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Thread: Platforms
Post: RE: Platforms
| A number of other game libraries have asked the same question to their members about what new platforms to support .... etc. I am sure a proper google search should bring these posts to light.
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01-09-2010, 02:34 AM |
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Thread: Platforms
Post: RE: Platforms
| I was under the impression that people can not just create and release game programs for X360 or PS3 systems without having to jump through some very difficult vetting procedures by Microsoft and by S... |
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01-05-2010, 09:31 AM |
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Thread: Platforms
Post: RE: Platforms
| To support Linux/Mack, that would require the use of OpenGL rather than DirectX.
Would you want to do so much redevelopment of the engine?
EDIT: and does PhysX work under Linux/Mack or would it requi... |
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01-05-2010, 02:22 AM |
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Thread: Model Optimizer - Atangeo Balancer
Post: RE: Model Optimizer - Atangeo Balancer
| And there I was,looking through the DirecX SDK, in the examples, to do the same sort of rendering performance optimizations that your program provides. Your solution by doing the changes on the model ... |
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3D Modelling and Animation |
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12-30-2009, 10:51 AM |
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Thread: Rendering Problem
Post: Re: Rendering Problem
| Quote:and why do you have D.hwDepthBuffer(true); ?
That must have been a moment of "BrainFade" for me ...... my apologies.
The sample is looking great now. :)
"float NearPlain=0.1, SplitPlain=30,Far... |
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09-16-2009, 06:43 AM |
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Thread: Rendering Problem
Post: Re: Rendering Problem
| It looks like there are still problems.
The biggest problem in a flight sim happens when there is a shallow shore line on a land mass that is viewed from a large distance. The water/land joint jumps ... |
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08-29-2009, 11:25 AM |
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Thread: Rendering Problem
Post: Re: Rendering Problem
| Thanks for that Esenthel.
I will update the library and try it out during this weekend.
I am sorry to be putting you through all this trouble, and me not even a paying customer at the moment.
If the ... |
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08-28-2009, 03:10 PM |
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Thread: Anti Aliasing Question.
Post: Re: Anti Aliasing Question.
| Quote:Multi_Pass has always better quality
I must be missing something here. Could you please explain.
My understanding was that "RT_MULTI_PASS" was actually "Deferred Rendering".
The advantages for... |
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08-27-2009, 03:14 PM |
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Thread: Rendering Problem
Post: Re: Rendering Problem
| Thanks for that info xenno :) , that information is most interesting.
I did not know could store a frame of data and use it for comparison in a following frame that way.
Then again I am just starting ... |
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08-21-2009, 02:05 PM |
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Thread: Rendering Problem
Post: Re: Rendering Problem
| Had a quick try with that procedure on the water demo program.
Set the transition distance to 30 units.
It appears that there are some interactions that will require some looking into.In the following... |
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sydbod |
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08-20-2009, 11:58 AM |
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Thread: Rendering Problem
Post: Re: Rendering Problem
| Thanks for that Esenthel :)
I will have a go with it this weekend and see how things fall in place.
If this works fine with the other shaders (shadow map), volumetric cloud, then a nice little mult... |
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sydbod |
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08-20-2009, 06:46 AM |
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Thread: About ragdolls
Post: Re: About ragdolls
| Xerios Wrote:I guess this is a "too long didn't read" case :(
Not the case at all. :)
I am sure many have taken note and filed your comments in the back of their minds, to be used at some later date,... |
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sydbod |
Feature Requests |
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07-25-2009, 03:49 AM |
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Thread: Rendering Problem
Post: Re: Rendering Problem
| Thank you for the offer to look at it.
If a solution can be found under "RT_MULTI_PASS" mode rather than "RT_SINGLE_PASS", that would be much better still, as it would leave the water shader intact an... |
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07-22-2009, 03:29 PM |
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Thread: Rendering Problem
Post: Re: Rendering Problem
| The problem is not one of creating shadows. It is all about polygon Z fighting.
In an aircraft, the camera sits at the pilots eye point.
The closest part of the cockpit is within about 0.1 unit (meter... |
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sydbod |
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07-22-2009, 02:21 PM |
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Thread: Rendering Problem
Post: Rendering Problem
| The task I am trying to achieve:
In a project like a flight sim game one requires a massive spread between the near plane and far plane for the camera. (typically from 0.1 to 3000000)
The Z buffer can... |
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sydbod |
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07-22-2009, 08:24 AM |
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Thread: 3D skybox
Post: Re: 3D skybox
| uffo Wrote:noes. those sound like normal 2d skyboxes (just textured cube/dome over the level).
what I'm talking about, is real meshes which act like the skyboxes (mountains, city buildings etc.)
I th... |
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sydbod |
Feature Requests |
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07-21-2009, 12:59 AM |
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Thread: 3D skybox
Post: Re: 3D skybox
| Here is a download of some documentation and source code for creating a skybox in another game library.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://forumfiles.thegamecreators.com/download/1592... |
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Feature Requests |
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07-20-2009, 03:53 PM |
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Thread: State Machine + Event System?
Post: Re: State Machine + Event System?
| Just remember, there is a difference between a programmer and a program creator.
It is similar to the difference between a person that speaks english, and a person that creates a novel in english....a... |
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sydbod |
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07-11-2009, 01:05 PM |
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Thread: GamePad TOPHAT
Post: Re: GamePad TOPHAT
| Just in case the following code is of value to others in a joystick information search.
Code:
/***************** MODIFIED "input.cpp" SAMPLE CODE ****************************/
#include "s... |
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sydbod |
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07-03-2009, 03:30 AM |
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Thread: GamePad TOPHAT
Post: Re: GamePad TOPHAT
| A TOPHAT is a single button (usually on the top of the joystick, that can be moved in any of the following directions (forward, 45deg forward right, 45deg forward left, right, left,45deg left backward... |
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07-03-2009, 02:06 AM |
