game creation order

[Far]

ok, so ill make this thread again lol.

have never made a game before, which order should i start creating it in?

should i do alot of design prep first, or jump straight in to it?

its an rpg game, hopefully to turn in to a simple mmorpg.

should i start with the maps, the menu, the people walking etc?

not sure the most practical way to start designing a game.

 

[GOMEEE]

The plot

The theme (future, mythical, yada yada)

features

your character types

then start designing your world

tis how i would do it

 

[Zen2]

I asume it would depend on what sort of game :P Flash games could be good starting point for yourself. Unless of course you can code like an expert.

Have a look at this little website http://www.thegamecreators.com/

I would conisder torrent`ing software instead of buying it.

 

[czeldabolg]

Personally the way you should look at it is first base your idea, what you want to be going on in the game.

Simple points to ask:

• What games is it similar to?
• What do you want the game to do?
• If it's a leveling game where would you like the cap?
• What's the initial storyline if one?

Those are four main points. After you've got that you'll probably want to look into:

• What you want your character to do or how you will do it?
• How will the interaction system work? Will it be click based or keybinding based? Will you give both options?

Just a few thoughts off the top of my head, hope that helps really. Will think of more when I can =]

/Czeldabolg

 

[Far]

aside from the design aspect (i can do that order)

i really meant the programming side. for the sake of not going in to detail, i want to create a copy of pokemon.

should i start with programming the map movement, people walking, menu, etc. i have no idea where to start when it comes to programming a game.

this games gonna be made in java, and will eventually be turned in to an mmorpg if i can grasp making games well enough.

ive already got some programming knowledge, mainly in c#, but it has only ever been in creating applications.

 

[Kani]

aside from the design aspect (i can do that order)

i really meant the programming side. for the sake of not going in to detail, i want to create a copy of pokemon.

should i start with programming the map movement, people walking, menu, etc. i have no idea where to start when it comes to programming a game.

this games gonna be made in java, and will eventually be turned in to an mmorpg if i can grasp making games well enough.

ive already got some programming knowledge, mainly in c#, but it has only ever been in creating applications.

create the map first, then map details then characters, movement etc; P

 

[Hazuki]

I asume it would depend on what sort of game :P Flash games could be good starting point for yourself. Unless of course you can code like an expert.

Have a look at this little website http://www.thegamecreators.com/

I would conisder torrent`ing software instead of buying it.

Great company, I would recommend buying for full support.

Also they make software called FPSCreator which is worth a look.

 

[Far]

had a look at that, but dont really want a program doing everything for me. reason i wanna make a game is so i can learn a new language, not so i can make a game

have got my character moving around, just need to make him look good when he moves, then gonna start on the map making.

question.

if i create an rpg game, then at the end make it in to an online game, is this going to be really hard? and should i think about making it online from the beginning, or is it still as easy to do it at the end?