Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-09-01 Thread Israel via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Monday, 1 September 2014 at 17:24:10 UTC, rcor wrote: Just wanted to point out that there are also D bindings for Allegro5 (https://github.com/SiegeLord/DAllegro5). Allegro is a bit like SDL or SFML, but personally I find it a bit more intuitive. I've been using the D bindings for about a mo

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-09-01 Thread rcor via Digitalmars-d-learn
Also, regarding comments about Garbage Collection -- yes, it could be an issue, but its not a showstopper. C# (which has a GC) was widely used to create PC and 360 games with the XNA library (which lives on as MonoGame). If you have a real time game that manages many objects at once, you may ha

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-09-01 Thread rcor via Digitalmars-d-learn
Just wanted to point out that there are also D bindings for Allegro5 (https://github.com/SiegeLord/DAllegro5). Allegro is a bit like SDL or SFML, but personally I find it a bit more intuitive. I've been using the D bindings for about a month and they seem to work fine. Most Allegro tutorials ar

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-31 Thread evilrat via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Sunday, 31 August 2014 at 19:06:41 UTC, David wrote: So first of all, I'm not sure if D is really the best choice for me. Since its just pretty hard for begginers like me without any tutorials and anything to come up with a game. Then what language should it be? It should have a big communi

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-31 Thread David via Digitalmars-d-learn
Hi, About 2 month ago I started learning modding for minecraft with the Forge API I was reading through a lot of classes of minecraft and even no it might not seem like, I learned a freking lot about how games work and stuff and improved my programming skill a lot (Yes for Java but also overal

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-03 Thread eles via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Sunday, 3 August 2014 at 12:37:51 UTC, eles wrote: On Saturday, 2 August 2014 at 20:58:34 UTC, Foo wrote: On Saturday, 2 August 2014 at 20:38:59 UTC, David wrote: on this road. It matters less for us to be able to use slices And this while D really nailed down two things very well: strin

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-03 Thread eles via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Sunday, 3 August 2014 at 05:17:08 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: On 8/3/2014 5:38 AM, David wrote: about platform support, I know the story. But throwing all the weight behind a more-standard back-end would improve things. Yes, it would require some transition effort. But, then, ldc and gdc wo

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-03 Thread eles via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Saturday, 2 August 2014 at 20:58:34 UTC, Foo wrote: On Saturday, 2 August 2014 at 20:38:59 UTC, David wrote: Hi, not too sure if there's still someone reading this post, but i do have another question. So, I heared so much good stuff about D, it's powerfull, fast the syntax is nice, but wel

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-03 Thread ponce via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Saturday, 2 August 2014 at 20:38:59 UTC, David wrote: Hi, not too sure if there's still someone reading this post, but i do have another question. So, I heared so much good stuff about D, it's powerfull, fast the syntax is nice, but well, why is D actually not used for common games yet? (I m

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-03 Thread Colden Cullen via Digitalmars-d-learn
I'm just gonna leave this here: https://github.com/Circular-Studios/Dash I should note that Dash is extremely not 1.0, but we're definitely close. Expect some API changes, though.

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-02 Thread Rikki Cattermole via Digitalmars-d-learn
On 3/08/2014 5:18 p.m., Kapps wrote: On Sunday, 3 August 2014 at 03:39:25 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote: Lastly the game dev industry is very hesitant to change languages for a lot of reasons. And one of those is platform support. They won't be seeing D on e.g. Xbox One anytime soon if you get my

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-02 Thread Kapps via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Sunday, 3 August 2014 at 03:39:25 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote: Lastly the game dev industry is very hesitant to change languages for a lot of reasons. And one of those is platform support. They won't be seeing D on e.g. Xbox One anytime soon if you get my drift. Apparently D already work

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-02 Thread Mike Parker via Digitalmars-d-learn
On 8/3/2014 5:38 AM, David wrote: Hi, not too sure if there's still someone reading this post, but i do have another question. So, I heared so much good stuff about D, it's powerfull, fast the syntax is nice, but well, why is D actually not used for common games yet? (I mean I know about some sma

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-02 Thread Rikki Cattermole via Digitalmars-d-learn
On 3/08/2014 8:38 a.m., David wrote: Hi, not too sure if there's still someone reading this post, but i do have another question. So, I heared so much good stuff about D, it's powerfull, fast the syntax is nice, but well, why is D actually not used for common games yet? (I mean I know about some

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-02 Thread Foo via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Saturday, 2 August 2014 at 20:38:59 UTC, David wrote: Hi, not too sure if there's still someone reading this post, but i do have another question. So, I heared so much good stuff about D, it's powerfull, fast the syntax is nice, but well, why is D actually not used for common games yet? (I m

