Is it hard?

[VisitingUser]

Is it hard to learn how to work the editor and stuff? I know a little bit. I'm only sixteen but I want to become a programmer as my profession and this seemed like a pretty good place to start. So...

 

[Rinpun]

Only sixteen? Well I'm 14, and as far as I know, I had no trouble grasping the editor. If you're not an impatient idiot, you should have no problem grasping said material.

I suggest loading up already made maps to get the hang of it. I'm starting on my very first blank template--the other ones were usually started off (though not very well) by someone else.

You can learn verrrry little from the Warcraft editor, but ah well, doesn't matter too much. For one, you will learn how NOT to program a game. JASS is pretty sloppy and I like doing C++ a lot better, even if there's no blank template to start with and no graphics and et cetera.

 

[VisitingUser]

Yeah

Yeah, I know some C++. I know Basic. A bit of Java and Html. So they're not really the same (the editor and any of those)? Thanks for the reply.

 

[Rinpun]

It's no problem. Still, you can try programming some with the editor. If you're going to make your own RTS, you could take some tips on what extra triggers to add. If you go to Age of Mythology's editor, you will know how much it lacks compared to this. I seriously don't know why they limit modding so much in Warcraft and all these other games. Modding attracts more attention to a game and even the oldest games, with enough modding freedom, get totally new graphics and rise in popularity. If Blizzard was smart enough, WoW would just be a small extension-mod to Warcraft III.

Visual Basic, Java, HTML, and C++? Good job, man. I have yet to try Java.

But on the side-note, have you tried php? It's like C++ except for minor changes in programming (<s instead of (s, as you would probably know), but it attaches onto HTML. Kind of off-topic I know, so perhaps the discussion can be moved to General Discussion.

 

[VisitingUser]

K

MK. Thanks.

 

[Rinpun]

I don't know if you know much about graphics, but the graphics engine in Warcraft is awesome. They have a color tinting effect and the ability to import graphics from gmax to make totally new models for ingame editor characters or new weapons. If you ever make one though (an editor and engine in several years), I heavily suggest you consider adding a better rotation option

(I don't think the majority of battle.net, which are all ignoramuses, know their degrees enough to get the units positioned just right. So, there should be a rotation option, like Sims if you've ever played that.)