Morphoid

This may not be for game making, but according to professionals, Java will kill any C language. And yes GameDev is awesome!

Well I always promote Java as a robust and hardcore secure programming language. Java would be perfect. In java you use blocks of code called methods. For one method, it could be used to select who's turn it is next and then it will call the perform list method which will call the attack method or move method. It could get quite confusing, but I believe it would be the best way to do it. Good luck.

I use java. I use a lot more application side of programming in java, but from my experiences with Java 2D and Java 3D, you need to know the application side first, which is basic coding with I/O. Then you can go to graphical interfaces and all the events. Everything you do in an applet is an event. some classes with the java compiler are abstract which means you have to make every method in that class in your program, whether you need to handle mouse holds or not. That can be annoying, but otherwise the programmer is totally in control of what the user can do. No cheating physics or "convenient errors" in your program.

Good luck with your mods site. I am personally trying to create a multiplayer game to run on this baby. of course it will have to be small. But if I work small it should work. These servers are amazing. Well, if you use a developer kit to create mods, I could help you. But other than that I'm pretty much useless. Good luck

Dude, you should definitely rekindle your programming ability and learn java or C++. I use java because I love it for its organization and multi-threading capability and the cross platform ability. If you could make a game in PASCAL, learning a 3rd generation programming language will be cake and you could probably become one of the best.

When I first wanted to make games I used things like game maker. They are fun for a while, but you'll hit a glass cieling sooner or later. Then you actually need to learn how to program. A very popular language to learn is C++ or C. They are very similar, except C++ is a bit more capable than C. I chose to learn java because it can do cross platforming easy. (Fun Fact: Java used to be called Oak.) If you choose to do java I can give you tutorials on how to program. Good luck.