Grubs (Python Game) Pt 1 - Introduction & The Carnivore

[Antanas32]

Realy good game, but why eggs? Not emeralds, keys or something else? Yeah graphics is good

[edsvenbla]

how do you do games like that do you need more programs

[skenum]

Epic!!!!

[MrHairlessLlamacat]

AWESOME

[NatapixAS]

blender

[killcamike]

do you mind telling me a good place to learn how to make games like this?

[ADEdge]

@killcamike If you join blenderartists . org then theres a whole community of people there, along with heaps of game related tutorials and you can ask questions etc. Also just download Blender (its opensource and therefore doesnt cost anything) and you can start playing with it and doing tutorials right away. It does take time tho, expect to spend a long time learning all this stuff and start off basic (like making a game of pong etc)

[killcamike]

@ADEdge Thank you so much! And are you still into Python? Or have you moved on to more advanced languages?

[ADEdge]

@killcamike I do still use python, its the language the blender game engine uses for this kind of stuff, you cant really use anything else. But I have started learning several other languages as part of my uni degree. Having a background in python has made learning other languages a lot easier.

And I wouldnt say 'more advanced languages', simply because all languages can be pretty advanced if you want them to be. Nasa does use python for a lot of their stuff - just for some perspective :)

[GreenlineGaming]

How long had you been using Python and Pygame at the time of making this?

[ADEdge]

@GreenlineGaming Id finished a BGE python tutorial a couple of days before making this game and video. Its a good tutorial, gives you pretty much everything you need to know to get started using python for the blender game engine. No pygame used here.

[Anox1e]

Love this ◕‿◕.

[QuinnMohammed]

VERY cool! Gonna rush over to the second part now :D

[omarlittle1987]

real nice one dude :)

[Q3o5]

how do you execute a blender game to a .exe?

[GoodOldGeek]

really nice.

[janerik1990]

god damn, i cant stand listening to your voice!

[hekma]

i am learning python now, how much do i have to learn before i can make a game - i always wanted to make an rts but till now i still suck at programming

[mrlobx]

at 1:50, you show a 3d graphics editor, where you can manipulate the objects. I'm new to python, and can't find anywhere how you edit objects other than in the code itself. Is that that a separate program you used, or is it already with python?

I'm using Python 2.6, has it changed since then?

[ADEdge]

Na Im using Blender 3D, an opensource (free) 3D program which has an inbuilt game engine. In the engine you can use python to code whatever you want. Its quite flexable :)

[mrlobx]

Thanks!

[FrozenIceCweam]

Looks like a nintedo game very good

[Radmanlive]

Hmm, watching your video (again) i just noticed.. at 1:53, what is that second cube for? i guess its scripting or collision detecting or something.. but er.. just wondering is all.

[ADEdge]

Yeh thats the physical basis of the character. The animated mesh doesnt detect collisions, its set to ghost. The cube is the dynamic object that the animated mesh is parented onto. Ive found its a good way of setting characters up.

[Radmanlive]

ohh, thats clever man! i might try that. Now i know why that bug i found ((shooting the lower body knocks the carnivore back)) happens :P

[Radmanlive]

btw, did you learn the whole 'carnivores walking around & turning away from wall' thing from Socials tutorials?

[ADEdge]

Kinda, i learnt how to do python programming from socials tutorial, but after you know the basics you have to work out how to use python to do what you want, so yes, in a way.

[nickrohn93]

what did u use python for i know ruby and they are similiar :)

[ADEdge]

Yeh I used python, Ive heard of ruby but Ive never used it.

[Radmanlive]

I found a bug in the game i like to mess about with.

shoot the carnivores feet and he goes flying and is stunned for a few seconds

[butterbean954]

whilst i was watchin your vid

i pondered if you knew how to connect animation like walking to a direction like "w"?? and i want to know where you started too learn python?

many thanks.

we should collaborate

[ADEdge]

Well a good place to start is by learning logic bricks in blender, then with that you can learn how to use python to have even more control. Do some google searches, look for 'socials GE python tutorial.

[pumaking94]

wait dude did u use an engine for this? cause i doubt u did this with plain python when u dont know what lists and tuples are and nice vid btw

[ADEdge]

Yeh i used the Blender Game engine, its inbuilt into Blender.

[laxwolf]

instead of making in go in a circle, make it follow u... i tell you how with no script.

give an always sensor ---- and controller ---- then go into EDIT OBJECT choice and choose Track... then choose an object from your character model and put it into the slot... then the character will follow you everywhere... if you want to get advance choose a near or ray sensor and it will POP out at you or just when its looking at you.

[ADEdge]

I understand what your saying, but it already does this. I wrote the script so that it walks around randomly (not in a circle) and when it sees a grub it locks onto it and chases it down. But it wont chase the player, i didnt want it to do that. Look at one of the other videos, youll see how it tracks to grubs and kills them.

[MrShurr]

Really cool, man! Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. I'm currently learning Python and these videos have inspired me. :)

[ADEdge]

Glad its inspired you! Note that this is my first ever project python, id never touched any programming before this. So this is what you can do with the absolute basics and a bit of spare time.

[MrShurr]

Very impressive work. :)

You reckon you could send me an email and teach me a little? I'm still stumped on dictionaries and the differences between lists and tuples. xD I'll pm my email to you if you think you can help. :)

[ADEdge]

Ha, ive got no idea what those things are! If your looking into doing Game stuff with python have a look for Socials introduction to python in the game engine. PM me if youd like the link, ill have a look for it. It helped me heaps.

[MrShurr]

Okay, cool. ^.^

[Johneysteel]

nice!!

[baboontorture]

Dude, I can't hear you.

[ADEdge]

Yeh i had trouble with the sound in part 1, only realized how bad it was once id uploaded it. Part 2 & 3 are better though.

[macdady09]

How good does your computer have to be to run this?

[ADEdge]

Average handels it well. My laptop is a 1.6Ghz dual core with 1G of ram and a standard video card (very bad video card). It can handle around 60-70 grubs in the game at one time before the fps starts getting bad.

[macdady09]

Great thanks again

[macdady09]

hey, very nice. Where can I learn how to do this sort of stuff?

[ADEdge]

Search the blender forums, and download blender3D if you havent got it already. Theres heaps of tuts out there.

[macdady09]

Thanks