Creating 2d game

AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
edited May 2012 in Working with GS (Mac)
Hello everyone,i want to create a 2d game with new characters and new backgrounds but really confused from where to start,can some one help me telling me how to create new characters,new backgrounds,new rules,as i dont have any experience in coding,i have never used opengl and xcode,Thankx

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  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Posts: 6,256
    edited May 2012 Accepted Answer
    Gamesalad has no coding involved.

    Go to gshelper.com, the gamesalad cookbook youtube chanel, and click the cookbook link at the top of this site for tutorials and learning material.
  • BarrytheBraveBarrytheBrave Posts: 134
    edited May 2012 Accepted Answer
    tshirtbooths tutorials are probably the easiest introduction you can get in to the world of gamesalad, but make sure that you watch them in order, starting with the earliest - trying to follow a more advanced tutorial without having a knowledge of the basics will definitely be more confusing.

    Also try this for a beginners introduction:

    http://gamesalad.com/blog/gamesalad-manual-now-available

    Edit: The manual linked above is based on the mac version of gamesalad creator - if you are on the windows verison then the interface will look significantly different, although the concepts will be the same.
  • stackpoolestackpoole Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 473
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    has any game made with gamesalad made 10000$,i am making 2d games i will watch videos tshirtbooth again
    Im pretty sure someone has made 10000 from gamesalad.

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  • BarrytheBraveBarrytheBrave Posts: 134
    edited May 2012 Accepted Answer
    has any game made with gamesalad made 10000$,i am making 2d games i will watch videos tshirtbooth again
    There is no limit, you can arguably be as successful as any other mobile game, it's all down to the quality, your determination, etc. A good game is a good game regardless of what platform it was built on.
  • BarrytheBraveBarrytheBrave Posts: 134
    edited May 2012 Accepted Answer
    In regard to gameplay, yes you can recreate angry birds on Gamesalad.

    Regarding trailers - Gamesalad doesn't currently allow you to use video files, although you could actively create the angry birds style of trailer by moving/animating actors and the camera at the right times.
  • BarrytheBraveBarrytheBrave Posts: 134
    edited May 2012 Accepted Answer
    i am not saying to recreate game like angry birds ,i am asking good quality game like angry birds
    Yep the quality is all down to how you build the game, and the quality of the graphics and sound that you use. Gamesalad creator may lack particular features found in other SDKs, but won't inherently limit the quality of the finished game, that's all down to you.
  • simo103simo103 Posts: 1,331
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    @AKHAN .... it is true some earn good money using GS ... however that is usually because they have used GS for a long time and learned how to make quality games and/or they are gamemaking professionals already and use GS by choice. I suspect by your questions that you might not (yet) be talented at artwork/gamemaking/GS ... so to help you I would suggest you lower your money expectations and make your first game for fun and to learn what you can (otherwise I expect you will be very disappointed).
  • BlueFanStudiosBlueFanStudios Posts: 77
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    Can't wait :D
  • RPRP Posts: 1,990
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    i am not doing it for fun i am doing it to earn some money,people say they made 5000$ in a month with gamesalad,is it true
    If $$$ is your focus, then you are getting into game design for the wrong reasons. Focus on making great games that you truly care about and the rest will follow.

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  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    tshirtbooth videos,i have watched them but could not understand
  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    thankx,can i create game like angry birds without any coding,with gamesalad,how can i add new actors and backgrounds,should i use 3dsmax for that,thankx
  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    has any game made with gamesalad made 10000$,i am making 2d games i will watch videos tshirtbooth again
  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    Ok can gamesalad create good quality games like angry birds with cinematic trailers
  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    i am not saying to recreate game like angry birds ,i am asking good quality game like angry birds
  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    Then it is awesome sdk,creating games like resident evil will not be possible,i will try this
  • BarrytheBraveBarrytheBrave Member Posts: 134
    Then it is awesome sdk,creating games like resident evil will not be possible,i will try this
    Yeah 2d only, although a 2d gamesalad version of resi would be amazing!

    Good luck ;)
  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    i am not doing it for fun i am doing it to earn some money,people say they made 5000$ in a month with gamesalad,is it true
  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    ok,i have a great idea about a 2d game,i will try
  • IsabelleKIsabelleK Member, Sous Chef Posts: 2,807
    @AKHAN if you are here ONLY for the money, and you want to make games ONLY to earn money - leave this business, because you will probably be disappointed. Average indie iOS developer annual earnings are just 700 USD (yes, 700 USD/a year).
    If you don't love making games, it's not your hobby, you will quit very soon with huge disappointment.
    Just my 2 cents.

    BTW, who keep giving him "Awesome" for every post?
  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    yes game development is my hobby,i want to create survival horror games like resident evil but i will start from 2d first
  • IsabelleKIsabelleK Member, Sous Chef Posts: 2,807
    yes game development is my hobby,i want to create survival horror games like resident evil but i will start from 2d first
    Just to make sure - do you know that 3D games are impossible to make with GS?
  • BarrytheBraveBarrytheBrave Member Posts: 134

    BTW, who keep giving him "Awesome" for every post?
    Haha only 10 posts since he joined and every single one has been awesomed! @AKHAN you are officially 100% awesome =))
  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    yayyyyyyyyyy,thankx ooi,
    Moonwalls,i will use other engine like UDK,the cost for making 3d games ranges from 20m to 100m,nowadayx
  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    If my games are success,then it is possible within a year
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    edited May 2012
    Your enthusiasm is good, but your getting way ahead of yourself.

    Like said above if your doing this for the money or are expecting a certain amount your gonna be very disappointed. Your also underestimating the time and effort you have to put in to learn this kind of stuff.

    Like you said you have no coding experience, but want to use udk to make a resident evil type game. Thats way to big if you dont know how to program. Thats gonna take you years. Then you have to worry about optimization of your code and assets for mobile devices, texture sizes, poly counts, and all that stuff. After all that its possible you wont make a dime.

    Start with gamesalad, run threw all the tutorials, follow them along with a project so you can actually do everything as you watching it. Start with a very very simple game like pong, work your way up and see how it goes.
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    @arkhan
    Who is awesoming all your posts, that is considered abuse of the system.

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  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    yes i am doing it
  • IsabelleKIsabelleK Member, Sous Chef Posts: 2,807
    If my games are success,then it is possible within a year
    To earn 20m USD? Wow, you really have no idea how hard this business is. You probably read some article about a guy who earned this kind of money (like iShoot creator), but it was long time ago. It's super hard to earn big money.
    I'm making games with GS for almost two years. My games were featured by Apple, by TA, I had good reviews, and articles, and I'm not even close to 1m.
    I think that even @tshirtbooth who is one of the most experienced GS game developers didn't earn this kind of money.

    Stop dreaming kid. This is a real life, and this kind of business is hard for indies.
  • AKHANAKHAN Member Posts: 79
    i am awesome
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    How many years experience do you have doing this?

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