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How long did it take you to get the basics of coding/scripting?

1 Week
1 (16.7%)
2 Weeks
0 (0%)
3 Weeks
0 (0%)
1 Month
0 (0%)
1-2 Months
2 (33.3%)
3-4 Months
3 (50%)

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Author Topic: >>Where to start with coding<<  (Read 1360 times)

Experienced script experts, where or how is the best way to start learning code language? I have checked out the stickies for coding help but I would like some direct advice please. It is my goal to some day provide a flawless add-on pack. Thank you!

Edit: I already know the 3D part of it

(please stay on topic)
« Last Edit: March 16, 2010, 09:40:09 PM by Gamer1223 »

Do you mind defining "add-on pack".

You know what they say, look at other scripts to start. Ask questions as you go along.

Looking at scripts yourself is a must, but it also helps a lot to have someone you can talk to in an IM client for help.

Do you mind defining "add-on pack".

You know what they say, look at other scripts to start. Ask questions as you go along.


By "add-on pack" I just mean a release of a few weapons of some sort. Thanks for the advice!

Looking at scripts yourself is a must, but it also helps a lot to have someone you can talk to in an IM client for help.

Perhaps (if he was willing) I could IM Space Guy. He always seems to know what he's doing with scripts.

Perhaps (if he was willing) I could IM Space Guy. He always seems to know what he's doing with scripts.
Bad idea, he wont, ask somebody nice like amade. He helps me all the time, also LegenD helps a lot to!

Bad idea, he wont, ask somebody nice like amade. He helps me all the time, also LegenD helps a lot to!

Yep, Amade's my bitch. His advice/calling me a dumbass helps me.

It is really annoying when people use me as their personal hotline for coding help.

If you make a good attempt to learn yourself and try things rather than asking everyone to make things for you straight away then I don't mind helping but receiving PMs like "does this really simple code [...] work for this" "Uh, have you tried it first?" "oh thanks" gets tiring.

For starting to make weapons, try looking at one of the default weapons like Weapon_Bow. The .cs files will open in any plain text editor (e.g. Notepad, not Microsoft Word with all the formatting stuff) and try to understand how each part works. Most of making simple weapons is editing values of things like damage, radius effects, timings or particle effects, not much coding.

Bad idea, he wont, ask somebody nice like amade. He helps me all the time, also LegenD helps a lot to!

Er.

Just post things in the forums. You'll get more feedback and there's a higher chance someone will come around and tell you whats wrong with the feedback.

Well, thanks everyone for all of your help. Sorry if I annoyed you, Space Guy its just that you seem to be a freakin good scripter.

Because he made TDM. Which he is an amazing scripter, he will soon over ride apple with a computer called blocko ^_^

Because he made TDM. Which he is an amazing scripter, he will soon over ride apple with a computer called blocko ^_^
You do not belong on this board.


Ok, once again, thanks everyone. I think we're done here but I'll ask questions as I go along.

I put in a poll just to get a general idea of what I'm up against.