The difference between coding and programming is similar to the difference between geeks and nerds: difference without distinction. Programming is the act of giving a computer instructions and coding is the act of writing code. We give computers instructions by writing code, so no difference.

Godot is a great place to start. It is a free game engine with excellent documentation and a bunch of online content. It uses a programming language that is simpler/more abstracted then C/C#. It is also way more forgiving then C. The documentation has a couple of tutorials for you to follow as well. Godot also allows you to export your game to browser, android, or Steam.

If that is too much for you you can try RPGMaker MV (nade for nonprogrammers) or Scratch (made for kids).

Don’t focus on learning everything at once. Pick one thing to learn / focus on at a time.

There are tons of free game assets out there for you to use to help you focus. For example when you are learning programming don’t worry about the images and sounds, use premade ones.

You can always go back later and make your own assets for them when you decide to focus on that aspect.

Along the way you may find you really enjoy one particular aspect of it and zero in on that, but for a baseline.

Make tiny simple games so you can see progress and share. This one was/is the hardest one for me. I’ve long wanted to make games and had huge grandeous ideas for one and always itching to make it but I need to tackle things that are reasonable that I can finish.

For 2D assets you could use GIMP for free or Affinity. As a solo developer I don’t recommend Adobe.

For 3D assets Blender is the best way to go and is free.

I run free local models…

I didn’t know they had inport taxes on desktops. Thanks for the heads up.

In my experience, typically import taxes are there to try and encourage buying local. Does New Zealand manufacturer their own electronics, or is this import tax just a way to levy money? Or is it to reduce environmental impact?

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I have a bit of an exhibitionist kink. If I thought I could make more money then I currently do, I totally would.

Floccus

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My city is nestled between a rain forrest and lots of natural springs. If we put our water through the normal cleaning process it would come out dirtier then it went it. We also have a few damned lakes we are having to release water from because we got so much damned rain this past winter.

We have a flat rate we pay for water, sewage, recycling, and garbage pickup and are only charged more if we use a certain amount of water. Mostly just people who water their yard or have a personal pool have to pay the higher fee.

Joplin

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