How do you make an AFL game?

[Williamc99]

I can code sort of okay but I'd have no idea on what programs I'd need to be able to make an AFL manager game. I'd like to start it as some sort of project but what programs would I possibly need to get started?

 

[Temploar]

It's not just 'download a bunch of programs and then bam you have a game' sort of scenario, there are programs out there that can HELP you make a game but there's never one that will complete it for you.

If you really want to get serious about making an AFL management game learn the programming language 'Visual Basic' - As the name suggests it's probably one of the most basic form of programming languages you can learn, as you can program in simple english words that you understand. Like "If Form1.Open = True then Load(Game)" And it probably doesn't get any simpler than that in the coding world.

Once you grasp visual basic then you'd be able to create a program with Pre-determined scripts and databases and i'm pretty sure this is how the Creator of Premiership Coach does it as he uses .xml files to store his player information. Visual Basic would read the .xml files and then display whatever information it contains on screen, then you select events to happen in the game.

Once you've grasped VB, which won't be for a veeeeeeeeeery long time since programming languages are wide and complicated, the next language you'd need to learn is C++.
C++ is basically the standard for programming these days, and while not as complex as it used to be, it's still very integer and number based. So be smart with math

If you were to make a game that contains 3D graphics, you'd need to know a combination of C++ and DirectX coding.

Have fun.

 

[BigAntStudios]

I can code sort of okay but I'd have no idea on what programs I'd need to be able to make an AFL manager game. I'd like to start it as some sort of project but what programs would I possibly need to get started?

Get 40 guys together for about a year and a half

 

[Williamc99]

Seems like more trouble then it's worth for just a single person. I'll give it a crack but if anything did happen, it probably wouldn't be for years anyway. Thanks for the info, Tempest. Really useful.

 

[Temploar]

Seems like more trouble then it's worth for just a single person. I'll give it a crack but if anything did happen, it probably wouldn't be for years anyway. Thanks for the info, Tempest. Really useful.

No worries, just remember that most indie games take a long time to develop.

 

[uncustom]

Seems like more trouble then it's worth for just a single person. I'll give it a crack but if anything did happen, it probably wouldn't be for years anyway. Thanks for the info, Tempest. Really useful.

Lets just stick to FootyCoach, Im sure Kris would let you on the dev team if you are a good coder, im alright, but not good enough yet.

 

[Williamc99]

Yeah, true. I could ask him and it could potentially boost my knowledge a little.