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-08-02 Thread David via Digitalmars-d-learn
Hi, not too sure if there's still someone reading this post, but i do have another question. So, I heared so much good stuff about D, it's powerfull, fast the syntax is nice, but well, why is D actually not used for common games yet? (I mean I know about some smaller projects, but nothing "big"

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-29 Thread Francesco via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Wednesday, 28 May 2014 at 22:34:46 UTC, David wrote: On Wednesday, 28 May 2014 at 21:38:07 UTC, Francesco Cattoglio wrote: I'll be honest, perhaps I risk being misunderstood, but the questions you are asking denote a lack of even basic knowledge about the subject, so I really think you sho

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-28 Thread David via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Wednesday, 28 May 2014 at 21:38:07 UTC, Francesco Cattoglio wrote: I'll be honest, perhaps I risk being misunderstood, but the questions you are asking denote a lack of even basic knowledge about the subject, so I really think you should do some good amount of research before even trying t

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-28 Thread Francesco Cattoglio via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Wednesday, 28 May 2014 at 17:46:23 UTC, David wrote: Ok, now I just wonder wich Engine. (I know everybody hates the discussion about the "best" engine.) CryEngine, UDK, Unity or a less known Engine? I'll be honest, perhaps I risk being misunderstood, but the questions you are asking denote

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-28 Thread Ryan Voots via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Wednesday, 28 May 2014 at 17:46:23 UTC, David wrote: Ok, now I just wonder wich Engine. (I know everybody hates the discussion about the "best" engine.) CryEngine, UDK, Unity or a less known Engine? The best engine is the one you can get work done with. Unity seems to have a pretty good c

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-28 Thread David via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Tuesday, 27 May 2014 at 10:13:13 UTC, Szymon Gatner wrote: On Tuesday, 27 May 2014 at 10:03:36 UTC, David wrote: On Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 08:54:53 UTC, ponce wrote: Hi David, Learning programming, learning D and learning 3D are 3 significant endeavours. You might want to begin with htt

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-27 Thread Ryan Voots via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Tuesday, 27 May 2014 at 10:13:13 UTC, Szymon Gatner wrote: I would STRONGLY advise to go with a ready engine like Unity. You still have to learn a lot before you will have just building blocks to create a game like loading and rendering 3D models, a gameplay framework etc etc. Start wit

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-27 Thread Szymon Gatner via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Tuesday, 27 May 2014 at 10:03:36 UTC, David wrote: On Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 08:54:53 UTC, ponce wrote: Hi David, Learning programming, learning D and learning 3D are 3 significant endeavours. You might want to begin with http://www.basic4gl.net/ which will get you going with 3D, quite

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-27 Thread David via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 08:54:53 UTC, ponce wrote: Hi David, Learning programming, learning D and learning 3D are 3 significant endeavours. You might want to begin with http://www.basic4gl.net/ which will get you going with 3D, quite a topic in itself. Then learn D regardless :) So, I'

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-25 Thread MrSmith via Digitalmars-d-learn
Also opengl tutorials for D https://github.com/d-gamedev-team/opengl-tutorials

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-25 Thread Dmitry via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Sunday, 25 May 2014 at 09:44:18 UTC, evilrat wrote: sorry, forgot to add - Mono-D is moving to XS 5.0 (alpha), so if XS 4.0 not working for you, try to switch on alpha channel updates. on the contrary, I have now XS 5.0 and I have a reply: aBothe commented an hour ago It's not there for 5.

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-25 Thread evilrat via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Sunday, 25 May 2014 at 08:59:55 UTC, Dmitry wrote: I use Windows. Thanks, I think I found it: https://github.com/llucenic/MonoDevelop.Debugger.Gdb.D But now I cant install it, here is error: The package 'MonoDevelop.Core v4.0' could not be found in any repository The package 'MonoDevelop.Ide

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-25 Thread evilrat via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Sunday, 25 May 2014 at 08:59:55 UTC, Dmitry wrote: On Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 18:00:05 UTC, evilrat wrote: there is a plugin for linux for GDB i believe, and another plugin for Windows which i can't remember the name, the latter one disappeared from XS 5.0 by some reason. search the extens

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-25 Thread Dmitry via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 18:00:05 UTC, evilrat wrote: there is a plugin for linux for GDB i believe, and another plugin for Windows which i can't remember the name, the latter one disappeared from XS 5.0 by some reason. search the extensions for it. I use Windows. Thanks, I think I found it:

