How to start using GS?

imohammad

Hi guys.

I'm quite new here and this is my first day now being a GS member

It's a pity that I didn't find GS till today! Anyway...

What is the best way to start learning how to use GS ?

Following tutorials and apply them at the same time? then replicating some games ideas then creating a new whole game project? or???

Would love to hear from you all how did you start and how long it took to be familiar with GS and when did you manage to be able to do your own unique game.

Chaser

Welcome but I'd say don't start yet as there is an update in process if they ever decide to release it plus you can't publish at the moment. But maybe they will fix that too. Who knows at this point because they don't explain much to us. But yea start with tutorials

Rant over!

MotherHoose

In general you should open Game Salad and look things over...
see the size of things... make an actor ... drag all the behaviors to that actor... read descriptions of behaviors and get familiar with what they look like in the editor...

don't save your play ... and do not try to preview it! ;D

try the samples included... even if they do not seem pertinent to what you want to do.
see if you can understand what the behaviors do on each of the actors in those samples.

if you are coming from other programming formats... GS [Rules] are 'if statements' and GS Attributes are 'variables' ...global you add in the [Attribute] section... locals you add in the Actor's section of attributes.

view the videos
√ out the Support page online

start a project... don't bother with lots of graphics...
get Images and sound in... and get them to work.
write some rules... ex: when touch is pressed play sound

when you do the flow for your program that you dream of...
list the things that you have to have happen... and then check out those tutorials
and practice/play each step of the way until you know what is going on.

Enjoy yourself...you will have some frustration but lots of good feelings of accomplishment!

MH

imohammad

Thank you @Chaser and @MotherHoose

@MotherHoose this is exactly what I wanted to hear

I'm currently taking Objective-c course in my university but expanding the range and learn something else new like GS sounds fun and great!

I'll follow thanks all.