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PlayBASIC Tutorial Forum Index
Learning To Program
- PlayBasic IDE & Getting Started Tutorial: (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=3175.0) (Beginners)
- TDK's Game Programming For Beginners (Index) (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=2395.0) (10 Part - learn to program series for beginners! Highly Recommended)
- How To Make Games In PlayBasic (FAQ) (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1869.0) Index of Links/Questions/Examples on all things PlayBasic Highly Recommended)
- The very basics: Vol 1 (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=644.0)(Beginners))
- Coming To Grips With Commands (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=966.0)(Beginners))
- Array Commands Back Ground INFO (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=260.0)(Beginner/Intermediate)
- Linear Searching (Through Arrays) (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1022.0)(Beginner/Intermediate)
- Queue - Data Structures (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1021.0)(Beginner/Intermediate)
- Stack - Data Structures (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1019.0)(Beginner/Intermediate)
- Should I use GOTO in my programs ? (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1763.0)(Beginner/Intermediate)
- Myths About BASIC ? (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=3294.0)(ALL)
- Tips On Safe Resource Management: (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=4029.0)
Games Programming
- Space Invaders Tutorial (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1275.0) (Learn How This Classic Game Ticks! Highly Recommended)
- Tips On Making A Platform Game (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=2734.0)(Highly Recommended)
- Another Pong game (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=822.0))
- Click the Circle (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=670.0))
Game Mechanics
- Introduction To Animation (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=3201.0)(Learn How Game Animation Works)
- Object Management (Character Life Cycles) (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=3274.0)(Learn To Manage Game Characters from Birth to Death)
- Timer Based Movement (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1909.0) (Learn how to make your game run at the same speed on all computers)
- How To Handle More than One Object (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=978.0)(Source Only)
- Fade Screen/Image to Black (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1096.0)(Fade a screen/image to black)
Program Optimization & Rendering Efficiency
- A Crash Course In Optimization (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=2548.0)
- Simple code profiling and high resolution timers (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=2057.0)
- Economizing Image Blitting (drawing!) (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1799.0)
- Crash course in Image & Sprites Draw Modes (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1799.msg12982#msg12982)
- Copying/Drawing Between Image Types (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1799.msg12983#msg12983)
- Locking / Unlocking Buffers - Where and When (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1810.0)
PlayBasic Wiki Sites
- Playbasic Wiki Site (http://wiki.gamedev.net/index.php/PLAYBASIC)
Data Compression And Encryption
- Compression (run length) (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=2251.0)
- simple but effective encryption in PlayBasic (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=818.0)
IDE / Compiler Related Tutorials
- PlayBasic IDE & Compiler Integration Tutorial: (http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=2789.0)