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• Stovesy C# Object Scripting

  I'm wondering if anyone can help me with a scripting question. I'm trying to make a scripting system for a game engine. This scripting system has to load scripts so I can create objects and it also has to update the script if they edit the script while the game is running. That’s the problem. I know how to load the scripts and make the objects, but I don't see a good way of letting the designers edit the scripts while the game is going. Because ...Show All

• onesubasa .NET 2.0 application template

  Hi! How to create an application template like the one presented here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/weekend/apptemplate/default.aspx , but for .NET 2.0 I'm new to the whole .NET thing and it's quite confusing for me. I tried to follow the steps in the tutorial mentioned above and just changed reference to Microsoft.DirectX (which should i use: "version 2.0.900.0 runtime 2.0" or "version 2.0.0.0 runtime 2.0.50727" ), but should i also us ...Show All

• Schnard Creating a HBITMAP from a LPD3DXBUFFER

  Creating a HBITMAP from a LPD3DXBUFFER First of all is this possible Below is my current code with the annotated space where this transformation is required. HBITMAP MyClass::ScreenGrab() {    //RenderTargetSurface.    IDirect3DSurface9* pRenderTargetSurface = NULL;    //DestinationTargetSurface    IDirect3DSurface9* pDestinationTargetSurface = NULL;    //DisplayMode    D3DDI ...Show All

• osfa MDX Suggestion for Microsoft

  As a developer, I would like to see Managed DirectX on the web. Without high security issues, Managed DirectX can act like a high-end multimedia tool for user-controls especially on ASP.NET. Is there a need I can think of a few. Java had Java3D, JOGL (opengl for Java), etc. that could be used as games online and the such. A fine example is Runescape at the following url of screenshots: http://www.runescape.com/screenshots/screenshots.ws Si ...Show All

• BobSpeaking 3D game tools

  I want to create a simple flying game using DX and C#, what are some of the tools people here use to place objects into world space(to get the coords), my idea is to use a manager I created to manage my resources then once I find a good tool to use to get world coords I will create a class that will tie into my rendering loop that will grid out my world for rendering. thanks for any help or Ideas You would have ...Show All

• Shaun Mulligan D3DX10.h math errors

  okay i can get a dx10 window open, which doesnt require the use of d3dx10.h as soon as i attempt to use the effect system, i need d3dx10.h, so when i include this file it get build errors. Im using the june 06 sdk, with vista beta 2.        build results :   Compiling... DX10Texture.cpp DX10RenderFactory.cpp c:\program files (x86)\microsoft directx sdk (june 2006)\include\D3DX10math.inl(1 ...Show All

• Sebastien P DirectX SDK not supported by windows 2000? What should I do?

  I'm a totally beginer of DirectX. Yesterday I found some tutorials and downloaded the latest DirectX SDK, but it says "This version of the Microsoft DirectX SDK is not supported on this Operating System". Currently I use the Windows 2000 SP3 and Visual Studio .NET 2003. My computer is old and I wouldn't like to change an Operating System, is there any other way please The .exe installer that you ...Show All

• Ibheri Can I use PixelShaders with Sprites

  Hello,        First, We can I use pixel shaders with sprites        Second, Is Sprites fast enough to not drawing with a conventional way (Holding the vertices in vertex buffer and then apply a texture to them and use the pixel shader as regular)         I want to know which one is faster Thanks, Mustafa ELBanna ...Show All

• sudkot Direct3D View Matrix: porting problem from OpenGL

  Hi, I am porting an application from OpenGL to Direct3D. OpenGL does not have a View Matrix and a World Matrix as Direct3D, but just what is called the ModelView matrix. I have the following lines of code in OpenGL: Code: glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW); //Work on the ModelView matrix glLoadIdentity(); //Clear everything glLoadMatrixd(myModelViewMatrix); //Load my ModelView matrix Now I would like to port this to Direct3 ...Show All

• DarthVic Pixel shader Texture problem

  I try to access the texture coordinate in my Pixel Shader My Input Structure read the Texture without problem so this In.TextureUV is a correct float2 value But I want to get the U and V coordinate so I can draw my own output color Is there a way to access this U coordinate And how... //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Pixel shader output structure //------------- ...Show All

• Shaolin13 Texture simply duplicates the first pixel

  This is a noob question, but I wasn't sure if it belonged in the beginners or graphics forums. I'm learning DirectX and trying to get textures figured out, but when I load my texture, it just duplicates the first pixel over my entire surface. To let you know in advance, I am using the most recent SDK and Visual Studio 2005 standard edition. Here is my code. "graphics" the first parameter, is the name of my Direct3d device: ...Show All

• doakwolf 'culture demo from GDC2006

  @ the Microsoft booth last week, GDC 2006, a small cellular automata game called 'culture was on display. It was described as "a visually stimulating 3D floral simulation of cellular automata." This was apparently a promotional project to show how fast a C++ programmer could learn C# and the XNA framework and produce something visually interesting. I found this small XNA application to be a beautiful interactive toy, and would enjoy ha ...Show All

• Kirill Gavrylyuk XACT on Win2000 ???

  I tried installing the latest DirectX with XACT & discovered that it will not work with W2k. Is there any way to get just XACT on a W2k platform TNX Ken KC7RAD Oh Well :-) Upgrade time, I guess... TNX! Just to close the loop. I talked to the XACT team about this. The XACT runtime components will only work on Windows XP and higher. Windows 2000 and below are not supported. KenLindner wrote: > I tri ...Show All

• Bruce L-C MVP managed C++ IDirect3DTexture9 undeclared identifier

  This is really weird. In the docs, it says the interface IDirect3DTexture9 is found in the assembly Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback.dll. The namespace is Microsoft.DirectX.PrivateImplementationDetails. The weird part is that I cannot work with this interface from a C++/CLI project. Trying the same thing within a C# project works however! What's wrong Thanks in advance, Cosmin. P.S. I use VS2005. I need this for an application which p ...Show All

• OSM MDX, where do I put the symbol files?

  Sorry for the newbie question, but where do I put the Symbol files I am using April 2006 release, VS2003, MDX, x86. Thank you. Well I didn't have that directory, but after a little hunting I discovered that its a separate download. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx familyid=562D72FC-61C8-41A3-8BFF-509466F3D6AA I always assumed these were for C++ only but you are correct that there are symbols for the managed assemblies ...Show All