At 10/8/09 04:57 PM, hostility13 wrote: Does anyone know if they're making an expansion to the story mode on castle crashers?

Part of the reason that Behemoth was founded was because the creators did not like the idea of expansions and milking and such. They wanted to create original content. So to sum it up, don't expect expansions for any of their games.

Coming from a C++ background, OOP is the way to go for me. Thanks for the help guys!

So, I have a minor question. Recently, I read a book about AS3. This book was great for learning basic elements such as proper syntax and what not. However, for trying to do what I am learning here, (IE, make basic games in Flash), it sucked miserably.

So my question is, for those that make games, do you write the entire game outside of flash in actionscript text files, and then compile it under flash, or do you make scenes and everything in flash and just apply actionscript to them and the various symbols you would create when say, making an animation.

At 8/14/09 06:19 PM, DJ-Chilvan wrote: this might sound wierd but its THE best thing you could do. Join a choir (church, conventional, intramural, whatever) or a Band (like school band) or Orchestra (school). Im dead serious. That is what helped me to gain my musical genius. I was in band from my 5th grade to my 8th grade and in church choir for my 11th. Yes, now entering 12th time is a factor so I aint in anything now but it was especially choir that helped me to gain a sense or harmony. Thanks to choir, I can now freely compose harmonious songs and have creative melodies and harmonies in my head at all times or the ability to harmonize pre-existing songs as easy as a warm knife through butter. Just hear some of my classical music, especially Almany to see what I have achieved through what I've just said.
I hope I helped.
-DJ Chilvan

Hard to do when you are 22 years old and about to start graduate school, :) But I was in a band when I was younger, played the clarinet. It was thanks to this experience that picking back up the music theory was quick and painless.

Thanks guys (and possibly gals). The help is much appreciated!

Alright, so, I've read 3 books now on very basic music composition.

-The Everything Music Composition Book
-Idiots Guide to Music Composition
-Music Composition for Dummies

Now, obviously these aren't the greatest resources in the world. The first half of each book is usually a quick summary of music theory, and the second half is a rush job of trying to explain everything there is about writing music. I have no problems with notation, and I understand basic music theory fine. I know how to write chord progressions, find keys, scales, chords, etc.

Regardless, I am still kind of stuck on where to go and how to "actually compose" music. The books provided examples about how to make basic melodies, and how to tie melodies to chord progressions and such, but any music I listen to sounds drastically different. Even looking at midi files from old games and such confuses me. Some parts there is harmony, some parts there is only a melody, some songs have a percussion background throughout, etc. And of course, the books don't explain much about when to use each.

So, what this long blob of text is really asking, is what should I read/where should I go from here?

Hmm, I recently discovered Street Fighter IV for the PC. This game is a load of fun. However, it sucks without a joypad. So, I think I'm gonna make one.

I'm debating on what I should use as the material for the base. Cardboard is too cheap for me. I'd probably like to use polished wood or some sort of metal that can easily be painted on. Anyone have any good ideas?

Another OS? The OS market is spread around enough as it is IMO. Can't they just build a new *nix variant or something?

There is also the issue that cin can not take space characters in the base form. You have to use other commands for that.

On a completely random tangent here, I have a frame from a Datsun 240Z. Nice, rusted, et al. Does anyone know if a machine shop can build an AutoCAD file using the frame as a template, so a brand new one can be made?

At 6/27/09 04:55 PM, urbn wrote:

At 6/27/09 04:43 PM, drakelord-nK wrote: I personally am using Windows 7 and Debian at the moment. I tried mac, but I just couldn't get into it. I have no problems with people who have one though, just as long as they aren't total fanboys about it.

What do you think of Windows 7? Personally I love it compared to Vista (and I really liked Vista), it feels so much more finished, and I've seen it use less resources than XP :o

I actually really like Windows 7 compared to Vista and XP. I didn't think I would, but I tried it out and it is really nice. They have included a lot more in terms of controlling some of the "annoyances" (dialogues and such) from Vista, and have added a lot more in terms of controlling performance for lower end PCs . Also, I love how fast it boots up. Takes about 4-5 seconds to reach the login screen for this PC, where XP takes 11-12 seconds.

