Visual Basic

[Kamikaze_Chicken]

i was wondering with some many modders here is anyone really good here at programming with vb... im no expert modder... coz i only recently started... but at vb i rule... so also i was wondering what do u prefer doing modding games or creating programs... thanx

[Exedore]

Most game "mods" are done in C, C++, or a custom language supplied by the original game's maker. Visual Basic is horribly slow for any type of relatively complex game, and it only compiles for Windows based PC's as far as I know.

Visual Basic's niche is that it's easy to use, and can create a program with a user interface in a short period of time. If you want to do anything computationally intensive, however, you're better off with C/C++.

[WeekendLazyness]

EDIT: Whoops, I read the first post incorrectly.

[TimP]

Depends on which version of VB you're using. Visual Basic through 6.0 is very slow, but VB.NET is pretty fast (as fast as managed C++). You can make computationally intensive programs in it, though, such as programs that interact with large databases, web services, and other programs (Word, Excel, etc.). As Exedore said though, most game mods are coded in C++. Don't believe that managed code is slow by any stretch of the imagination. A group got Quake II converted to, and running in managed C++. They even went as far as extending the game by adding a monster radar. Here it is running with said radar.

http://www.timsfsstudio.com/temp/q2.png

http://www.vertigosoftware.com/Quake2.htm