DarkBASIC Professional Tutorial - Spinning Cube

[MrAnonimo992]

which by pewdiepie, and then playing which brought me here

[Bananusaur]

Okay, I made the spinning cube and I want to experiment a bit with it such as pressing the R key to make the cube turn to Green, I just don't know the syntax for inputting certain keys such as the R key.

Do I need to use their number values for this?

[dcforemanuk]

@Bananusaur see my input tutorials.

[CaptainWicker]

Nice work Daniel. :)

[supermoe1985]

I have a error that says "could not understand command at line 27," Line 27 is the line that has "Loop" on it. And I have copied your code EXACTLY!

[dcforemanuk]

@supermoe1985 You didn't :D I can tell, because it's telling you a command isn't understood. I suspect you mistyped something on line 27!

[mynameismrdragon87]

when i try to compile it say DBPproSetupDebug not found wtf???:(

[dcforemanuk]

@mynameismrdragon87 Google is your friend!

[mynameismrdragon87]

@dcforemanuk ??? i try seach google cant too .. fuk i wait 2 hour to download .. my dream gone now i wait for answer from gamecreator .. if any1 can help i appericate it too

[dcforemanuk]

@mynameismrdragon87 Your dream is gone?!?! With an attitude like that you are screwed yes! You will encounter many bugs and problems in your programming career in fact it is a proammers job to solve these issues if you don't man up and learn how to research you've got no chance..

[mynameismrdragon87]

@dcforemanuk they lie ? i go for their website to download . that shame . im not critic if im not try , miss a few key file it not my false . so i suggest to all this game design not free .. a free pro not cmplete received that all

[Slurpershaker]

I love your tutorials; I'm new at DarkBASIC Pro and you've helped me so much. Keep up the good work!

[gruntlover2]

Wow did you make this language?

[dcforemanuk]

@gruntlover2 Yes! I made it out of sticky tape and chewing gum!!

But in all seriousness, no this was produced by The Game Creators, a UK based company, head over to their site and grab a copy!!

[racerthatdraws]

great you type in a million things to create the mosy simplest looking thing yepity damn doo

[dcforemanuk]

@racerthatdraws less than 10 lines is a million huh? lol, grow up. In the adult world you got get people do to all the hard work for you unless you're stinking rich. You do it yourself. If you want to join the mass of users looking for quick fixes, and making generic games then strutting around like some big shot game maker. Go right ahead, but if you actually want to exercise you creativity for something other than pointless youtube posts. You'll need to stop being a spoilt brat!

[DoubleOrk]

neat! but how can u insert 3d models (real models, not default ones, like ones from lets say blender) and then use them in game?

[agovu2]

Currently downloading Dark Basic, and cannot wait to delve into it. I'll be starting visual basic classes this semester, which I've been dabbling around with although I've yet to find tutorials so clearly explained. I figured this will at least help me understand the theory of programming.

[liortulip]

I watched the full tutorial but when I turned autocam off, even if the camera pointed at the cube, the cube did not appear. I don't know why. Here is my code, if there is something wrong with it please tell me and if not its probably just darkbasic....this - means new line

Set DISPLAY MODE 1028, 768, 32-AUTOCAM OFF-SYNC ON-SYNC RATE 160-POSITION CAMERA 0,0,0-POINT CAMERA 0,0,0-MAKE OBJECT CUBE

I will post the rest of this code in a second comment.

[Monroe18999]

whenever i try to compile and run it it says, " Could not locate source file My Spinning Cube.dba". Did i miss something?

[SmilezGER]

If I write sync on I will just get a black screen.

but if I dont write sync on it works how it should.

why is it like that ?

[dcforemanuk]

@SmilezGER it looks like you have not watched the tutorial all the way through. Perhaps you just skimmed the final code? Watch it again, and you'll understand what's going on.

[Drillfoot]

@SmilezGER If you took out 'sync on', you still had a sync rate. DarkBASIC dosent understand how to read this. By putting the sync on back in there, it then followed your rate speed.

[dcforemanuk]

@SmilezGER You didn't really watch the tutorial did you?

As I explained, Sync On activated the sync feature, sync rate sets the limit of said feature (number of updates a second) and sync draws the physical data to the screen.

Sync On

Sync Rate 60

Do Sync

Loop

this program will create a blank screen, but it is drawing to the screen 60 times a second (approx) all you have to do is tell it to draw something! This is done by adding a cube.

