Ubuntu install which application entry to use?

[Trip]

I installed the .deb for Ubuntu 10.04 successfully. The install placed 5 separate application launchers in my games menu, all called Platinum Arts Sandbox Game Maker. Each has a separate entry at the end (FPS, KRS, Movie, RPG, SSP). I checked the wiki page and the faq looking for instructions on which one to use or the difference between each of these entries but didn't find anything. Which entry is the one to use to get started and where can I find information about what each application does?

Thanks,
Trip

[cork279]

FPS (First Person Shooter, even though PAS doesn't have guns ) mode is better for, well, what it stands for.

RPG (Role-Playing Games) is better for making games, with swords, quests, adventures, spells, etc, in which you play some sorta role.

Movie (machinima tool, I think), is better for making, well movies, using models and mapping for the movies.

SSP (Dunno, I think it's side scrolling platformer), which is for making games, which look similar to Little Big Planet (side scrolling, on platforms )

I think KRS is the vehicle simulator.

I would recommend using FPS or RPG at first
Look here: http://sandboxgamemaker.com/wiki/index. ... =Main_Page, under the "Example Modules" heading.

[tyche]

I installed the .deb for Ubuntu 10.04 successfully. The install placed 5 separate application launchers in my games menu, all called Platinum Arts Sandbox Game Maker. Each has a separate entry at the end (FPS, KRS, Movie, RPG, SSP). I checked the wiki page and the faq looking for instructions on which one to use or the difference between each of these entries but didn't find anything. Which entry is the one to use to get started and where can I find information about what each application does?

Thanks,
Trip

FPS = First Person Shooter. A good place to begin learning how to edit.
KRS = Kart mode. People have worked on getting this going, but really isn't ready for "prime time" yet.
RPG = Role Playing Game. This is currently being revised by our chief programmer with changes and new additions. You might want to wait until it settles down before getting into it.
SSP = Side Scroll Platform. This is a new entry in Sandbox, and I'm not familiar enough with it to know where it stands right now.

Feel free to join us on irc.oftc.net in the #sandbox channel

Craig
Tyche

[chocolatepie33]

Just to let you know, FPS is kind of like a default format (in my opinion), and also each format has different entities that would work in their respective modes only. SSP has been around for a while (I think), but it's not that advanced... yet.