moving from blitz3d what now?

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ckob(Posted 2005) [#1]
Ok i figure i'd ask here since you've all obviously done the same but whats the best route to move from blitz3d to making 3d opengl games with Blitzmax? should I start from the basics with bmax or start messing with opengl? I know alot of the basics are the same as blitz3d but I wanted to get everyones opinion on the best route thanks.

Also im using the win32 beta and does anyone know of a IDE thats current usable with blitzmax? thats free anyways


FlameDuck(Posted 2005) [#2]
It depends on how well you understand the object oriented paradigm.

If you know off the top of your head what the real name of "The GoF Book" is, then I would suggest jumping right in.

If not I would suggest getting a good book on the subject, I reckomend [a http://mindview.net/Books/DownloadSites]Bruce Eckels "Thinking in Java 3rd Edition"[/quote] which, although written specificly for Java, has probably one of the best introductions to object orientation I've ever read.