trying to make a new game

moses08

I'm trying to make I guess its called a mmorpg. Basically a pixel based war game with php and i know some PHP but not a lot and i guess i'm just here for what ever help I need. Here are my first question(s).

What am I going to need for this? As in mysql related and php related

in the game there is a bounty for you shooting someone, there are different classes and ranks, a kill death ratio, health, exp., money, buying upgrades for your character to carry heavier weapons and more items. A leaderboard, walking around on the board, a chat, clans, and basically the whole thing. What do I need to have for all this so I can get crackn.

thorpe

your question is a bit too generic.

considering you say you know a little php, i would say you need to know more. and by the sounds of it, the fundimentals. if you knew php well enough to design and build something like this, you wouldn't be here asking such generic questions.

moses08

hm...yeah by little i mean i know like simple coding now like sessions and mysql. I was hopping someone could get me started because im monkey see and monkey do sorta person. But i dought that will happen i guess i just need guidement. Got any sites that can help me?

bike5

http://www.gamedev.net/reference/design/features/makegames/default.asp

moses08

I meant with like php code

bike5

All you need is php and mysql then.. If you want to get into any moving type things in the game you should merge flash in with it. If its all static then php and mysql is all ya need.

I havn't played this game for years so Im not sure how it is now but check it out, might be along the lines of what you want to do.

http://www.alienaa.com

Nielubie

Moses,

I think I can help a little. I am working on a game like you say but mine will be text bases role playing game like Kings of Chaos or L.O.R.D (old BBS game). I already began working on my game locally on my system running apache, PHP, mysql. Once I actually get it working, I will be able to publish it to my domain.

Seems like our games might be going in different directions, but I'm sure we will be using the same kind of code. Maybe we can chat a little and find out if we can get a project going.

Things you'll need.

Install Apache or IIS.
Mysql
PHP installed.

Next you'll need a game plan, so you know the basics of what you want in the game. Everyone says to PLAN PLAN PLAN, I guess that works great on big projects as well as small, but when your learning, I think it might be a good idea to keep your database and code simple and grow and learn from your mistakes. Once you know how to program, PLAN PLAN PLAN ahead to where you want your game to be. Now I would focus on a registration process, username, password, attack and defense power, gold maybe and go from here. After you have a basic game of attack / defend, you can add more fields.

I have a basic login working, but I'm experimenting with the registration process. That's why I"m on this site. 🙂

Sorry about the long winded response.