Thank you for the sugestions. I've installed GameMaker on my wife's laptop (Win7) and I am hammering away at a bunch of tutorials that I printed many moons ago. GM seems to be quite easy to get the hang of. There is very little coding involved but it does have it's own scripting.
There is a similar application, Game Editor, that runs nativley on Linux. Navigation is almost painful, but is almost as easy as GM.
Python runs really well on Linux. I have tried some of the tutorials. Coding will take some getting used to, but once mastered, could produce some great games. I have also looked at Lua. A steepish learning curve, but produces some nice programs. I run Lua and Python through an IDE. Mind you, the stuff I create, doesn't stay on my machine for very long...
I am NOT a programmer. I've dabbled in a few variations of Basic, back in the old days, but have never really gotten into some of the more popular "flavours". I do not have the skillset to create an engine or even begin to think of creating an engine. But, if the truth be known, I am envious of those that do...
I am interested in making simple platform type games for my grandkids. I can make my own assets and stuff, but putting them all together in a program is where I am somewhat lacking.
I am not a big Windows fan. My preferred OS is Linux. Finding engines and apps that are relatively easy to use, with a not so steep learning curve, are bit hard to find. I cannot spend years learning new languages to code. I would prefer to make something quickly while the grandkids still enjoy the simple games. They are all under 9 years of age.
I am open to suggestions.
J
ps: My internal caffeine systen reports that there is too much blood circulating throughout the old body. I need more coffee... *sigh*
Thank you for the info about Grafx2. Good to see that there is a Linux version. Yesterday, my Linux machine, began to die. No. It was not because of the operating system, it is a combination of hardware issues with the motherboard. So I have to use my wife's laptop.
As soon as I get my machine up and running, I will download Grafx2, and give it a good work out. Many thanks for the suggestion.
I just checked the shelf, where the tablet was gathering dust, and it appears it may have been left there too long. Unfortunately, in our house if any "gadgets" are not being used, it is presumed, that it is no longer required. I fear it may have become a victim of last year's Spring Cleaning. R.I.P Wacom *sigh*
16 Oct 2018. Cannot access unluckystudio.com
I do not think this is 'seamless'. It's well made but seamless?
J
A really good set of game assets. Brilliant!!
J
Very cool craters...
If I use them in a game, to whom do I attribute, the credit?
J
Many thanks for the suggestion. Aesprite is part of the Linux Mint repository and have installed it just now. Cool.
J
Evert,
Thank you for the sugestions. I've installed GameMaker on my wife's laptop (Win7) and I am hammering away at a bunch of tutorials that I printed many moons ago. GM seems to be quite easy to get the hang of. There is very little coding involved but it does have it's own scripting.
There is a similar application, Game Editor, that runs nativley on Linux. Navigation is almost painful, but is almost as easy as GM.
Python runs really well on Linux. I have tried some of the tutorials. Coding will take some getting used to, but once mastered, could produce some great games. I have also looked at Lua. A steepish learning curve, but produces some nice programs. I run Lua and Python through an IDE. Mind you, the stuff I create, doesn't stay on my machine for very long...
J
Thanks for replying so quickly.
I am NOT a programmer. I've dabbled in a few variations of Basic, back in the old days, but have never really gotten into some of the more popular "flavours". I do not have the skillset to create an engine or even begin to think of creating an engine. But, if the truth be known, I am envious of those that do...
I am interested in making simple platform type games for my grandkids. I can make my own assets and stuff, but putting them all together in a program is where I am somewhat lacking.
I am not a big Windows fan. My preferred OS is Linux. Finding engines and apps that are relatively easy to use, with a not so steep learning curve, are bit hard to find. I cannot spend years learning new languages to code. I would prefer to make something quickly while the grandkids still enjoy the simple games. They are all under 9 years of age.
I am open to suggestions.
J
ps: My internal caffeine systen reports that there is too much blood circulating throughout the old body. I need more coffee... *sigh*
Cool. Thanks for the tip. Page has been "bookmarked".
J
Capbros,
Thank you for the info about Grafx2. Good to see that there is a Linux version. Yesterday, my Linux machine, began to die. No. It was not because of the operating system, it is a combination of hardware issues with the motherboard. So I have to use my wife's laptop.
As soon as I get my machine up and running, I will download Grafx2, and give it a good work out. Many thanks for the suggestion.
J
I just checked the shelf, where the tablet was gathering dust, and it appears it may have been left there too long. Unfortunately, in our house if any "gadgets" are not being used, it is presumed, that it is no longer required. I fear it may have become a victim of last year's Spring Cleaning. R.I.P Wacom *sigh*
J
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