Hi guys, i need a little help.
I would like to develop a 2D rts, i have defined some game rules and units/buildings, i would like use python for develop it, but my experience is too low.
I have 2 doubts
first: python the right language to start with?
second: where should I start from? The game interface or what?

Thanks a lot for help me and sorry for my bad english.

I don't know about python, but I can tell you how I started with my rts:

Define the map, with support for navigable and unnavigable space.

Define units, and buildings.

Define unit properties and orders (what is a unit doing? standing-by, on patrol, walking, attack-moving), etc.

Sort out movement and unit navigation around maps.

Create UI for unit selecting (not as straight forward as it seems, since you can make multiple selections with a drag, select units or buildings, and select of owned/allied/enemy units)...

... then setup the events for issuing orders with left click/right click functions.

Define units types (and their properties) which serves as a template for creating units.

That should be a good starting point



(ps. you posted in the wrong forum, but it's ok. )

Python is fine. Before you can program the RTS though you need to learn how to program with the language you chose. There are tutorials I believe on python.com.

After you learn the language you can look into the pygame library.

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Thanks all for help me.
I'm starting study python, i have found some tutorials and faq.

Sorry for my english and for the wrong forum

After that, the next step is the unit AI for carrying out their orders. This is things like turning an attack move command into a specific behaviour. It has to do a combination of moving, distance/visibility testing, attack-target selection, change of walking behaviour to intercept target, etc

You may find you need two orders: One is a player-given target order (like move to click point), one is a temporary unit-AI-given diversion 'order' (intercept a unit on the way).

I found this step to be the most difficult part of the rts program actually. When you get here, I advise you to think it through thoroughly first

I don't think I can help you with Python and your 2D rts, but you might want to check this out (the "I want to be a game programmer" part) and then this one.

It really helped me, so maybe it helps you.