where to start?

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spiff88
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where to start?

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I'm just beginning in programming ive started out with gamemaker and sampled other programs like torque and 3dgs so i have a basic understanding about how games are made, ive recently learned most of the basic syntax of c++ and i wanted to actually make something i want to if this is the right place to begin and if so what would be the best way to go about learning irrlicht and if not what do you recommend
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irrRenderer 1.0
Height2Normal v. 2.1 - convert height maps to normal maps

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Post by nathanf534 »

I would say study the examples. Compile an example that interests you, then try to modify it to do something you want. You will learn a lot this way.
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Post by slavik262 »

Welcome to the awesome world of programming. Like ent1ty sugguested, the tutorials are a great place to start. If you get caught up on language concepts or syntax, check a website like learncpp.com or cplusplus.com

Have fun!
spiff88
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Post by spiff88 »

I'm not necessarily new to program in general just specifically c++ but how are you suppose to figure out all the functions ect in irrlicht, because the tutorials dont really go over everything, is there a manual
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Post by spiff88 »

never mind about the manual is there a place to get user created examples
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Post by nathanf534 »

how are you suppose to figure out all the functions ect in irrlicht
http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/docu/index.html
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Post by Brainsaw »

I guess you are in the right place for user created examples. OK, not real examples. Normally the projects posted here lack good documentation, but you could nevertheless learn a lot from those. Try some games (most are open source around here I guess) and if you see some features you like take a look at the code. If you get stuck at some point don't hesitate to ask the one who created the program. I guess most of the people around here would be willing to help.
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Post by Ravi08 »

I would suggest this great tutorial http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/ ... p?p=136776
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