Construct(x,y,z);
Update();
setSmth(smth);
smth=getSmth();
draw();

And of course GUI needed… I am now working on GUI stuff. Have some functional buttons already (push button, text input field(!), check box, list box, progress bar). Will share them. Inventory slot (button that has some container inside (content could be dragged and dropped )) and window containing buttons class left to do. Will try to do asap, but kinda stuck on container. Want to do it really simple, but not sure if it can be simple :D You know that ideal can only be simple…

It covered a variety of subjects:-

Player Movement
Player Collisions
Interactions (Step On/Click)
Simple Texture Atlas Animations
Enemies/AI
Hit-Points
Tile Based Engine
Map Editor (Realm Factory would work a treat for that)
Switching from one level to another

Then the more advanced topics:-

UI/Inventory
EXP system
Leveling
Skills
Weapons
Items
NPCs
Quests

I know it looks complex, but split them down into there respective cagegories (maybe a little more refined than above) and you have an excellent tutorial set which can be adapted to any game.

Think more Final Fantasy 1 rather than Final Fantasy 12/WoW…as that would be impossible for one man alone to do.

not a too "heavy" 3d , and lot of improvments possible…
best regards
Piero

Kind regards
Maximo

What do you think about Chess (or Checkers)? They are both well-known games, and it would teach to do a 2D grid (or even better, Isometric 2.5D grid) for unit movement, tile/piece selection (to select a piece to move and a tile to move it too) while also covering movement patterns (a Knight can only move in an "L" shape, etc). And on top of that, it would have some logic thrown in, although I wouldn't expect to have a full set of AI for Chess as it can get very complicated I imagine.

I took a C# course at the local community college, but after discovering your pages…wow! What a waste of cash that course was! It stopped just after how to make a VERY simple class - no polymorphism, etc. Your site is awesome, and right now I'm running through #13 (Enumeration) and have learned a lot of things covered in here that weren't covered in my class. I can't wait to progress to the point that I can attempt to make a chess game (or a more simple board game), and then use that as the basis for a tactical game that I have been "designing" (on paper, in my head, notepads, etc) for about a year now.

What's your book called, and when do you think it would be published? I'm definitely going to pick it up!

Keep the suggestions coming, Maximo!

I think I agree, it's not as complicated as it first looks. I'm still a bit concerned though. I think it would be really fun to do, but it may be pretty complicated for this tutorial set.

I've got a friend who loves games like this, though. I'm going to have to go get him to buy it so I can play it!

Maybe something less complex for tutorial - Cannon Fodder :)

A very bare-bones RPG might work too. It would involve stuff like switching in and out of battles, randomly generating them, as well as interacting with npcs.

Classic BBC Micro game. It doesn't come up as often as Space invaders, Breakout, or asteroid, but has gravity, physics and collision detection.

I actually have a hard time convincing myself that a card-based game is ideal for the first complete game tutorial set. To me, it seems like it would be better suited for a second or third one, but I could be convinced otherwise, if a lot of people would like to see it.

What do you guys think?

Keep the suggestions coming…

I'm nearing completion on my C# book, and my next step is to build a complete set of tutorials that show you how to put everything together and build a complete game from the ground up, using XNA. I'm doing this because over the months and years, I've gotten tons of requests for this, and it's about time I do it.

To do this, I need to pick a game. I can easily imagine in the future, doing this with more than one game (2D, 3D, platformer, maybe even something more complex like a simple RPG) but for now, I'm going to need to pick one and only one to start with.

So my question for you is what kind of game would be the most beneficial to you?

My goal is to find something that isn't trivial (like Tic-Tac-Toe or Pong might be) but also isn't overly complex. After all, I need to be able to finish the tutorial set eventually. (Some overly complex examples would be a World of Warcraft clone, or heck, pretty much any MMO, RPG, or even your average FPS or RTS game.) Realistically, it will probably need to be something along the lines of an arcade-type game, but I'm definitely open to suggestions.

My current ideas are things along the lines of Asteroids, Missile Command, or Space Invaders.

Does anyone have any thoughts on any of those, or any suggestions for anything else?