[Vidwhizzo]

I found this a very helpful tutorial, because its so simple, that you just wanna start screwing around and totally making it new! Im changing colors, by messing around its teaching me object placement, I mean, its just awesome considering what you can do!

[deatheater53]

thanks man fr teatching me the basics sweet

[wasitrealy]

Hello, Awesome tutorials!

But, do you think you could teach me just how to move an object in like XYZ

Thanks!

[computertrick]

very relaxing due to music and very well explained good work

[sniperownsuhard]

dcforemanuk, thanks for this tutoreal again, i keep quizing myself by seeing if i can remember what the codes are, quick qestion, if i put

make light 15, 50, 50, 50 can i say

color object 15, RGB(0, 0, 255) and make the light blue?

[sniperownsuhard]

@sniperownsuhard also the color object (id), RGB still only colors ONE face of it, i have a video on my youtube of it, can you watch it and see if theres something i can do to fix it?

[sniperownsuhard]

hello dcforemanuk, love your tutorials, im just wondering, i made a blue cube with a black backdrop and i was wondering how i could get the WHOLE cube to be blue, instead of only the top when i spin it.

[dcforemanuk]

@sniperownsuhard the command

Color Object objectID, RGB(0, 0, 255) will change the color of any object in your game.

[Vidwhizzo]

@dcforemanuk That helped me make it more interesting :D

[neodymiumTv]

@sniperownsuhard how did u change the colour to the backround

[sniperownsuhard]

@neodymiumTv cant recall, i have a vidieo of it, i might have it there, i THINK its this tho...

backdrop on

backdrop color RBG(insert colors)

[neodymiumTv]

@sniperownsuhard backdrop color RBG(insert colors) did now work but thanks for the help

[sniperownsuhard]

@neodymiumTv well, to make the background black i know is

backdrop on

backdrop color 0

[sweetsacrifice5]

CUBEEEEEEE IS PRETTY. Cube IS my Friend.

[HAWXLEADER]

it says could not create exe file on everything what should i do???????

[dcforemanuk]

@HAWXLEADER Contact TGC support.

[11kick]

@HAWXLEADER well first off, make sure you open a NEW PROJECT.. I had the same problem.. not a new file but a new project

[xboarder333]

Thanks man, works like a charm, and really helpful for beginners

[parthibbiswas]

THANKS A LOT BRO!!!!!

[alexanderl20]

make cube keeps on spinning really fast that its a blur, can you help

[dcforemanuk]

use the Sync Rate On,Sync rate 30, and Sync commands I describe in the video

[WickedRob1]

i made a 3d cube today....thanks man

[PureDarkness541]

how do you get the d3drm.dll component on windows vista

[dcforemanuk]

contact The Game Creators technical support for a solution.

[luckypenny10]

google search d3drm.dll and you may be able to download it

unless you need something special instaled like DirectX

[dcforemanuk]

No, just download the latest version of Direct X 9.0c TGC support will give you a specific web address.

[CPChelsea9000]

It doesn't like my computer

[dcforemanuk]

Get a new computer :)

[heroofjustice]

yeah :D

[autonomous2010]

I just use

set window size 800, 600

instead of what you used.

[KenneyOz]

I get an error.. it says: Parameter for 'SET DISPLAY MODE' do not match 'Width, Height, Depth' at line 7

[dcforemanuk]

Then you have not typed in the command correctly. Review the video again and I'm sure you'll spot your error.

[KenneyOz]

Well I know this line is correct.. here's a copy/paste: Set Display Mode: 1024, 1050, 32

Why does it say this line is the one with an error?

[BassistBoy17]

Did you ever figure your problem out? It appears that you put "Set Display Mode: 1024, 1050, 32" Instead of "Set Display Mode 1024, 1050, 32" The difference? You put a colon after "Mode[:]" abnd theres not supposed to be one.

[dcforemanuk]

If you write a quick program

Set Display Mode: 1024, 1050, 32

Wait Key

End

You get an error

If however you type in the command without the colon.

Set Display mode 1024, 1050, 32

Wait Key

End

It will work, unless the resolution is not supported by your hardware. If not, you will get an error saying so.

[rawxterNL]

the : is not tolerated

[autonomous2010]

it doesnt seem to display anything right if its any lower then 800, 600 on my computer.

