Posted By: Redeemer
RTS Project - 12/24/10 02:32
Hi all,
It's been a very long time since I've made or attempted to make a game with Gamestudio. But recently I've become interested by the prospect of making a real time strategy game similar to StarCraft or WarCraft.
Just to quiet the naysayers out there, no, I don't plan to make this into a "real" game. It's just a project. I'm not trying to compete with any of the big guys in any way.
Mostly I'm doing this to test my skill. Making FPS games is fun, but it doesn't take much programming to get a simple game rolling.
I've only been working on this project for a few days, but knowing what kind of a project it will be, I wanted to ask for some advice from the experienced users here.
Right now, I only have one question:
1. Pathfinding. How should I get started tackling this monster? Can anyone suggest any articles I should read? Books? I've heard of an "Intense X" plugin that supposedly handles pathfinding, but their site seems to be down and I'm not keen on the idea of wrapping my entire project up in some plugin I'm unfamiliar with.
(Note to mods: I do plan to keep this thread updated with details for those that are interested in this project, so please don't move this)
It's been a very long time since I've made or attempted to make a game with Gamestudio. But recently I've become interested by the prospect of making a real time strategy game similar to StarCraft or WarCraft.
Just to quiet the naysayers out there, no, I don't plan to make this into a "real" game. It's just a project. I'm not trying to compete with any of the big guys in any way.
Mostly I'm doing this to test my skill. Making FPS games is fun, but it doesn't take much programming to get a simple game rolling.
I've only been working on this project for a few days, but knowing what kind of a project it will be, I wanted to ask for some advice from the experienced users here.
Right now, I only have one question:
1. Pathfinding. How should I get started tackling this monster? Can anyone suggest any articles I should read? Books? I've heard of an "Intense X" plugin that supposedly handles pathfinding, but their site seems to be down and I'm not keen on the idea of wrapping my entire project up in some plugin I'm unfamiliar with.
(Note to mods: I do plan to keep this thread updated with details for those that are interested in this project, so please don't move this)