Posts with keyword 'miscellaneous'

 
"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
"Brain teaser: What I Did on Summer Vacation"
  Posted by Gughunter on Monday, August 18, 2008 04:20PM
During my week in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula I discovered these odd, possibly blasphemous, glyphs. Tonight I …
  19 Comments
"Warning of the Day"
  Posted by IainPeregrine on Monday, July 07, 2008 08:58PM
"Never announce something you have not yet done. Try, and you will be instantly robbed of the determination to do it …
  9 Comments
"Judging delays"
  Posted by Gughunter on Sunday, June 22, 2008 08:57PM
I'd hoped to have the BYOBG judging finished by tonight, but it isn't. I've only evaluated four of the six games …
  15 Comments
"Please read: Easy ways to support BYOND!"
  Posted by Gughunter on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 06:33PM
This is probably the most important post we've had on Dream Makers for some time (maybe ever), so please take a minute …
  3 Comments
"A shady trick"
  Posted by Gughunter on Thursday, May 15, 2008 08:37AM
This isn't strictly about BYOND or development, but it's something heavy Internet users (like BYOND developers) might …
  8 Comments
"Mathtacular!"
  Posted by Gughunter on Saturday, April 26, 2008 04:33PM
Here are two fun sites I haven't linked to before. The first is general math information. Wait! Don't go! It's pretty …
  2 Comments
"It's a plot!"
  Posted by Gughunter on Thursday, April 24, 2008 02:46PM
A plot to make you think about plots! This will be of most interest to creators of RPGs and adventures. Puzzle games, …
  1 Comment
"Improve your video game literacy"
  Posted by Gughunter on Monday, April 21, 2008 06:02PM
If you are at all interested in video games and game design (and if you're not, how did you get here?) you probably …
  4 Comments
"Link Roundup!"
  Posted by Gughunter on Thursday, March 20, 2008 09:08PM
...because converting Kunark's tutorials to blog format is hard. Under the Spreading Tech Tree Congratulations to …
  3 Comments
"Assorted Links and DUNG"
  Posted by Wizkidd0123 on Monday, February 11, 2008 10:36PM
[Gughunter: This BYONDscape Classic post by Wizkidd0123 has so many nifty links that I decided to invoke Editorial …
  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 Memory Shed"
  Posted by Gughunter on Friday, November 30, 2007 09:06PM
A BYONDscape "Classic"! I probably shouldn't use those sneer quotes, because the Memory Shed is, in fact, a technique I still use to this very day, and it works just as described in the article. You could do a lot worse than to try it out.
  3 Comments
"Quick reference card: atom vars and procs"
  Posted by Gughunter on Thursday, November 08, 2007 07:21PM
A BYONDscape classic! I'm going to re-post this because, although BYOND is four years older now, this is still a handy …
  2 Comments
"Drawing with BYOND"
  Posted by Gughunter on Saturday, October 06, 2007 10:12AM
I thought we might do something a little different today, and check out some of what BYOND offers in a specific …
  4 Comments
"The Next 25 Years of Video Games"
  Posted by Gughunter on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 08:14PM
I worked a 13-hour day today (plus 2 hours of commuting) and most of it was spent answering questions from Realtors(R) …
  8 Comments
"Interview with Dan and Tom"
  Posted by Nadrew on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 07:24PM
A BYONDscape Classic! There are some who believe that Dan has become a vast Internet-based intelligence, thanks to …
  12 Comments
"Something you can do with 4.0"
  Posted by Gughunter on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 04:58PM
TheMonkeyDidIt did it. I'm just noting it here for the benefit of any putative future BYONDer who looks through the …
  1 Comment
"Ask the Editor!"
  Posted by Gughunter on Thursday, July 19, 2007 10:00AM
It might be a bit over-generous to call this one a BYONDscape Classic, but what the heck... here it is anyway! Ask …
  1 Comment
"A Life Lived Online"
  Posted by Deadron on Wednesday, July 04, 2007 07:33PM
A BYONDscape Classic! In which Deadron shares some important lessons, which could be useful to you, if you listened. …
  4 Comments
"It's morning in America (and BYOND)"
  Posted by Gughunter on Monday, June 25, 2007 05:58PM
[updated 2007-0627: Abhishake caught a spelling error. There should be a space between Dragon and Ball.] Good evening, …
  4 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.

Keywords