DarkBASIC

DarkBASIC is a 3D game programming language. Does any one know anything more about it?

For example good (free) tutorials?
Have snippits of code?
used it and have an opinion?


-Matt

I do realise this thread is old, but I have used DarkBasic before. The darkbasic website has some tutorials, aswell as some compiled games for you to look at. It is really quite a good little language, because the outcomes can be extremely good. It can produce very fast 3D effects (in the DarkBasic I used to use, there were tutorials built into the Dos-Like IDE, which generated code, for a 3D man who walked around, and a game where you could run through a never-ending maze). The only thing its for is games programming. Check the DarkBasic site (or search on google) for a snowboarding game. It was very smooth, with weather effects and all. It was 3D aswell :D


Phreak

I have now infact purchased said package.

I quite like it although the move back to a more Sprectrum / BBC basic was a little jaring.

Sadly I was hopeing it'd be a little more like VB for games.

Do you (or anyone else) know what my next best step would be?

Search Google for "DarkBasic 3D Game Source". There are a number of tutorials showing you how to create 3D games with complete worlds in < 200 lines of code. They include AI, objects, doors and all of those. There are also a number of 2D game tutorials out there. Go to the DarkBasic Website and look in there forums. There are many posts there which are very informative.


Phreak

thankyou I will have a look.

This thread is still old...but here is at least my 2 cent. J.Harbour made the first really good book about using DX7 in VB. After that he started a book about Dark Basic programming. I bet it is just as good. You should relly check it out. I haven't looked at it. But it would be the first book in my bookshelf if I ever tested Dark Basic...