Visual Studio Express and C++ game code
As discussed earlier, programmers basically rule the world when it comes to game development. For this reason, having C++ game code released in the Free SDK for the CryENGINE is an invaluable tool. I encourage everyone to download the freely available Visual Studio Expressto at the very least explore the provided game code. This game code is designed to be a template to create your own games and has a huge array of possible functions.
Later examples in this book will delve into how we can use the game code to make our games truly unique and explain how to download and install Visual Studio.