This is a resizable program screen demo. Grab the sides with the mouse to resize. The minimize and maximize buttons can inflicted odd changes on the size but it seems stable for now.
Been working on this on and off. The program I originally began this for has moved to the bottom of my fun programming pile for now but this part seems shareable at this point.

I surely used some code from the online examples or from somewhere else in the forums but I lost track of where,what, and who. I appologize for that lapse in record keeping.

Hello !

I would like to collect all the sub/functions I have written so far to make a universal 3d engine. I would like sub/function to be in a separate file. attachment. What could be the problem ? it recognizes m_coll.bm, it does not indicate an error there. But it does not recognize the "veletlen" function. why ?


boss-program:

This is a recreation of the first computer program (and first game) I ever wrote about 40 years ago. It's uses a couple of new-fangled features but is as close as I can remember it.
The original requirements for the assignment was a math function, and user input .

I know a challenge: reprogramming TheDRAW in QB64. But many items can be extracted like the BBS animation.
Other things can be included, such as choice between blinking or 16 background colors, saving to DATA statements, better support for 80x25, 80x43, 80x50 or more etc.
Unfortunately I'm not the best programmer to program something like this myself.
Not sure if anyone already has or uses such a program? Currently I am using TheDRAW from a DOSBOX.

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheDraw
http://www.syaross.org/thedraw

Here's a little showcase of something which I'm working on for a personal little project of mine, which I thought folks might like to take a look at -- an user customizable-display program.

An example of some code which I'm having issues with, which may be a glitch in QB64, or might be a glitch in poor Steve.  I thought I'd post it here to share so others could test it out and see what's wrong with it.

Hi, 

I'm following the tutorial at qb64sourcecode.com and because the sound files don't work I'm trying to understand why.   Can anyone explain the way this command works?   I've copied and pasted the tutorial folder in a few places and I got it working on one computer but not on a second one.   So I clearly don't get it.   The folder containing qb64.exe is where the tutorial folder is pasted, yet the "piano" and task 14 programs don't work.

Phaser& = _SndOpen(".\tutorial\task14\Phaser.ogg")

I was under the impression that this points to a location relative to the qb64.exe itself.   But yeah I have no idea now.

Edit: I can get this to work by removing all the folder info and just leaving the file name. Example ("Phaser.ogg") So I'm still unclear about ".\" At this point I'm assuming I must have installed qb64 in the wrong place in order for the tutorial paths to work as is. Either way thanks to the wiki I can test this with the '_fileexists' command.

So Jack got me working on string math again. I don't know whether to thank him or shoot him (refers to avatar) but, here we go again...

I was thinking if I ever want to address using repetends (repeating decimals) to make even simple string equations like 1 / 3 * 3 = 1, instead of .999... then I might need to explore how to identify those repeating decimal occurrences.

Below is a sample program (non idiot-proof so don't post it accepted invalid data) that I hope detects all instances of repetends. I coded the first part, and then added (pasted) in the division routine from my string math program.

Try inputting 1 as the numerator and 97 as the denominator and you will largest repetend I know of, 96 digits befor the sequence repeats!

A simple text-mode zombie surviving game.  
You're trapped in a graveyard with the newly risen dead all you can do is dig fresh holes and trick them to fall in.

It's a pretty simple "robotron" style game with no shooting. I've only made it to level 4 myself.

Hello all,

I didn't see a specific thread for introductions, so I just wanted to take a second to introduce myself. My name is Joe and and I'm a mail carrier by day, aspiring adventure game writer by night. I'm sure this is a common story around here, but I first discovered QBasic on the family computer back when I was in Elementary school (Windows 3.1 days) and instantly fell in love. I remember scouring the early internet and my local library for anything I could read on QB.

I spent a lot of years downloading other peoples' games and programs, learning the ins and outs of the software, and eventually even tried to write my own games. Ultimately, though, I was just a little kid and nothing of substance ever came to fruition. I don't remember the exact day it happened, but at some point I closed QBasic for the final time and never went back to it.

Until now.

Sitting in my home some 25 years later, reflecting back on the good ol' days and I got bit by the bug. The itch to write that text adventure game I always wanted to but never did. I started exploring all the different options for writing an adventure game in 2022 and came across the usual suspects---Quest, Inform, Twine. But none of those were exactly what I was looking for. Until I came across a guy on YouTube doing exactly what I was looking to do myself: Going back and writing the text adventure game he always wanted to, but never did...in QBasic!

My mind was blown. I had no idea QB was even still being used. Then I found QB64, read about the incident that happened, and eventually found my way here. I'm currently working my way through Terry Ritchie's QB64 Game Programming Guide and getting all this rust off (Hey, it's been 25 years!). But I just wanted to say that I'm so glad I found this place.

I was wondering if anyone else on the forum has or is making their own text adventure games (either finished or unfinished) that I might check out while I'm getting my chops back. I'd love to see what other people in the community are working on.

But either way, nice to meet everyone and I hope to be a regular face around here!