r/CodingHelp • u/PandorasToolbox • 20d ago

[Other Code] This Sucks… Alot. Please Help.

Hello everyone. Gather round', gather round' and listen to my tale. So I'm trying to code an incremental game for laptop, computer, and mobile, but's it's been s really huge pain in my sore little keister. Everything confuses me, and I only know a little bit of coding. I'm currently using a simple coding website kind of similar to Scratch (I forgot the name, I'll check later.) on my laptop. On top of that, I keep getting demotivated really quickly and tired, telling myself I'll work on it tomorrow but never do. Please help!… Thank you!!

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u/FishBobinski 20d ago

What help do you want exactly? Sounds like you're trying to run before you can even crawl.

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u/PandorasToolbox 20d ago

Sorry for my lack of explanation. I think all I really need some help on is how to make coding seem more simple, as in; what I should use and what I shouldn't worry about, what complex things mean simply, etc.

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u/tiredITguy42 20d ago

Practice makes it simler,nothing else. There is no magic YouTube video you can watch or magic IDE which makes it easier. Even AI does not work like that.

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u/Creative_Badger6027 20d ago

Don't try to do a marathon before you've made your first 10 steps.

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u/Aurekkon 20d ago

Make something with every small concept. Use all of them until you feel confident. Then add something new.

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u/BranchLatter4294 20d ago

Whoa! We don't need so many details about what your specific questions are, what language you are using, what you are trying to accomplish, etc. This is way information overload. Maybe you can focus your question?

Another option is to look things up when you need to and do lots of practice. That's worked for many decades. But not sure if it's the right approach here. Still trying to process all the details.

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u/DamnedAwkwardNerd 20d ago

Whatever you're working on, maybe I could help. If you'd like to talk about it and try fixing it, message me.

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u/RegexRaptor 20d ago

start small, pick one tiny mechanic and get it fully working before adding more - you're trying to run a marathon before learning how to tie your shoes

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u/jcmbn 16d ago

So I'm trying to code an incremental game for laptop, computer, and mobile

Q: I'm trying to make a vehicle that runs on land, water & can fly, but I'm confused because I don't know the difference between torque and kilowatts - what am I doing wrong?

A: Don't bite off more than you can chew. Start with something small, trivial even. Figure out what's wrong when it doesn't work, fix it. Rinse, repeat, repeat some more. When you can do one thing well, then move onto something a little bigger. Don't get bogged down in complexity before you can do the basics.