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Should I continue to get more familiar with Unreal Script or just wait for UDK4 with C++?

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If you aren't even that deep into the scripting language, why bother when the new system goes with C++? You need to look forward right? – Sidar Aug 17 '12 at 13:30
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If it's "worth it" or not is entirely subjective to you. If you think it's a waste of your time to learn something and only have something new come out, then I think you need to switch to a slower moving industry. You'll be sorely disappointed by almost anything computer related. – Byte56 Aug 17 '12 at 14:05
there are always going to be new systems and programming languages. All that matters is that you are able to make an end product (game, engine, or whatever). – Philip Aug 17 '12 at 14:36

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I don't understand the question. When will the UDK4 be out? One year, at the least? Plus, you'll have to wait for it to become stable enough to reasonably use.

The question you should ask is, "Do I want to make a game?" If the answer is "yes," then you should use the tools you have available to do so. There will always be some new tool coming in a couple of years. If you want to get something done, that means picking your tech and sticking with it.

Plus, if new tech comes along and actually exists that you like more, you can always switch to it.

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+1 for everything here, though often if you're a year or more down the track with a project, it's usually not such a simple task to just switch technologies especially when there's something as fundamental as a completely new language involved. – Matthew Scharley Aug 17 '12 at 15:20

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