Hi all who read this. i am new to to the game system engine.
so what can i say. i have had v a6 pro for 2 weeks now, and ive been trying out the level tutorial and the model tutorial. under the manuals.
but this aint why i am here. i wanna make an adventure game but with the kinda game play grand theft auto 3 as, an that of gun the weston game.
where you just have one big map and, you go to locations to get and perform missions. but i have no idea how to do something like this.
so i was woundering if any of you guys out there could help me with this?

regards duane..

hi.
welcome to the comunity.
first of all you have to learn scripting and you should begin with a small game.

sry for my bad english
Fear411

so what would be ideal to begin with for a game based around what im trying to achive? to help me to learn how to script for this kinda thing.
dose any one know of a tutorial that might help me?

What version of A6 Pro? Not all tutorials are compatible, unless you update the code yourself. And for that you need to learn scripting like Fear said!?

You could start by reading the manual to learn everything about the engine and it's tools. Also read the Acknex User Magazine 1-64 and do the C-Script/Lite-C/WED/MED tutorials and workshops. After that you will have the basics and can begin creating your own game.

ive v 6.20. ive just seen a small tutorial on c scripting under the manual.
is it possable then if i learn the scripting to do that what i intend to do?

because like im new an i dont no much about this yet. ive an idea for a game but
i dont want it to be a waste of time me thinkin it all up then not be able to do it like i want to.

anyway im gunna put a small 3 level 1s person shooter together now to get a feel for things a bit more. an then go into the scripting tutorial today and give things a try.

one other thing dose any one know where i an get a program for turn survay maps into terrain as that would be another of my goals l8r on with my project.

or do u know of any good ways of modling a terrain for a survay map?

regards duane

you can make terrains with med. file -> open -> and then chose import from pic.
and you should update your current version to 6.60.the update is on:
www.3dgamestudio.de -> downloads.
for the download you need you password that is in the install folder from gstudio names password.txt.

i dint update to v 60 but downloaded the a7 demo.
im use that for now till i buy it next week. so all the things im a try ill be using this now.

so how dose that thing work with the terrain? dose it modle all the hills an vallys for you automaticly?

No it doesn't model for you. You have to do that yourself. Otherwise Conitec would be the first to release a mind reading terrain generator. However, if you import a heightmap (which you must create) inside MED the terrain will be generated.

ok i see so do you have a place where i can get the info on this?
as i would like to try this out.

regards duane

and thanks for the help..

Bad news bro, the A6.20 version is warez (crap, downloaded free online, illegal)...

...But back to the topic, alot of people come here wanting to make a GTA type game. In fact, everyone that doesn't even do this sh*t does, but it's not quite that easy. however, it can be done, it just takes alot of time and work, creating a huge city piece by piece. Then you have speed issues because there's too much stuff, then you need to optimize, bla bla bla, and you later give up on it

I recommend starting with a simple FPS to get the feel of things, and make sure your really into game dev, because as you'll learn (if you get a running copy of 3D GGameStudio), it's a major pain in the ass...