I was thinking that when I have an advanced knowledge of c++, I would try and make a 1st person shooter. I was thinking like the next Counter Strike type of thing (in my dreams). But is this an ambitious thing to do?
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Jump to Postyes. A modern FPS has many many (millions?) of lines of code. It would take a single person about 20 years to write counter strike.
You need to know C++ inside out before you start messing with graphics libaries like DirectX or OpenGL . This itself would take years.
Jump to PostTry making simple 2d games first.
However if you do want to make a counter-strike style game it is possible (when you've had enough experiance ofcourse) with the tons of 3d engines available now (for free and paid ones). They provide all the ground work like resource loading, rendering, …
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Jump to PostThere's plenty of resources for creating mods for Tribes as well, as with most games. I agree with Loyen, start off writing a mod for an existing game until you get a handle on that, as it will be much easier than starting your own game. When you're ready, look …
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