On Monday, October 2, 2000 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Frank wrote:
> "Mo" <moma...@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:sta5vbk...@corp.supernews.com...
> > MoMad here, Im trying to program a computer game like age of empires and
> > quake... but The problem is, I dont know where to start or what
> > application to use... I have Visual C++ 6.0 and I know some basic c/c++
> > programming.... I was looking around and found the source code for
> > quake... and thought "hmmmm... its not that hard at all..." of course i
> > could be wrong, but Now, I just need to know how to make those kinds of
> > worlds, or maps, you know... the scroll-maps.... A top-view game
> file://any
> > ways if you can help that'll be great.
> >
> > Thanx, MoMad the NoMad...
> >
> hi,
> you could check out André LaMothes (http://www.xgames3d.com/) books!!
> (one of the guru's of game programming)
> or any of these (in no perticular order!!! some might be dead!!)
> http://www.gdmag.com/
> http://www.programmersheaven.com/
> http://www.perplexed.com/GPMega/index.htm/
> bye
> frank
> Stephan-Frank Henry
> ----------------------------------
> FHe...@NoSpamAdulo.de
i guess there is no source code but cant play the game without on WTF

On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 23:22:44 -0700 (PDT), Russell Lazier
<ruking1960@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Monday, October 2, 2000 at 2:00:00?AM UTC-5, Frank wrote:
>> "Mo" <moma...@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:sta5vbk...@corp.supernews.com...
>> > MoMad here, Im trying to program a computer game like age of empires and
>> > quake... but The problem is, I dont know where to start or what
>> > application to use... I have Visual C++ 6.0 and I know some basic c/c++
>> > programming.... I was looking around and found the source code for
>> > quake... and thought "hmmmm... its not that hard at all..." of course i
>> > could be wrong, but Now, I just need to know how to make those kinds of
>> > worlds, or maps, you know... the scroll-maps.... A top-view game
>> file://any
>> > ways if you can help that'll be great.

I don't know what is funnier, the following quote : "I looked at the
source code for Quake and thought it's not that hard at all" or the
idea that he'd get access to the source code for a (fairly new at the
time) commercial game... and on Usenet of all places.

Anyway, twenty years later there's finally an answer, of sorts (I'm
sure the original poster is still checking Usenet regularly in hopes
of getting a useful reply, right? ;-). Of course, it may not be the
answer he was hoping for - access to the source code for "Age of
Empires" - but it's a good second option: a fairly decent from-scratch
open-source re-implementation of the game called "OpenAge"
https://openage.sft.mx/

I can't wait to see what exciting progress Monad the Nomad creates now
that he has the necessary sourcecode to inspire him. ;-P

On 2023-04-17, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 23:22:44 -0700 (PDT), Russell Lazier
><ruking1960@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Monday, October 2, 2000 at 2:00:00?AM UTC-5, Frank wrote:
>>> "Mo" <moma...@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>>> news:sta5vbk...@corp.supernews.com...
>>> > MoMad here, Im trying to program a computer game like age of empires and
>>> > quake... but The problem is, I dont know where to start or what
>>> > application to use... I have Visual C++ 6.0 and I know some basic c/c++
>>> > programming.... I was looking around and found the source code for
>>> > quake... and thought "hmmmm... its not that hard at all..." of course i
>>> > could be wrong, but Now, I just need to know how to make those kinds of
>>> > worlds, or maps, you know... the scroll-maps.... A top-view game
>>> file://any
>>> > ways if you can help that'll be great.
>
> Anyway, twenty years later there's finally an answer, of sorts (I'm
> sure the original poster is still checking Usenet regularly in hopes
> of getting a useful reply, right? ;-).

(serious question) how do you find posts this old?

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On Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:30:04 GMT, Geeknix
<usenet@apple.geeknix135.net> wrote:
>On 2023-04-17, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 23:22:44 -0700 (PDT), Russell Lazier
>><ruking1960@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>On Monday, October 2, 2000 at 2:00:00?AM UTC-5, Frank wrote:
>>>> "Mo" <moma...@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>>>> news:sta5vbk...@corp.supernews.com...

>>>> > MoMad here, Im trying to program a computer game like age of empires and
>>>> > quake... but The problem is, I dont know where to start or what
>>>> > application to use... I have Visual C++ 6.0 and I know some basic c/c++
>>>> > programming.... I was looking around and found the source code for
>>>> > quake... and thought "hmmmm... its not that hard at all..." of course i
>>>> > could be wrong, but Now, I just need to know how to make those kinds of
>>>> > worlds, or maps, you know... the scroll-maps.... A top-view game
>>>> file://any
>>>> > ways if you can help that'll be great.

>> Anyway, twenty years later there's finally an answer, of sorts (I'm
>> sure the original poster is still checking Usenet regularly in hopes
>> of getting a useful reply, right? ;-).

>(serious question) how do you find posts this old?

I don't.
I just respond to the ones who do. ;-)

How THEY find these posts is a different question entirely (I blame
GoogleGroups, which doesn't always make it clear how old a post really
is)

Still, I can't get too upset. If it weren't for necroposting, this
group wouldn't get half the traffic it does. ;-)