Do I need to know a programming language like C for game development?

Question

I am very confused with game programming. If I already have a game engine and builder like Torque, is it still required to know a programming language? It seems like that the engine allows you to create a game without using a C code and just the graphic user interface.

Answer 1

Not really, there is actually a variety of programming languages that you might want to look at, and choose the one you are comfortable with.

But you sound like your a beginner, the engine I used when I began was RPG Maker xp. RPG Maker Requires no programming knowledge at all, but it is optional.

I just got Torque a few days ago tho, and I am beginning to learn about C++. C++ Seems a bit difficult for beginners, so you should use RPG Maker, or FPS Creator to begin with.

But if you do want to learn a programming language, my advice would be that you should use Java. Java seems a bit easy for beginners.

Answer 2

You can use Java , java is better suited for game programming.

Answer 3

Do you NEED to? Probably not. But to have control over what you create, you need to work in a language that doesn't limit you to what someone else has made available in their "builder tool." Any time you work only in a GUI to do development, you're limited in what you can create. If the developer who made the GUI or other tool didn't anticipate what you might want, there is no way to create exactly that action or response in your game.

Answer 4

You don't need to know a language like that. If you just want to use engine tools, that's fine. Most, if not all, professional game studios use a language like c.

Most use c++. C++ is much better suited for game development, because unlike Java it is not interpreted which makes it faster. Also there are API's like Direct X which most studios use that can only be used with c++, and .net languages. C++ is object oriented, that's the difference from C.

If you already have torque you can just use those tools, and I think there is some sort of torque scripting that you can use.

Answer 5

If you want to make better games, then yes you have to know a programming language.  The language will make that game works excatly as you want and you can add a lot more stuffs. If you just use the user interface, there are a lot of limitations that limit your creativity.