Posts with keyword 'inspiration'

 
"Taking Care of Business in a Flash"
  Posted by Gughunter on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 08:10PM
Tonight's bite-sized post is brought to you by an interesting Wikipedia article about flash fiction: …
  1 Comment
"Ether Magic and Items"
  Posted by Danial.Beta on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 09:51PM
This BYONDscape Classic is the type of article I especially enjoy: you can take all the ideas, or only the ones that please you most. -- Gughunter
  6 Comments
"Down the Hell Hole "
  Posted by Deadron on Thursday, February 14, 2008 01:29PM
This BYONDscape Classic is a fun change of pace. It's a story, which normally we don't publish on developer-oriented Dream Makers... but I think this particular story may contain a few lessons for developers. -- Gughunter
  3 Comments
"The Grand List of Console Role Playing Game Cliches"
  Posted by Koil on Monday, January 14, 2008 06:29PM
Making an RPG? Here a humorous list of role playing game cliches that I stumbled upon that you might want to take a …
  4 Comments
"The gift that keeps on giving"
  Posted by Lummox JR on Monday, December 17, 2007 08:06AM
The legacy of Tim Hartnell lives on in the spirit of BYOND. One of my favorite Christmas gifts of all time could inspire your next great game.
  6 Comments
"Idea Breeding: The Water of Life"
  Posted by splattergnome on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 08:01PM
A BYONDscape Classic! An excerpt to pique your interest: "....I have chosen an esoteric theme to show how it is possible to get ideas for your game out of any possible topic."
  1 Comment
"Collapse of the Federation"
  Posted by Gughunter on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 06:29PM
A BYONDscape "Classic"! Possible inspiration for a game of your own, with a bonus: Commodore 64 BASIC source code! It's... well, it's not quite as attractive as DM code.
  4 Comments
"Idea Breeding: The Compleat Salesman"
  Posted by splattergnome on Monday, November 19, 2007 05:52PM
A BYONDscape Classic! In many games, all the shopkeepers could be replaced with vending machines and the game would be none the worse for it. But your shopkeepers don't have to be dull.
  5 Comments
"Idea Breeding: Goin' Solo... Together"
  Posted by splattergnome on Friday, November 09, 2007 06:49PM
A BYONDscape Classic! BYOND offers plenty of multiplayer games and solo games... but what about all the unclaimed territory in between?
  3 Comments
"Voices from the Pumpkin Gallery"
  Posted by Gughunter on Thursday, November 01, 2007 07:06PM
The results are in for the Society's October challenge, and they are terrific. Head on over there and enjoy the eerie …
"Take one down, pass it around"
  Posted by Gughunter on Saturday, October 27, 2007 08:45AM
On September 22 of this year, Mechana2412 took a great step forward for BYOND. 99-bottles-of-beer. net now recognizes DM …
  10 Comments
"Review: Strange Adventures in Infinite Space"
  Posted by Gughunter on Monday, October 01, 2007 09:32PM
A BYONDscape Classic! I'm posting this not because it's a particularly brilliant or well-written review, but because …
"Donald E. Knuth: Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About"
  Posted by Gughunter on Monday, September 24, 2007 05:58PM
A BYONDscape Classic! And one of the surprisingly few book reviews posted on BYONDscape. I considered skipping over …
"O! Carina!"
  Posted by Gughunter on Monday, July 30, 2007 06:05PM
Foomer sends this link to a thorough analysis of a pretty popular game: The puzzle structure of Ocarina of Time …
  5 Comments
"BYOND Can Do It Better"
  Posted by Lummox JR on Sunday, July 22, 2007 08:01PM
A BYONDscape Classic! There are lots of good ideas in here, so take notes. BYOND Can Do It Better by Lummox JR …
  2 Comments
 

 

 

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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