com for free media, HUDS, scripts, etc. to save money, and lots of the stuff there is not on the TGC store. I think FPS-Files has alot more media though.

4. Can you design fantasy RPGs in FPS Creator? What is the best
product with which to design Fanatsy RPGs?

Yes you can. At the moment, I think Errant AI is selling swords (2 handed and 1 handed), and theres another artist who made Bow, Magic Staff, and Elven Bow (which has zoom to snipe out targets.)

5. Is it possible to grant levels to players using FPS Creator?

Don't get what your talking about here. Sorry!

- Monkey
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Nbt
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Quote: "5. Is it possible to grant levels to players using FPS Creator?

Don't get what your talking about here. Sorry!
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Like in most RPG's where the player gains levels (levels up) from say level 1 to level 2 and so on....

The answer is yes, just click the link I posted to RPG Mod page.

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Shadowtroid
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Posted: 10th Jul 2010 18:10 Edited at: 10th Jul 2010 18:11
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Huh, Nbt beat F l a t l a n d e r to an RPG mod plug. How unlike him.

Yes, 4 and 5 can be answered by RPG mod, which mods the system to allow you to use things such as XP/leveling up, character selection, etc.

Also, you should learn how to script. But don't worry, if you can program you can script.

:state=1:activate=1

First colon: if statement
"state=1": if parameters (conditions)
second colon: then statement
"activate=1": then actions (actions)

After that its just a matter of learning the conditions and actions.

RPG mods adds a lot to scripting, and it requires scripting to use.

Quote: "I assume that in the FPS Store you can buy one off item instead of an entire pack of graphics for instance. That wiuld be very handy."


Yes.

Quote: "Is Dark Basic a hybrid of BASIC (or visual basic)? I use to be able to program in BASIC, but long ago. "


Yes, it is a modded version of BASIC, however it is not necessary to use FPSC. FPSC was built in DB, and there is the source code, so if you want to learn dark basic and modify the source code you can. But you do not have to.

Good luck on your project!

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JonnieR
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I checked out the RPG site. It looks like there has been a lot of effort put into making it useful. I think the scripting is certainly within my ccapability to learn and use.

What I find helpful is if I casn see a basic scipt that accomplishes something specific and then add to it as necessary to develop more complicated variations.

state=1:activate=1

First colon: if statement
"state=1": if parameters (conditions)
second colon: then statement
"activate=1": then actions (actions)

The boolean logic

If
Then
Else

is pretty universal. I think the challenge is in formatting the statements correctly, but you can learn that over time.

Thanks for all the help.
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