it has been a loooooooong time since i've posted anything here, but i'm just letting y'all know that i've started making my own game, all by myself. it's an action game with a few basic RPG elements mixed in.

In case you're interested and you know about the geeky coding world, i'm using Java to do this one. For everyone else this means you should be able to play it on pretty much whatever platform you have (mac *shudders*, unix, linux, windows, etc.). as long as you get the Java Runime Environment too.

Anywayz, i'm still on the coding sides of things, so when i get further into it, i'll let out a few images and screenies.

Not trying to put a downer on your project, but I had always gotten the impression that Java was not a good language to use for graphics oriented game? Wouldn't you be better off using Flash for this kind of thing?

(also, I recommend you post images soon lest tihs thread be closed, since you're not currently showcasing anything. I'd hate to see that happen, so post something quick! )

You're using java for a game, and you shuddered at the thought of a mac? You've got that completely ***-backwards man

also showcase something!

What's wrong with using Java for a game?

Refer to runescape.

It's slow as mad hell, looks like crap, and isn't exactly easy to program overall.

As long as it's not 3D, this game should be fine running under Java. Though I would've told you to refer to sphere then. That engine is based on Java, and quite easy to manipulate, really.

Java isn't the best for 3D graphics. so i'm not using 3D graphics. Java is fine for 2D graphics, which is what i'll be using. Perhaps Flash might be good for this, but firstly i have never programmed in Flash before (only animated). and secondly, i don't see why it would be any easier. I don't find Java very difficult at all.
Anywho, i guess i should get onto making some of them graphics then eh.
Patience children. patience.

Since you're a programmer, I'd say go with Java, mainly because of ActionScript being such a terrible scripting language.

ok. my first showcase image for this project. it's a test picture of each of the textures i've done so far for the maps. each texture was made in paint, since i have no other program. i think it turned out ok for a 'paint' job.

Bree bree! Sound the Cool Matty-doesn't-know-what-the-hell-he's-talking-about alarm!

Get the GIMP. It's free and up to par with Photoshop, except the user interface, which takes a little more time to get accustomed to.

where do i find the GIMP?
but also, what did you think of the textures? if they're ok (as in i couldn't do much better with gimp) then i'll just use paint and save myself a search and download.

I suggest you continue with Paint and revamp the graphics after your done with the main game core. And the gimp can be found here: http://www.gimp.org/

Windows installer: http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

You will need both the GIMP and the GTK runtime library. There are different derivations of the GTK out there, so make sure to install THIS one.

I ALWAYS LOVE FREE GAMES LOL

Do you enjoy flamebaiting or is it just a habit?

Actually, Emon does have a point.

Runescape does not run all that slow on my computer, and if it did, it's still a bit difficult to make a verdict on a language due to one project. If you want to insult a language's speed, it might be best to post reasons why it's so slow, instead of displaying projects that could simply just have bad programming.

As far as it looking like crap, remember that sending pretty 3D graphic data over the internet means greater file size, greater file size means longer download times, longer download times means you could potentially decrease your player base. This is an obvious reason why Runescape could look like crap, and it has nothing to do with Java.

The last remark bothers me most of all. Just because Java is hard for you, does not make it a crappy language. C++ is hard for a lot of people, but it's still widely used. Now, if you were to state examples of limitations placed on you by using Java, I might take you more seriously. (Note: I am not referring to what type of programs you can or cannot make with Java; I am referring to language mechanics.)

All languages are frequently bashed by people who don't know them or think they have shortcomings but really don't know how to handle them. I hated Java before I really learned how to use it. Some things still annoy me, but most of that has changed in Java 1.5.

You're calling Java slow, and I know you have never looked at any real benchmarks or done any yourself. You're just jumping on the "bash-Java-because-as-a-wannabe-programmer-it-makes-me-feel-smarter" bandwagon.