I just started learning C# 3 days ago in order to make some SMAPI mods for Stardew Valley ('SV'). I've never coded before, and just started with the C# beginners course on YouTube that was suggested in the SV SMAPI guide.
I'm wondering:
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What are some good free or cheap resources/tutorials you've used for learning C#/coding in general?; and
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Suggestions for good languages/your favourite language which I should try out after I've gotten some idea of C#.
The ultimate goal after just moding is to make a game in similar scale to SV with my mate — it's going to being a life sim/tactics game with similar mechanics to the first two GBA Fire Emblems.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions, beautiful comrades :jeb:
Have you looked into Unity? It's a game engine running mostly on c# and they've got a decent amount of tutorials out there. Learning a whole new visual ide might be outside your scope right now, but if you're looking to eventually build a game from scratch it might be worth looking into.
Oh sweet, this looks like it'll be really useful, it might be beyond my scope right now, but it can't hurt to give it a shot, thanks! :sankara-salute:
You're welcome. They have a ton of official learning resources and if you do a search on youtube for "unity tutorial [concept you want to know about]" you can almost always find something.
Nice, I'm super excited, but I'm gonna set some realistic expectations about what I'm going to be able to do initially
Probably for the best. :)