[DarkLored]

Well i started hiring scripters and i got someone for free cause i didnt know how script so when he made me the gm he said that he needs help with the gm and i was like ok then i just learned it without even using samp wiki
thats the way i learned it and it helped me very much sadly i dont remember the scripter name but i would defently thank him

[CuervO]

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Originally Posted by Vince I seem to remember a similar topic. Now, I realize how ironic this is going to sound, but I actually started through the godfather script. Basically dissecting different parts. Looking up unknown functions on the wiki along the way. It was a huge leap for me when I finally understood how format works. After that, it was no longer a question about how it's done, but why it's done. This is a turning point. If you start questioning the abilities of the scripter and are able to do something in a better way then you've effectively outperformed said scripter. It has to be said though: you require at least some logical insight. If you're completely new to any kind of programming, but don't realize within 10 minutes that a block of code starts with { and ends with } then you're not going to get very far. Other languages use keywords instead of braces, but the same principle applies.

Same. My first thing ever done was something like a /help command. I remember wondering why the hell it didn't work when I sent the lines but then I figured it had to do with a character limit. I got so happy when i finally got it working!

I must say as every college student that I really thank wikipedia for helping me on my journey.

I learned scripting at the same time I learned english. Infact I never scripted in my own language so I could use it as a complete ultimate practice. Hell it DID pay off.

[Mattakil]

I was a mapper for a server, and wanted to add some teleport points and gates

[Abagail]

I originally scripted Visual Basic, and then later when I got into SA:MP just started playing around with PAWN. Basically taught myself.

[Snipa]

As a total computer noob (I used to only know how to play RuneScape), I somehow managed to learn how to torrent GTA SA, but I couldn't figure out how to install SA:MP. After a few months, I tried it again, looked up what some terms meant ("directory" comes to mind), and installed SA:MP. After playing on servers like Awesome Stuntages and GamerX, I wanted to learn how to make these custom "games". I was 10 at the time (2009).

I read the wiki, downloaded simple scripts, and looked at tutorials.

After taking an Algebra class in middle school, variables and such became easy to understand.

[iBeast]

Started by making myself an admin in a downloaded script, and go mad at being a high level admin. I still LOL at that.
Then started editing that very same script to how I liked it, starting by changing some client messages. Then started to copy things and create them in my own way, and now today, I can do much, wrote a full gamemode recently and some includes, though I havent released anything till date.

[UnknownOwner]

I downloaded the server package and opened PAWNO, it was really hard for me to see through. Then suddenly, I jumped over an application which took me somewhere I can't imagine. Then I saw numbers and letters everywhere! I tried writing some letters when suddenly I found a blue arrow button. I pressed it and started to spin so fast. Then I saw that a laser was moving over the letters and numbers. Soon something like "Error" jumped on me and I fainted. When I woke up, I saw myself on my bed....

Nice story huh?

[Riddick94]

Translating Godfather gamemode to polish, never read any tutorial.

[Mobeen]

I played a popular server for a while and half way through my time there, decided to try and make my own. Then, learnt a bit of the PAWN language and found it easy how to make maps too.

[Nimrod]

I started back in the summer of 2011. I remember the time off school was getting a bit boring, and creating a server was always something that appealed to me, so I tried it. Needless to say, I was put off a little bit by how difficult it was to understand it all, but I kept learning, trying new functions and eventually I became comfortable with how everything works.

[ViperAssasin11]

Well the thing is... i never started scripting ._. still trying to though.

[Krexx]

Well, I was in a server called Vampires, Werewolves, and Human Roleplay. The script was so unique, and it was my type of server. So, I said to myself "Wow.. I wanna make my own server like this." and when I got the things I needed, I didn't understand anything, nor did I know anything about scripting.

What's sad, is that I still continue to try and script, but I learn differently then others. It is hard to learn, and it's confusing. I am still struggling to learn to script, and I will do exactly that.

[DRCharlie]

I started in early 2008 when I was bored of Argonath RPG and I was invited to play on a Hungarian RP server, after a while the server closed so I started to make my own one. Now I'm making random filterscripts / gamemodes so there's always something that keeps me going

[TRTDM]

I used to play on a server named [DS] since then i wanted to make a server of my own of that kind and started to learn scripting from ******* and tutorials on sa-mp forums.

[kevannkw]

I was tired of looking for a decent/good scripter so i just started learning myself :P

[Kruno88]

I don't remember.

[LegendOfScripts]

Started reading game modes and it seemed easy and I got use to it.