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"Your First Isometric World"
  Posted by Lummox JR on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 02:22PM
Learn how to get started using BYOND's new isometric feature.
  7 Comments
"How to - Host a server using Slicehost"
  Posted by Fint on Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:19AM
In this article I explain what is needed to host a server using Slicehost and how this can be achieved , broken down in 15 easy to use steps.
  14 Comments
"Functional Specifications"
  Posted by IainPeregrine on Monday, October 05, 2009 06:20AM
Complete games faster, and recruit programmers more readily, by writing a Functional Specification for every project.
  3 Comments
"Get a hold of your target audience."
  Posted by Tiberath on Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:39AM
The primary concern for most developers is that no one really desires to play their games. This is a pretty big drag, …
  12 Comments
"Game in a Day 2009"
  Posted by ACWraith on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 11:17PM
IainPeregrine has announced that the 2009 Game in a Day event shall be held this weekend. Inspired by National Writing …
  5 Comments
"Nadrew's How To: Looking up and down the type tree"
  Posted by Nadrew on Monday, August 31, 2009 11:58AM
Here's a few operators that make organizing your code easier.
"Nadrew's How To: Dynamically named verbs"
  Posted by Nadrew on Thursday, August 27, 2009 04:32PM
Did you know you can name verbs on the fly? Now you will!
  7 Comments
"Nadrew's How To: All about savefiles"
  Posted by Nadrew on Sunday, August 23, 2009 09:44PM
Savefiles aren't just for saving players!
  3 Comments
[Review]
"MySQL and BYOND"
  Posted by Nadrew on Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:43PM
Recently the usage of MySQL with BYOND has taken a step forward and is no longer limited to people running their games …
  5 Comments
[Review]
"Easy forms with htmllib"
  Posted by Nadrew on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 09:54PM
In my last review I mentioned the htmllib library by Dantom. This library makes it easy to use HTML forms in your game …

 

 

Programming Help

Get Started - A quick overview of the tools available for learning to program in BYOND.

DM Guide - This is the first place you should look if you're new to BYOND's language DM. Some people call this the "blue book".

ZBT parts 1, 2, & 3 - Zilal's excellent tutorial series, teaching you the basics of how to get started writing games in BYOND.

Your First World and Step BYOND - Sample games that you can study to help you learn.

DM Reference - Handy for novice users and advanced programmers alike, this documents everything you need to know about the DM language.

Skin Reference - If you want to give your game a custom interface, this tells you what you can do with "skins" and how to work with them.

BYOND Resources - Demos and libraries you can download to help you with your creation.

Publishing Games

Publishing Games - A guide for putting your creations on the BYOND hub to share with others.

Recording Videos - If you want to find out how to make a video of your game and put it on YouTube or another site, this can get you started.

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