you don't even have a question for anyone to answer...

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Maps: Photoshop.
Characters: Photoshop.
Animations: C.

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Honestly, if you don't know how to make those simple roots of the program, I doubt you're going to be done with anything anytime soon. You have a lot to learn.

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ok so i draw the maps in photoshop then how would i make the character be able to jump on things?

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If you dont want to do the animations in C then try lua, you would have to make the individual movements for the character, first you would make the character standing still, then with the left foot out, and then with the right foot out, and if you set the lua right you can easily make it look like the character is walking, same thing with jumping, hope it helps

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alright, but LUA is easyer than C right? and can i use this compiler? -->
[Tutorial] The Quick + Easy Way To Start Developing in C/C++!!

also how do i edit the maps so that i could make certain things be solid and others be walk through?

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You dont compile Lua. You use the Lua interpreter to load it. And it would be better for you to make a specific syntax for levels and have them load from text files....Kinda like JGJ or SMM.

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ok i see but still how do i make things be able to walk and jump on things? and weapons and so on

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You're thinking of making games before you even know the basics of programming. That's like trying to run while you are crawling. Try to do some simple programs after you at least learn how to set up a development environment.

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