I guess that means I cant make a 100 by 100 game without all the images looking like they are blended together. :---/

[ghostman0062]

i checked and i have everything u put but when i run it?? it says can not creat cube wat did i do wrong

[tjcoops17]

if your running vista or win7, trying running db as administrator that fixed it for me

[YoKyOh]

When I type in If Rightkey()=1 then Pitch Object Right 1,1 and If Leftkey()=1 then Pitch Object Left 1,1 it won't show up on then codes and says"Could not understand code in line 25 and 26, do you know I could possibly fix this?

[dcforemanuk]

Run though the tutorial again, you've missed or misunderstood something most likely.

[rolokona]

he says "if Rightkey()=1 then Turn Object Right 1,1" same goes for the left

[CAUSEIMAKEHOLES]

great tutorial for begginers like me keep up the graet job 5/5

[sonicwhip]

hey, does anybody know a very easy way i can get into video game programming?

im really bad at math and i dont know a single thing about programming games, were can i start? im in 11th grade and i still dont know how to program =(

[dcforemanuk]

I've produced a tutorial DVD for new users who want to learn how to program games in DarkBASIC Professional.

Visit darkprinciples d.o,t. com for more information.

[PerfectkillClan]

can u bbuy with american money?

[dcforemanuk]

You can purchase it in US Dollars, UK Pounds or Euro's.

[Hielorapido]

Nice demonstration. I have three questions:

Can i import my 3d model of Maya to DarkBasic?

Which is the best program for import my 3d model and make my own game with programming?

I can combine Maya with other software would contain programming?

I make 3d animation and programming with some language like html, c++ etc. I'm think to make my own game on first-person shooter.

[DANNYSPIKEYBOI911]

Hey man your tutorial is so great, i nearly went awal when i noticed i was done! Great job! Can i say 3 things?

1. I've seen some of these codes from other game making programs.

2. DarkBasic has some of the simplest coding and importing i've seen! ( And i have like 7 programs on my computer dedicated to making games. )

3. If you made more tutorials, i'd promise to watch them! ( Subscribing now! ) XD

[20thmember]

thanks alot!!

a good tutorial!!

can i hav a several questions??

1. can darkbasic got into a ps2 driver?? sorry,what i mean play/use/convert the finished videogame in a console??

2. and does darkbasic hav a softbodies effect/type of object??

3. how to import my terrains and models into the application of the darkbasic??

4. gamestudio 17,dx studio and darkbasic which is better??

5. dark basic's code and c++, which is the most powerful and whats the difference??

6. what is dark principles??

[dcforemanuk]

1. No, it's for the windows only platform.

2. It's just a matter of deploying shaders but that's well above the level of these tutorials.

3. Load Object command

4. Never used Gamestudio, won't comment on it sorry.

5. DarkBASIC Professional uses a BASIC style language and it's own compiler. DarkGDK allows you to move DarkBASIC Professional commands to C++

6. DarkPRINCIPLES is a 7.5 hour DVD kit containing tutorials for DarkBASIC Professional. This is currently in pre-release stages.

[LeWiiS093]

hey man i need help i get up to

if rightkey()=1 then turn object right 1,1

then it wont let me press entre to go to the next line to type what do i do m8

[mike5424]

i had this when i started in dbp. get the full version or if you do reinstall it :)

[Glugg2]

thank you! you saved me!

[SpdS1n]

thanks man , it helps me alot

[TobyTheTissue]

I've had a gander at a few of your videos and I must say, you definitely have a knack for teaching.

Please keep them coming.

[ricardopiskorz]

when i turn the cube it moves really fast but when u do it it goes slow how do i slow it down

[dcforemanuk]

Watch the video again, you either slept through, or missed how to control the rate of the program. Make sure you read all the slides.

[samfisher78]

man i made a sword in this 3d program and i tried the load object comman and inserted the filename and found out itsn not working because i need to make it into a .x format so it can load i tried saving it everywhere and i cant mkae it save as an .x type of file i need help please i tried searching everywhere for help

[bean432]

nevermind i found out now :D

wrapvalue(object angle y(1)-2)

[bean432]

i have come across a problem while messing about with this code, i want to move the cube around so i use the "move object right" function then the rotate one to turn, and it does turn but it still moves in the same direction :(

please help lol

[bean432]

i understand how it works alot better now, thanks!

learnt more from this than the help files lol

[Keygenz]

Thanks man! 5 start from me!!!

[Thenewgamemaker]

nevermind i fixed it(didn't put endif on my ifs) just to get "could not create "mystuff/spinningcube"

any help

[Thenewgamemaker]

Ok I have a problem

i keep getting this "comand out of place line 34" line 34 has "Loop'' on it. any idea wats wrong.

