Krylars Book - program 2d games
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| Hi can any one help me out, i bought Krylars Book-"Learn to program 2d games in BlitzBasic" a few years ago i am finally trying to get to grips with tile maps, but ive lost the Content CD that had a basic map editor on, ive driven the wife mad looking through all my old boxes of crap as she calls it, but i cant find the cd does any one have it or help me out with a copy or a possible download link ### EDIT - forget this, found it ####### thanks Dave Last edited 2011 |
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| Krylar's book is not available to buy now. Shame, I bet he's missed out on quite a few sales. I would buy a copy anyway. He's got a book for Purebasic now "Programming 2D scrolling games" judging by these pages the contents are roughly the same as "Learn to program 2d games in BlitzBasic" http://content.gpwiki.org/index.php/Programming_2D_scrolling_games http://www.gamedev.net/topic/108719-my-book-released-for-2d-programming-in-blitz-basic/ Also this page gives some corrections to the book http://membres.multimania.fr/blitzcoder/booksnafus.html and there's a link to a tutorial by Krylar "Handling Sprites on Scrolling Tiled Backgrounds with Collisions" which is an archive site for Blitzcoder (bad color scheme thou :P) http://membres.multimania.fr/blitzcoder/ Last edited 2011 |
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| interesting links thanks i found the book and disk, my son had it, after some torture he a gave it back ;) |
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| Your son knows a good thing. ;) I should have got the book years ago I guess. I am really using Max anyway. I am defintely going to grab the two books available for Max before they're gone. Game Programming for Teens (3rd Edition) - for BMax? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Game-Programming-Teens-Maneesh-Sethi/dp/1598635182/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1 Game Programming for Teens (2nd Edition) - for B+ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Programming-Teens-Second-Maneesh-Sethi/dp/1592008348/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1233686820&sr=11-1 Games Programming for the Absolute Beginner with BlitzMax - ebook (epub format only) http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/games-programming-for-the-absolute-beginner-with-blitzmax/17271878 Games Programming for the Absolute Beginner with BlitzMax - kindle version http://www.amazon.co.uk/Programming-Absolute-Beginner-BlitzMax-ebook/dp/B005FCFGM0/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=A3TVV12T0I6NSM Games Programming for the Absolute Beginner with BlitzMax - paperback (£29.99) http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/sloan+kelly/games+programming+for+the+absolute+beginner+with+blitzmax/5575711/ http://www.foyles.co.uk/Public/Shop/Detail.aspx?rowNum=1&itemId=3178019&searchBy=1&term=Games+Programming+for+the+Absolute+Beginner&quick=true Also, I just got the kindle version and it says, the source code and graphics are available on the companion website http://www.blitzmaxbook.com but it's now gone so if anyone has this could you share it please? http://www.sloankelly.net/ has gone too. There is some more info here http://twitter.com/blitzmaxbook Last edited 2012 |
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| Reading this topic (Game Programming for Teens Third Edition) iprice says the 3rd edition is actually for B3D not BMax whereas the blurb suggests it is BMax. I checked the book sample and it is B3D but maybe it is a copy of 2nd edition? I've ordered it anyway and will post back here when I'm sure. |
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| Just to say I got GPFT3E (Game Programming for Teens 3rd Edition) today and I can confirm it is for BMax. Also it has a CD attached with source which I really appreciate. Good book! Last edited 2012 |
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| thanks for the update |
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| Krylar's tutorials really helped me get going back in the B2D days. I loved Blitzcoder and when I got up to speed I wrote some tutorials there myself. |
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| Cripes, Maneesh isn't messing about these days! http://maneeshsethi.com/about/ [EDIT: He of "GPFT3E".] Last edited 2012 |
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| He sounds like a right pr$#k on there. |
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| @MarkCW: Krylar hosts all his BlitzCoder tutorials and content here: http://www.krylarskreations.com/bc That french website with the BC tutorial repository, although accurate, does not store each article's content in its entirety - just the text. |
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| hmm in Manesh's 'about' page he said he had a monthly segment on TechTv, but he was only on there once for an interview! |
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