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How Can You Create Your Own 3D Games (like Pokemon) Without using the GameMaker Software?
Can you PLEASE give me the details of what websites I can go on in order to access this software. Can you please give me a reliable site also. I would prefer it if there wasn't actually any downloading involved.
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- HerbertLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
I feel you rather underestimate what you are asking... You cannot create a Pokemon like 3d game without at least downloading some software.
Obviously, you can learn to program and use a game engine. Free and commercial engines are available:
www.garagegames.com
For an exhaustive list of 3d engines, visit:
www.devmaster.net/engines/
If this seems to daunting to you (it may take years), try a game authoring package. But even if you do use a 3d game authoring tool it will take you a lot of effort and skill to create a 3d game.
That said, first read this document about the backgrounds of 3d game design:
http://blender3dtutor.com/index.php?view=article&c...
Next, you will need a 3d game authoring package. Sandbox is probably one of the easiest to learn and use:
Sandbox 3d game maker:
Sandbox wiki: http://sandboxgamemaker.com/wiki/index.php?title=M...
Really one of the simplest 3d game authoring tools in existence.
If you want to design your own characters/objects, you will need a 3d animation package, such as Blender:
To learn more about Blender:
http://www.gryllus.net/Blender/3D.html
http://www.cdschools.org/54223045235521/blank/brow...
By the way, Blender does come with its own complete built-in game engine. You will need to learn a bit of Python programming in that case, although simpler games can be developed without coding. Python is one of the easier languages to learn, and a very good introduction in the world of programming languages. This game was completely designed and developed in Blender: http://www.yofrankie.org/
For more game creators that do not involve programming (or very little), try this resource page:
http://www.ambrosine.com/resource.html
Some commercial game authoring alternatives:
1) Unity: unity3d.com/
Another great game engine, with a lot going for it. Scripting is based on relatively easy to learn javascript or more complex C#. Also a lot of built-in game functions.
Runs on Windows and Mac. Cross platform development, even to iPhone and the web (plugin needed). Not nearly as many tutorials exist for this, but there are a couple. The documentation is good:
http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/
And you can use Blender to create the content.
2) DX Studio - www.dxstudio.com/
Really nice one, and quite affordable. I have a license, and it works quite well. Javascript is used as a scripting language. Use Blender to create the content.
4) 3d Game Studio
www.3dgamestudio.com/
5) 3dRad - extremely easy to build games - no programming involved. $159
www.3drad.com/
Use Blender or any other 3d app to create the content.
Do realize that to develop a good 3d game you will, even with authoring software, have to learn at least:
- a scripting language
- a 3d modeling, texturing and animation app (e.g. Blender, Max, Maya, etc.)
- some sound editing (e.g. Audacity)
- Image editor for textures, graphics, etc. (Photoshop, Gimp, etc.)
Getting a group of people together working on your game may help. ;-)
There are a couple of genre specific 3d game creators that do not need any programming knowledge:
www.fpscreator.com/
www.fpscreatorx10.com/
t3dgm.thegamecreators.com/
However, creating a 3d game akin to Pokemon will take quite some time, skill and effort. There is no 'straight out of the box' solution.
- RhondaLv 45 years ago
That might have happened because on a certain thing you downloaded that has a virus. GameMaker is free of viruses and so are the games that can download off of gamemaker because when I posted my game it scanned it before they put it out to the puplic. If there game has a virus they are banned from using there account.
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