Makin a game using c++ or flash?

hello im wondering because im reading tutorials about c++ but it seems to teach about coding and stuff, i mean is it like flash where you have to draw and animate your animation usin frames and stuff and giving it action scripts?? because if it is i dont see the frames or anything in my visual basic its just teachin me how to make buttons and and how to program them to say "Hi" when being clickd and stuff like that.....im starting to wonder people are hiding the truth to makin games also im wondering what program did they use to make the famous game ==%26gt; Ragnarokonline %26lt;== right now im a flash freak because i though it would lead me to the right direction of programing but im guessing now it was all a waste....

Makin a game using c++ or flash?
It depends what kind of game you want to make and how complicated you want it to be.





Considering what you've written and the manner you've written it, you have at least 5 years until you can understand a line of C++. So yeah, keep dabbling in Flash.
Reply:flash is to do the graphical ****,


C++ can call directx libraries or even flash libraries and imply the **** to make what you need. C++ can do both things really.





flash is just to do animations and stuff.





ur best off goign off wiht C++ and including the flash libraries that you want. or find a decent good animation librarie





good luck
Reply:First off, you are talking about two different things here. Flash is not a programming language, it is a multimedia tool with scripting capability built in to make it interactive. You can make flash games with that tool, and they will be loaded and run with the Flash player. This is completely different from making a game in C++. First of all, all the the "coding and stuff" is REALLY, REALLY important (some would say essential). ::cough:: Excuse the sarcasm. C++ is a programming language. You write your source files in C++, and this in turn is "compiled" by a compiler, which translates your C++ code into a format that the machine can understand. This is called an "executable". Visual Basic is also quite different from C++. Although it is a programming language, you can not do a lot of the things you can do with C++, although you can make simple games like Pacman in weeks or even days. Noone is "hiding" anything from you. The fact is that, to make a game of the complexity and depth of what you mentioned takes a group of programmers, designers, writers, and artists years to make. You are not going to be able to do it in a week or even a month. The best you can hope for is something simple.





Secondly, your experience with Flash is NOT a waste. Not only are you familiar with some of the basic concepts of programming, you have experience with finding errors in your code, getting input and outputting things to the screen, and writing conditional code. This is very valuable. Build on it. Learning C++ is a challenge for most begginers. Start with something simple (like Visual Basic) and then graduate to C/C++. It takes time and commitment. You are NOT and probably will never be able to make a game like World of Warcraft by yourself.





-IR

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