My brother and I saw a game done in Corona called angry squirrels and my brother downloaded and installed corona and he also got the code a game ghosts vs monsters and said to rename it whatever I wanted and it would work but I renamed it angry hippos but then when I start the simulator I still get ghosts vs monsters but I want angry hippos, can someone please tell me why it is not working? [import]uid: 211931 topic_id: 35118 reply_id: 335118[/import]
What do you mean by renaming it? Changing the folder name? Did you change the art?
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I used find all to change all the words I had to to angry hippos in microsoft office word and then I renamed the folder to angry hippos but I don’t know what you mean art because I am just starting with Corona and also I am 11 and I don’t have a credit card but can you give us a discount or can we mail you cash to buy our licence because when I launch Corona it tells me to subscribe but does this mean that it won’t work if I don’t subscribe because I am using my brothers account so will we get in trouble for that? [import]uid: 211931 topic_id: 35118 reply_id: 139607[/import]
Heya Bud, yes you need to change art too. Computer programs and apps are made of several types of resources (in the files that are in the product folder).
The code resources for corona are kept in lua files, and they define what the app does, such as loading the main menu or displaying a ghost or hippo at the top of the screen. The art files, usually .png or jpg files, are little images of the objects in the games (which the code decides where to put them, and when).
Computer programs/apps also often include audio files (usually .wav or mp3 files) to play back at certain times (again, defined in the code resources).
Corona is one of the easier development tools to use, but it might be a little steep for you to jump into at this point.
You could take a look at some of the tutorials, they might be helpful. There’s a lot at this site that might help flesh out the details for you: http://learningcorona.com/
Best of luck.
[import]uid: 79933 topic_id: 35118 reply_id: 139616[/import]
11 is a great age to start programming. As for the license, you can email sales at coronalabs dot com and see what they can do for you.
Taking a game like Ghosts and Monsters and trying to make your own game out of it is starting off mighty big. You really need to go through some tutorials and start with some basic concepts before you jump into something as complex as G&M.
G&M is a great sample to show what Corona SDK can do, but it’s not a matter of renaming a few strings. The images that make up the game (the Ghosts, the monsters, the backgrounds, the title graphics all exist in image files (JPEGs and PNGs) and for this to be your game, you would want to change the art out with your angry hippos.
Good luck!
[import]uid: 199310 topic_id: 35118 reply_id: 139662[/import]
There are also some great books available that may help you get started 
http://www.coronalabs.com/resources/books/ [import]uid: 70847 topic_id: 35118 reply_id: 139688[/import]
From what I understand, http://learningcorona.com/ site is not actively updating its links, and some of them are broken. However, TandG is actively updating the links on its site that serves the very same needs:
http://www.tandgapps.co.uk/corona-resource-centre/
And don’t forget, Corona Labs has its own Tech Tutorials page:
http://www.coronalabs.com/resources/tutorials/
Cheers,
Naomi [import]uid: 67217 topic_id: 35118 reply_id: 139692[/import]
Bud,
There’s a free “crash course” video tutorial here:
http://masteringcoronasdk.com/game-development-crash-course/
It shows you some of the basics of using Corona SDK to make your own games. It doesn’t go through the Ghosts and Monsters code, but I’ll bet there are some things you could pick up that would help.
Jay
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What do you mean by renaming it? Changing the folder name? Did you change the art?
[import]uid: 199310 topic_id: 35118 reply_id: 139604[/import]
I used find all to change all the words I had to to angry hippos in microsoft office word and then I renamed the folder to angry hippos but I don’t know what you mean art because I am just starting with Corona and also I am 11 and I don’t have a credit card but can you give us a discount or can we mail you cash to buy our licence because when I launch Corona it tells me to subscribe but does this mean that it won’t work if I don’t subscribe because I am using my brothers account so will we get in trouble for that? [import]uid: 211931 topic_id: 35118 reply_id: 139607[/import]
Heya Bud, yes you need to change art too. Computer programs and apps are made of several types of resources (in the files that are in the product folder).
The code resources for corona are kept in lua files, and they define what the app does, such as loading the main menu or displaying a ghost or hippo at the top of the screen. The art files, usually .png or jpg files, are little images of the objects in the games (which the code decides where to put them, and when).
Computer programs/apps also often include audio files (usually .wav or mp3 files) to play back at certain times (again, defined in the code resources).
Corona is one of the easier development tools to use, but it might be a little steep for you to jump into at this point.
You could take a look at some of the tutorials, they might be helpful. There’s a lot at this site that might help flesh out the details for you: http://learningcorona.com/
Best of luck.
[import]uid: 79933 topic_id: 35118 reply_id: 139616[/import]
11 is a great age to start programming. As for the license, you can email sales at coronalabs dot com and see what they can do for you.
Taking a game like Ghosts and Monsters and trying to make your own game out of it is starting off mighty big. You really need to go through some tutorials and start with some basic concepts before you jump into something as complex as G&M.
G&M is a great sample to show what Corona SDK can do, but it’s not a matter of renaming a few strings. The images that make up the game (the Ghosts, the monsters, the backgrounds, the title graphics all exist in image files (JPEGs and PNGs) and for this to be your game, you would want to change the art out with your angry hippos.
Good luck!
[import]uid: 199310 topic_id: 35118 reply_id: 139662[/import]
There are also some great books available that may help you get started
http://www.coronalabs.com/resources/books/ [import]uid: 70847 topic_id: 35118 reply_id: 139688[/import]
From what I understand, http://learningcorona.com/ site is not actively updating its links, and some of them are broken. However, TandG is actively updating the links on its site that serves the very same needs:
http://www.tandgapps.co.uk/corona-resource-centre/
And don’t forget, Corona Labs has its own Tech Tutorials page:
http://www.coronalabs.com/resources/tutorials/
Cheers,
Naomi [import]uid: 67217 topic_id: 35118 reply_id: 139692[/import]
Bud,
There’s a free “crash course” video tutorial here:
http://masteringcoronasdk.com/game-development-crash-course/
It shows you some of the basics of using Corona SDK to make your own games. It doesn’t go through the Ghosts and Monsters code, but I’ll bet there are some things you could pick up that would help.
Jay
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