My own text-based RPG?

[CptEgo]

I really want to start making my own text-based RPG game. I know alittle about programming, mostly languages based on C, but dont really have an idea on how to get started. Anyone got any tips/links or advice for a noob game designer?

[Bakis]

Reminds me when I coded text rpgs with some ranom generators and "sound" in Basic on C64.
Thanks for bringing up that memory, will have a smile on my face the entire day

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[Grummgug]

There are text-based RPG in the public domain. In the 1990s people would take the public domain ones, modify them, and release them as free to play stuff.

Check out CircleMUD for one example. That's a MUD in the public domain. You could modify it or use it to give you ideas to write your own game.

[zealo]

Game maker is good for simple game making but if you are going to stick to just text writing your own backend engine might be better, in short if you do not know how to create a text based console application game like this you need deeper programming skills.

[CptEgo]

Found an editor called ADRIFT that lets you create your own text based adventures, not much programming in it though

[Raphtheone]

There are plenty of good books on the subject. Figure out what type of game it should be (single/multi character control, features, item classes, how loot is gained, how character power is scaled, and a hundred other things). Sketch it down in a notebook, just brainstorm. Also figure out what platform you're aiming for (PC, web, smartphones, etc), and pick a language. Read books focusing on that language, but other books will help with conceptual ideas, reading c++ game programming will still help with ideas and "oh that's how you do it" if you've already decided to go with java.

If you're wondering how to do something, like a feature, or wonder how to go about other conceptual ideas, just send me a PM. Having done a text based SP and a MP RPG, as well as a SP resource management and tactical simulating game of sorts in my free time, I'm sure I can at the very least point you in the right direction.

[Masark]

Found an editor called ADRIFT that lets you create your own text based adventures, not much programming in it though

You may find this listing useful.

TADS or Inform may be more to your liking.