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Help Creating a BATCH game

 
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Help Creating a BATCH game

cr4sh0ver
post 21 Nov, 2006 - 01:55 PM
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I'm trying to create a game using only MS-Dos commands. I want to create the game in a BATCH file. I got stuck on menus and users since the games has up to 4 players. If anyone has any knowledge of how to create games using MS-Dos Batch files. Please HELP.

Please send any batch games you might have so I can check how they where created.

I have been using command line for less than six months but want to start with this and master it. Later Visual basic or something like that.

PLEASE HELP ASAP.

Thank you
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Aikeru
post 27 Feb, 2007 - 11:52 PM
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Batch is extremely poorly equipped for any sort of game.
Scripting in general, from the command-line, is that way. If you really want to make a game using the command-line I suggest VBScript or better VB.NET console project.

I've been using the "command-line" since the early 90's on an 8088 all the way up to DOS 6.22.

I'd be happy to help but your post is quite vague. You ask that people just send you any/all projects they have created and you say almost nothing about your own project. Why not ask about something specific?
Maybe, show some of the work you have already done?

If you want a general reference for Batch commands, there's Google and the command-line itself offers virtually all the help you need.
Simple add a "/?" after the command or type "help" at the cmd window.
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Games In Batch MUST BE KEPT SIMPLE WHEN CODEING!
Here Is A Game I Have In Progress...
@echo off
echo To Play Type n For North (up)
echo s For South (down)
echo w For West (left)
echo e For East (right)
pause
:1
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if %co%==s goto 28

Copy Paste Save As Name.bat
And Enjoy, Feel Free To Edit As Long As You Mention Me.
Copyright I Made This Entire Game So It Belongs To Me Thank You All
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post 22 Jun, 2008 - 12:09 PM
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I think you could use JScript (which Windows support natively) to write command line games.

It's basically Javascript from what I understand, so it's much more capable than a batch file.
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