Need help with making a racing game

praj

anyone know how to recreate a racing template? i really dont want to spend 20 bucks for it as i have already convinced my father to get me the pro version...

HC_DK

Not to be rude but....you may wanna start with something easier....Can see that you ask for a basic thing as COLLIDE in an other post.

Have you done small tests and watched videoes on how to? Maybe used gshelper.com from @tshirtbooth?

GS is "easy" to master compared to Obj-C++ but you will still need to learn how to use it. It is not an easy task to make a game even with GS.

praj

i got that working. i asked because the game i am making, the background is somewhat similar. since i did not get proper answers, i decided to 'rephrase' it.

Sparkyidr

It's a hard question to answer, because there is soooooo much you need to do....but the best way to learn, is by doing.

1. Get a car actor moving using whatever controls you want for the game
2. Get cpu controlled cars moving
3. Give the cpu cars some AI
4. Design some tracks
5. Do some graphics
6. Do some sound
7. Make a GUI/front end
etc
etc
etc

so......do you have an actor that is going to be your player car. That's step 1. If you do, you then need to make it move. So you need to ask yourself what are your controls going to be, and how is this car going to move.

From then, it's a case of adding more and more of the "racing game" elements you need until you have a game.

Or....stump up $20 and see how it's done in the template.

praj

i know most of the stuff except making the background move while the car also moves. i think it has got to do with gravity.

Sparkyidr

put a control camera rule on your player car. That way, as the car moves around the track, the camera will keep that actor onscreen.

praj

thanks guys! i got it working. i will now get working on creating the real game itself.

creativeapps

@praj where are you from?

praj

sg