I personally am using Windows 7 and Debian at the moment. I tried mac, but I just couldn't get into it. I have no problems with people who have one though, just as long as they aren't total fanboys about it.

So, I just got back from DC. Interestingly enough, all of the public parking garages now require federal ids.

Also, some of the taxi cabs now have "Call 911" signs on top of them. Anyone know what that is all about?

I'm jesus, I can walk on water!

At 6/24/09 03:03 AM, VigilanteNighthawk wrote: I've been looking over the upcoming changes for php5, and many of them I like, especially the anonymous functions and closures, but then I read about this little gem: GOTO. Is there a legitimate use for this, or is this just asking for even more spaghetti code? (Seriously, doesn't php already have a bad enough reputation with regards to code quality? Did they really have to go there?

A lot of functional programming languages have GOTO commands. Even C++ does, though you rarely hear about it, and for good reason. Like you said, it should not be used ever if possible, but I'm guessing they had some reason to add it in.

At 6/24/09 02:34 AM, djconnect wrote:

At 6/23/09 08:18 PM, drakelord-nK wrote: Blah C#.

How much are you allowed to use in terms of premade libraries for elements such as the GUI? It might be simpler to use some of those rather than code them from scratch if you are able to.

You have never used C# have you? I am guessing the OP is using Visual Studios and even if he is not, Mono comes with a GUI builder as well.

I have used C# maybe once or twice in a windows form application, but other than that, no. You are right, I have not used it.

And the GUI tools you are referring to, are they similar to standard windows GUI tools available in windows forms and MFC?

Blah C#.

How much are you allowed to use in terms of premade libraries for elements such as the GUI? It might be simpler to use some of those rather than code them from scratch if you are able to.

At 6/23/09 04:04 PM, smulse wrote: Grow up and do your fucking work.

Humans are silly and only learn by experience. Hence why people repeat the same mistakes over and over, :3

I wasn't motivated until after I started uni. And part of that was probably because I was paying for everything with no help from my parents or anyone else. Working 30-40 hours a week while taking classes full time really makes you change your attitude about things.

At 6/21/09 10:15 AM, smulse wrote: Watched the new Transformers film last night, pretty hot.

Was it too long or are the critics full of it?

At 6/20/09 05:53 PM, Jon-86 wrote: A wonder why this person: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1072 962

Didn't post them all: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/06/top -10-ways-to-provoke-a-geek-argument/

Because that would make it even more obvious that he was copy/pasting.

Herr Fulp! I have replied to your glorious survey. May it cause new and exciting ideas for your team.

MessageBox(NULL, L"Hey there.", L"I like fried chicken!", 0);

At 6/19/09 10:57 AM, wreckages wrote:

At 6/19/09 08:27 AM, DannyIsOnFire wrote: L-L-L- LEVEL UP!

meh, i've given up depositing. but 'grats.

I don't blame you. It takes what, a few months per level now for you?

At 6/18/09 10:31 AM, adam2510 wrote: hey guys :)

i have recently built a new computer,

this computer is using raid1 but the computer does not have a floppy drive so i'm using nlite so slipstream the driver into a installation disk, that works fine BUT when i go to press enter it comes up with a message saying EULA (End User Licence Agreement) is missing but when i go into the disk to E:\I386 the EULA.txt is there? why is windows not recognising that this is there

You should try the manual way of slipstreaming. http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp /view/web/36/SESSID=702acabda3a36db181f9 4fd49a2dd841/

At 6/18/09 10:00 AM, smulse wrote:

At 6/17/09 08:45 PM, drakelord-nK wrote: Hey there guys! Hows it goin?

Programming Regs Lounge.

Nice to meet you too~

Hey there guys! Hows it goin?

There are different ways to go about this. If you don't feel like taking the time to code your own libraries/functions, I believe boost has time libraries that you can use.

And just to add, pointers become very useful later on when you need to pass objects through many functions and do not want to have to re-create multiple versions and use more memory.

Extra protip: Not posting any sort of company information or website or anything will make programmers walk away very fast.

At 6/6/09 03:18 AM, BlindShoemaker wrote: so about newgrounds chat...

We don't talk about that here, >_>;