![]() |
|||||||||||||
|
How to make a video game for free.Everything you need to make a video game at no cost is readily available. Here are the resources, links and information you need to get it done. I am not talking about making some silly little game here. I am talking about making an actual 3d world that you can explore and game in. The games you can make are very similiar to the games like Quake of Half-life. Of course a lot of graphic artist expertise and time goes into these games and your video game won't look as nice as the professional games. But you will be surprised at how nice of a game you can make and will be very proud of your accomplishment. Especially when you give your friends a copy to play. (Imagine their surprise when you tell them about the secret rooms and secret treasures you put in the game!)
Can you see the creative potential here? This is just one room that I made and all of these objects are variable and available to you. You can create anything your mind can imagine. Wouldn't some kind of an altar be perfect in between the columns or maybe a picture on the wall. What you need to make a video game - The Software and hardware Chances are good that you have the computing power you need to make a video game. If you are browsing the internet and have foundl this page then you are probably all set. The software we are using is freely available and it is not the latest cutting edge stuff which means it should run fine even if you have an older system. Here are the Operating systems it runs with : 32-bit MS Windows (95/98) , All 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP)
If you have trouble with the Genesis 3d Software this is a nice alternative: Use The Reality Factory Game Engine - The Reality Factory is a software program that is designed on top of the Genesis 3d Game Engine. It has a lot of nice enhancements and is easier to use. Genesis 3d, as a stand alone application sometimes has trouble with WIndows Vista. You may want to use Reality Factory instead. I like it a lot better. And I have a complete tutorial on it.
Updates and further developments to Making Video Games with Other Software This topic of video game making has become so popular that I have created a website and domain devoted strictly to the topic. On the domain you will find resources and tutorials on using Genesis 3D, Reality Factory, FPS Creator and other software tools. You should check it out Make-Video-Games.com Start Using the Development Software and Create some small Worlds The software is very intuitive and easy to understand. It is very similar to making the blueprints for a house or a city. This is the major workspace in the software. The four large squares are different views of the game -top, side, front and 3d view. The blue squares inside these four areas are a room that I created.
With the click of a button we can take a look inside the room. Easy enough isn't it?
Now we place items in the room and apply textures to the walls, ceiling and floor. This is very easy to do. The software comes with lots of prefabricated items such as columns, boxes, chests, trees, plants, lights, ladders and you name it. This illustration here is the exact room you saw at the top of this page (the pic with the columns and red lights.
Now lets place a player in the game and play!
Placing your game character or other characters such as creatures to fight against is also very simple - Almost as easy as placing the textures and the columns. This illustration shows a variety of options. The Models tab is where you would select your models (characters) to go in the game.
The great thing about this system is that the models are fully built and they come with behaviours such as jumping, running, shooting etc. You can just insert the pre-made model and you are ready to go. Of course, as you learn how to use the software you can manipulate the behaviours of the models so as to make them do what you want them to do. You can even create your own models that look like anything you want and behave in any way you want. With the click of a button you can compile your newly created game and run it as a full-fledged video game.
Here is a sample of a quick one-room game with you as the player in first person shooter mode. The bright red flash in the middle of the screen is you shooting your blaster. Something like this simple single room game can be made in about an hour.
|
|
|||||||||||
Copyright©2001-2016 Kalif Publishing - Contact, copyright and Disclaimer - Let's Make Something T - Storm the Castle T Publishing |