I'm as new as they come!

chaosmasterro

Hey everyone, chaosmasterro here, I just want to say hi to everyone and thank you for welcoming me into the community! I just downloaded Gamesalad last night and I want to learn how to build a game. I want to start off making a breakout type game. Any suggestions, guides, or tutorials worth looking at or directing me to?
Thanks!

Braydon_SFX

Hey @chaosmasterro ! Welcome to the forums! Check out GSHelper.com - we have over 200 free video tutorials and free project files. You should also check out the Spare Code thread - lots of good stuff located there, too.

jamie_c

Welcome @chaosmasterro! There is a sample breakout file at the link below you could rip into and see how it was created its called "Crazy Ball Wall Breaker" I think.

http://gamesalad.com/manuals

Also I have a bunch of entry level tutorials at my website (linked in my signature below) if you want to check them out.

RabidParrot

@chaosmasterro

Welcome! When you have your game up and running, you should head over to OpenGameArt.org. They have a lot of free game art you can use. Some work requires some, but it's simple to make end game credits.

BlackCloakGS

Welcome @chaosmasterro as @jamie_c posted above have a free break out template call "Crazy Ball Wall Breaker" you can use as a staring off point.
Some good links to know about
Cookbook offers great tutorials on using GameSalad features there is also the manual but it is a little out of date but still has great info. We also have a youtube page with helpful videos and past Monthly GameSalad meetups and last our public bug database

Armelline

Hi! A lot of great suggestions so far! In addition, I'd recommend you read this tutorial:

http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/85430/an-illustrated-guide-to-prototypes-and-instances

And when they become relevant to you, take a look at these too:

http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/81273/an-illustrated-guide-to-the-spawn-actor-behaviour
http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/81238/an-illustrated-guide-to-the-display-text-behaviour

You might also find some good stuff on my website:

http://www.armelline.com/

Good luck with GameSalad!

Braydon_SFX

I also have a good amount of tutorials grouped together in this thread:
http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/63093/community-tutorials-by-braydon-sfx/p1

chaosmasterro

Thanks for all of the great feedback everyone, it makes me feel more comfortable about being new and starting out ! I feel welcomed already! Looks like I have my work cut out for me.

gamestudent

Welcome!

Lovejoy

Welcome to the community.

robertkdale

@chaosmasterro Welcome!

sebmat86

Hey man, and welcome!

I see the awesome bunch of guys have already posted here. They, and many others are really helpful and have tons of knowledge up their sleeves. So check their links and look up their threads and you are home free!

Also, heres a welcome thread for new users that you could check out, with a lot of useful info and tips:

http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/79005/new-gs-user-hope-this-makes-you-feel-welcome/p1

Hope you'll feel welcome,
/Seb

UtopianGames

Welcome aboard you can check out deepblueapps (the original and best gamesalad template site) which has the largest collection of free templates and tools along with deepbluemarket which also has free templates made by 3rd party users.

Approw

Woohooo! welcome and good luck!

ogreofwart

I see you have already been welcomed by the usual motley crew
You will find all the help you need from the guys (both male and female of course) here in the forums.
Hope your stay is a long and fruitful one.

chaosmasterro

Update: Since using GameSalad I was able to create my first pong (without AI) and breakout game from scratch. I'm very proud of myself and Gamesalad's amazing GUI. I'm now on my way to start practicing how to create tables and trying to grasp a concept on the how Candy Crush and Bejeweled related games work with the matching.
Templates are a great help but I get more mileage when I look at a step by step tutorial understanding how it works.

Thanks!