Some tips needed!

[overclocked]

I wonder if someone knows any page that you can learn the VERY basics
in gamecreation. I wonder also if there is any FREEware/shareware programs that can get you started, something like 3dsmax/Adobe maybe but share or freeware
so you can learn the grounds.
Thank in advance.

 

[Crusher]

What area are you looking to dive into first? Graphics (DirectX or OpenGL?), physics, sound/music, modeling, AI, artwork, animation, networking, input, file manipulation, toolset construction, database management... ? Have you done any general windows programming? Do you know C++ or do you need to start from scratch?

As for programs, Milkshape3D is a cheap 3D modeling program. You can download it for a free 30 day trial, then it's like $20 to register it. You can download a trial version of Paint Shop Pro 7 for 2D artwork. If you do any programming at all you'll want to invest in a copy of Visual C++ (might be able to pick up VSC++ 6.0 cheap somewhere now that .NET is out).

 

[overclocked]

Mostly Art-designing and modelling. /dX i think.
And yeas SCRATCH!, more like a hobby

Some good tool that does that i can import objects etc.

 

[Crusher]

Milkshape allows you to output files in many different formats, including md3, so you could create a model and then load it into Quake 3 to play with it.

http://www.milkshape3d.com/

 

[overclocked]

Well i shell try it out then, thanks.

Just wondering why it´s so "dead" in here..
There many people around that could wrote some more in here etc!

 

[epicstruggle]

@overclocked: I am on the same boat as you. I have been looking at learning game programming and graphics programming in general. Some for school and some because I think the subject is really cool. Anyways, Id like to know more of what youd like to do. Which might make it easier for me to recommend some sites to you.

later,

 

[3dcgi]

I've got a list of a few tools on the following page. I haven't updated the list in a while so hopefully everything is up to date. Milkshape isn't free, but it's cheap and a lot of people seem to like it.

http://www.3dcgi.com/learn/free/free-3d.htm