PS. Great tutorials. I am a complete programing beginer so you're helping me a lot!!!

[cheesiebacon]

The Loop is in the wrong place dude!

[Thenewgamemaker]

no it wasn't. I copied line for line after that and it didn't work. So i copied it all and ran it as admin. Then it worked. (just got vista)

[cheesiebacon]

Oh right! I got that error and it was cause my loop was in the wrong place!

[Bnealond]

THX FOR HELP I REALLY NEEDED IT ^_^

[slovenec3]

okay i have a problem. i have created that box but how in the lords can i put trees and stuff on places that i want and sort of things hope someone can help me

[dcforemanuk]

That is beyound the scope of this tutorial. See my channel page for the TreeMagic G3 tutorial, it discribes how to create a terrain, and place up to 1000 tree's on the map.

[Moneski1000]

Thanks, man! I couldn't have asked for a better tutorial. I started programming DarkBASIC when I was 12 years old. I'm now 14 and I've forgotten nearly everything I learned 2 years ago. This tutorial really helped me get started again. I've rated it 5 stars!

[daniellondon1012]

how do you change the speed? mine goes really fast

[dcforemanuk]

If you run through the tutorial again, you'll see commands like Sync On, and Sync Rate. Pay attention to this bit, it controls the program screen updates.

[dcforemanuk]

Wow, I forgot how long ago I wrote this. I'm still using XP! I think it was a year before it hit the web. How time flys.

[sk8rz21]

when i compile anything i do i just get a black screen... how do i see anything

[dcforemanuk]

You need to check that you've typed in the source code in the video correctly.

[aceofclubs08]

how do i save it to an .exe awesome tutorial btw :D

[dcforemanuk]

Press F5

[dcforemanuk]

You are using windows vista, run dbpro in administrator mode.

[bootsybear45]

it says cannot create file.

what do i do??

[FrontLineAssualt]

wen i turn mine it moves really fast how do i slow it down

[TheBatchGuy]

thanks daniel.. i know c++ using sdl and opengl pretty well... but i reaaalllyyy dont want to create a level editor in c++ so im learning this language to cooperate with me :) nice teaching

[Gothicanime20]

Thank you for posting this!!!

This helped me so much!!

[RossbartonFS]

Cheers, just started and it was helpful.

[dcforemanuk]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[rbrtdog001]

ty very much 1st thing i made

[dcforemanuk]

I'm glad you liked it, check out my other tutorial it will introduce you to more complex features.

[hatton7]

Ty, first thing i made in DBP thanks to you! and the whoever author of the vid etc. lol

[dcforemanuk]

You are welcome. I wrote and authored the video.

[dcforemanuk]

Please write into The Game Creators, they will send you an information pack on MMORPG design. You will need DarkBASIC Professional not classic I beleive.

[ManzanaGames]

Oh and is it possable to create MMORPG's with DB

[chris12x1]

thx dude i rated and sub to be nice

[dcforemanuk]

Thanks.

[oscarsteeven]

help

make .X, .DBO

what program

tank you

[dcforemanuk]

There's a number of programs on TGC's website I recommend visiting them and if in doubt e-mail their support services, they will give you a list of products that will work.

[scozzahisee]

Great video mate,

but when I run the executable it comes up with the following error:

Runtime Error 1512 - Display is not supported by available hardware at line 0.

Could you give some advice as to why this is happening?

Thanks a lot

[dcforemanuk]

Either your video hardware is very old or you are using a laptop with Intel's wonderful chipset. Update your display drivers, updating Direct X 9.0c to March 2008 won't hurt. However you need to E-Mail The Game Creators technical support, they are very helpful and will guide you to fixing this problem, or at least tell you what kind of video hardware you need to run the software properly.

[gwbeastband]

dat helped me so much tht my freind didn't beleive i made it

[dcforemanuk]

I am glad you found it useful.

[petter666666]

got a prob ;(

when i shall make the .exe it says :

"Could not create C:\prog....\project.exe"

[TeenSk8er2102]

that happend to me, just click the browse button and set it to your desktop.

[dcforemanuk]

Indeed, this issue is caused by the softwares inability to write to a specific directory location. If you encounter this error, as Teen said, you simply need to browse to an existing directory location.

[clamb147]

Dude, I dont know. Your tutorial is magic. Now I totaly get it. Thanks, 5 star.

[HorrorAddict23]

By the way, why are you skipping some lines when you are typing a command?

