Some questions about Quest
Neo
23 Jul 2007, 18:45Hi everyone im new to the text games, and i believe its intresting to play text games and more intresting to create your own.
Ok my questions is: a)I have download the quest 4.02 i see that its 2 versions the quest lite and the quest pro the free version of quest i can use it forever or i can use it for 30 days?
b)Is it hard to create a real good text game i must know programing code?
and
c)I can create a good map for any game i create and is it hard to create a map?
Thank you
Ok my questions is: a)I have download the quest 4.02 i see that its 2 versions the quest lite and the quest pro the free version of quest i can use it forever or i can use it for 30 days?
b)Is it hard to create a real good text game i must know programing code?
and
c)I can create a good map for any game i create and is it hard to create a map?
Thank you
Elexxorine
24 Jul 2007, 20:52Hey, welcome to Quest.
Firstly, with the free version you cannot hide your game code so others can still edit it like you did. It also won't allow you to edit stuff after 30 days. But if you un-install and re-install it, it forgets you already had it so you get another 30 days (though this is kinda naughty).
Secondly, good games are hard to make. You'll learn loads of skills in the process of trying though, and each time you make a game it will be better than the last. You can do everything in QDK you can in hand coding it, though for more complicated stuff it is sometimes easier to see what's happening in the code and faster to type instead of going through a million different windows and having to find the right thing to click (the QDK interface is really good, just that typing will always be faster for some things).
Lastly, I tend to use excel to make maps, as you can make the squares squared shaped then just colour code and add labels to make a map. There are other programs you can use though, such as a paint program for something nice looking and you can get ascii map programs free on the internet too...
Firstly, with the free version you cannot hide your game code so others can still edit it like you did. It also won't allow you to edit stuff after 30 days. But if you un-install and re-install it, it forgets you already had it so you get another 30 days (though this is kinda naughty).
Secondly, good games are hard to make. You'll learn loads of skills in the process of trying though, and each time you make a game it will be better than the last. You can do everything in QDK you can in hand coding it, though for more complicated stuff it is sometimes easier to see what's happening in the code and faster to type instead of going through a million different windows and having to find the right thing to click (the QDK interface is really good, just that typing will always be faster for some things).
Lastly, I tend to use excel to make maps, as you can make the squares squared shaped then just colour code and add labels to make a map. There are other programs you can use though, such as a paint program for something nice looking and you can get ascii map programs free on the internet too...