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how would i make a sort of top-down shooty kind of thing.
what i need to know is:
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how do i do the gun shooting?
how would i program A.I. (like movement and attack patterns)?
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also, can mouselook be done? (this would be useful but not essential)
Well, we can't write the whole engine for you! You could get all you can done and then we'll help all we can. Remember: the manual is your friend :)
There're a couple of versions of 'shooting' scripts around - this one from just a few days ago (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=24465.0) (you really should be SEARCHING before you post), or this one (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=24231.0). Haven't tried either of them, so I don't know how well they work, or if they can be used in top-down view - SEARCH, and you'll find others.
A.I. depends on how complex you want it - perhaps the Character Control Module / Plugin (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=24489.0) would help? Again, try SEARCHING for more posibilities.
What do you mean by 'mouselook'? It's certainly possible to scroll the screen with the mouse (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=24343.0), but for something more FPS-like, you'd need to be using another program (or get to grips with the AGS 3D Module & Plugin (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=22615.0)).
So, in summary:
SEARCH THE FORUMS.
Ask back if you have any more specific questions ("How do I make a top-down shooty thing?" is a bit vague), and you can't find the answers anywhere else.
I tried looking for something that'd help me script the shooting of a gun but I dont know where the hell to start looking!! :P ??? :P
A good idea would be to *gasp* do it yourself - that is what the scripting language is for.
Elliott, that's not very usefull - he's already said he doesn't know where to start.
Hammerite:
Try coming up with a better decription of what you want. Not only will that make it easier to ask for help, it'll give you ideas for some search terms. Just a search for 'shoot' turns up a load of threads to get started on.
Where the threads I linked no use? They're a bit code intensive, with no real mention of how to use it, I know.
Babar's entry to the first Coding Contest (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=23264.msg291675#msg291675) was a top down, scrolling shooter. Probably not exactly what you're after, but it's open source and might give you a place to start.
I'm locking this thread (as you can see...). PM me when you have some actual questions, and I'll re-open it.