Best language to make a game in?
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you can't write a game in javascript. Like runescape... if you want it in a browser, your only choice is Java. If you want it in an application i suggest C#.net. Easy to use and powerful enough for advanced 3D games.
17th Alley
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Well, browser is simpler, easier to use, less complicated, more hassle-free for users, BUT application is WAY more powerful.
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Teizhcial
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Why would you want to make a game like runescape?
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MellowYellow
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Yes you can and it has been done with a bit of success. Fordana - a multiplayer RPG - would probably be the most popular javascript game, although it has been shutdown for a while. I played it during public beta and as you probably know, it's ridiculously easy to hack. Anyway, you could make a game in Javascript, but it would most likely be in vain for the above mentioned reasons.
Besides Java, you can also use Flash to create a browser-based game. And, of course, you always have the choice of text games which opens you up to a ton of server languages like PHP, Ruby, and ASP.
If you want a game as extensive as Runescape then your best and most popular options would be the C languages and Java.
Bleh, Javascript is not intended for making games, you can't use 3d libraries etc. So basically you would get a game with static images and/or text which sucks real much. And Flash is extremely gay, ugly as hell and not intended for mmorpg's either. So, nothing beats machine languages (and bytecode languages) when writing games.
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MellowYellow
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JS games don't have to be static and Fordana was not.
I agree, though: leave Flash to simple arcade-ish games.That was just an example.......
http://www.lutanho.net/svgvml3d/index.html
A javascript 3-d library. There are others out there, but that seems to be one of the most popular (even how little it's used)
If you want to make a simple game, like cards, etc, You can do it in javascript, or any other language. I've made a simple 'snake' game in python utilizing the pygame module. Although it wasn't really that great of an experience, I liked the outcome, and the fact that I was able to do it with a language I'm already familiar with.
If you're going to make a javascript game, I suggest you learn php with it to make it a bit more 'dynamic'.
A javascript 3-d library. There are others out there, but that seems to be one of the most popular (even how little it's used)
If you want to make a simple game, like cards, etc, You can do it in javascript, or any other language. I've made a simple 'snake' game in python utilizing the pygame module. Although it wasn't really that great of an experience, I liked the outcome, and the fact that I was able to do it with a language I'm already familiar with.
If you're going to make a javascript game, I suggest you learn php with it to make it a bit more 'dynamic'.
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meeman666
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honestly i think the best language to make a game in is flash. Its very easy to use , and easy to program and easy to upload online. The only thing is you have to be artistic.
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Teizhcial
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Maybe javascript is TOO simple... lol
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Practise at a private server using "Replaceobject", "case", voids and so on