[dcforemanuk]

I tend to group sets of commands together without thinking about it, it makes the overall source code easyier to read, than where it in a soild block of text.

[HorrorAddict23]

Dude thank you so much! What an awesome tutorial! How did you learn about this? When i launch Dark Basic, i dont know what to do. It's complicated, until i found your tutorial, i've learn what to do ^_^

[dcforemanuk]

I hope, at the end of this year, to start producing a set of video tutorials for DVD, as I produce this, I'll also release a few more freebies. I'm currently in the process of producing scripts for professional voice overs.

[Smellyhobo10101]

Wow that would be totaly awsome. Im so tired of reading the Dark Basic pro hands on manual. Im on the third chapter already lol. only 26 more to go... A video tutorial would be awesome. What did you use to learn this program anyway? The hands on tutorial isnt very helpfull. two chapters (about 2-3 hours of reading)and all i know how to do is make text on a page lol.

[dcforemanuk]

I have a background in BBC Basic thanks to my misspent childhood, plus I have a brief love affair with STOS on the atari. It wasn't hard with that background knowledge to work out the basics, from there, it was a matter of making forum posts, reading anything I could get my hands on, going through the example code and hanging out with more talanted programmers on various IRC services. Basically, just walk, talk and read. You will be happy to know however I'm working on a full DVD tutorial set.

[aceofclubs08]

great tutorial could u make another one plz ;D

[bignhairy2]

thanks man very helpful

[XxxQuanChixxX]

thank you for posting this, it was extremely helpful.

[TrueBooleanFalse]

hmmm... seems I am having some problems. first off my compiler was said to be validated, then after fixing that I could not compile, run, save, or even debug. It works for other files but not the one I made, exactly as you have yours. It keeps saying it doesn't recognize 'loop' (line 29) even though 'loop' is blue (recognized by the editor)

[dcforemanuk]

Your installation is corrupted. Uninstall DarkBASIC Professional, remove any remaining installation files left over in it's directory, reboot your PC, and install DarkBASIC Professional again, then before you run it install patch 6.6b which you get from the TGC website, and install it, then run the software and activate it with your e-mail address and serial number.

[leonward]

dude gr8 vid man thanx bt post a vid on advanced stuff yh cz i relly want to know about computer game programing and is poser compatable with DarkBasic? or is the unreal engine 3 or cry engine 2?

[dcforemanuk]

DarkBASIC Professional is a dedicated game engine with BASIC language attached. It's self contained, cheap, supports Direct X 9.0c technologies, is royalty free, and has absolutely nothing what so ever to do with farcry, unreal or any other commerical game. The engines behind those cost massive licence fee's. In short DarkBASIC Professiona will get you into game programming for little more then the price of a new game.

[wolfgang8181]

qadn also does it work on vista?

[wolfgang8181]

hey i got £40 and i wnat to lern programming shoudl i get dark basic electronic?

[dcforemanuk]

No get DarkBASIC Professional it doesn't cost much more and it uses Direct X 9.0c, DarkBASIC Eletronic only supports 8.1

[h1lleard]

what musics this btw??

[dcforemanuk]

No idea sorry, I've got a large collection of royalty free music on this system. I made this video about 1 year ago.

[h1lleard]

haha okay

[h1lleard]

WOW! thankyou soo much.. but please make some more theres still so much i dont understand. Like how to create scenes and characters..

[KottbullN]

this was great ;D thx post more vids if u have time

[Alec013]

it works ;) im a begginer, just got darkbasic pro a few hours ago. thanks for the tut!

[CWHeadShot]

when i try this, i get a dbproimagedebug.dll error :( can you try to fix this plz?

[dcforemanuk]

There is a fault with your software installation, please search for The Game Creators this will take you to the website where you can get technical support.

[CWHeadShot]

ok, thanks, ill try :) Thanks again

[CWHeadShot]

i want the full version for free, anyway i can do this?

[dcforemanuk]

Pfft, the language is only £39.99 that's barely more then a new computer game!

[CWHeadShot]

k thanks, just asking :)

[dcforemanuk]

Actually thinking about it there's a 30 day trial on the game creators website for DarkBASIC Professional. If all you where after was an evaluation version. It's fully featured, just time limited.

[CWHeadShot]

yeah i know, ive downloaded it but it doesnt let you compile i dont think :(

[dcforemanuk]

Yes I does.

[CWHeadShot]

oh ok lol, thanks :)

[Bonzts]

Thanks this helped alot I just got this program, do you have more?