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-24 Thread Mike Wey via Digitalmars-d-learn
On 05/24/2014 09:53 PM, David wrote: So I installed that Xamarin studio (hope i had to), what to do with the mono D thing now? don't know hot to install it :P In Xamarin go to: tools -> Add-in manager Then open the Gallery tab, and there should be a D Language binding in the Language Bindings

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-24 Thread David via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 09:49:30 UTC, evilrat wrote: On Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 09:35:01 UTC, David wrote: On Friday, 23 May 2014 at 17:47:56 UTC, evilrat wrote: why not just use Xamarin Studio with Mono-D? But only the trial of Xamarin Studio is for free, and I used eclipse for Java b

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-24 Thread evilrat via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 16:41:41 UTC, Dmitry wrote: On Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 09:49:30 UTC, evilrat wrote: why not just use Xamarin Studio with Mono-D? But only the trial of Xamarin Studio is for free, and I used eclipse for Java before and really like it :P actually not. you don't even n

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-24 Thread Dmitry via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 09:49:30 UTC, evilrat wrote: why not just use Xamarin Studio with Mono-D? But only the trial of Xamarin Studio is for free, and I used eclipse for Java before and really like it :P actually not. you don't even need to register at all. just go to http://monodevelop.co

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-24 Thread evilrat via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 09:35:01 UTC, David wrote: On Friday, 23 May 2014 at 17:47:56 UTC, evilrat wrote: why not just use Xamarin Studio with Mono-D? But only the trial of Xamarin Studio is for free, and I used eclipse for Java before and really like it :P actually not. you don't even

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-24 Thread David via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Friday, 23 May 2014 at 17:47:56 UTC, evilrat wrote: why not just use Xamarin Studio with Mono-D? But only the trial of Xamarin Studio is for free, and I used eclipse for Java before and really like it :P

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-24 Thread ponce via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Thursday, 22 May 2014 at 15:39:36 UTC, David wrote: Hey, I'm really new to D, and pretty new to programming overall too, But I want to make a 3d Game, (just sth. small). I really like D and want to do it in D, but in the Internet there is no shit about programming a game in D ^^ Is there an

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-23 Thread Namespace via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Thursday, 22 May 2014 at 15:39:36 UTC, David wrote: Hey, I'm really new to D, and pretty new to programming overall too, But I want to make a 3d Game, (just sth. small). I really like D and want to do it in D, but in the Internet there is no shit about programming a game in D ^^ Is there an

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-23 Thread Benjamin Thaut via Digitalmars-d-learn
Am 22.05.2014 17:39, schrieb David: Hey, I'm really new to D, and pretty new to programming overall too, But I want to make a 3d Game, (just sth. small). I really like D and want to do it in D, but in the Internet there is no shit about programming a game in D ^^ Is there any engine written in D?

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-23 Thread evilrat via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Friday, 23 May 2014 at 14:43:30 UTC, David wrote: On Friday, 23 May 2014 at 14:11:26 UTC, David wrote: Ok so I installed DDT for eclipse now but have a problem :D First the imports are changed, std.studio is now std.stdio (or its something completly else) And if I try to run the file now it

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-23 Thread David via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Friday, 23 May 2014 at 14:11:26 UTC, David wrote: Ok so I installed DDT for eclipse now but have a problem :D First the imports are changed, std.studio is now std.stdio (or its something completly else) And if I try to run the file now it says that the exe file of my file doesn't exsist wich

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-23 Thread David via Digitalmars-d-learn
Ok so I installed DDT for eclipse now but have a problem :D First the imports are changed, std.studio is now std.stdio (or its something completly else) And if I try to run the file now it says that the exe file of my file doesn't exsist wich I actully thought I creat by clicking on run? In Ja

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-22 Thread Gary Willoughby via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Thursday, 22 May 2014 at 15:39:36 UTC, David wrote: Hey, I'm really new to D, and pretty new to programming overall too, But I want to make a 3d Game, (just sth. small). I really like D and want to do it in D, but in the Internet there is no shit about programming a game in D ^^ Is there an

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-22 Thread Francesco Cattoglio via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Thursday, 22 May 2014 at 15:48:50 UTC, John Colvin wrote: On Thursday, 22 May 2014 at 15:39:36 UTC, David wrote: Hey, I'm really new to D, and pretty new to programming overall too, But I want to make a 3d Game, (just sth. small). I really like D and want to do it in D, but in the Internet t

Re: Programming a Game in D? :D

2014-05-22 Thread John Colvin via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Thursday, 22 May 2014 at 15:39:36 UTC, David wrote: Hey, I'm really new to D, and pretty new to programming overall too, But I want to make a 3d Game, (just sth. small). I really like D and want to do it in D, but in the Internet there is no shit about programming a game in D ^^ Is there an