Hi Chris, Thanks. Well, it won't effect Monty other than there will be two engines. One to support the older .Net based games and one in C++ to support any new games. I don't know which I am going with yet, but I am just looking at peoples suggestions, thoughts, and how many will be effected with me using .Net. I know the install is quite painful for some users seeing as you have to install .Net, DirectX, and then your game. That just makes things down right rough. I personally would like to see something much more simple to get up and running, bu that does cost in research and development time. C++ isn't the only alternative here. There is Java and Python as alternatives as well, but i didn't throw those in the mix. Java is not good for those with screen readers that don't support the access bridge,and Python is nice, but I'd have to code my own wrappers for the Windows API to get the functionality I'd like out of the language.
Chris Payne wrote: > Hello Tom, > > My only question is, would this effect Monty, after you have written the new > engine? At the end of the day, my thought is, that you are the one doing the > work, you are the one that people come to for help, so if you are more > comfortable with one program than you are with another, then you are the one > that makes the choice, as at the end of the day, we only play the result, > and in most cases, will not know the different. > > Many thanks for all the work you do on our behalf > > Chris Payne 'Treasurer for TAFN' > The Accessible Friends Network > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 8:59 PM > Subject: [Audyssey] Possible changes in USA Games Development. > > > >> Hi all, >> I am throwing this out here for public discussion. Since this effects >> all of you as well as me I think this needs public discussion. >> As you know I have written two games that requires the Microsoft .Net >> Framework and DirectX 9.0C using C#.Net. Well, since choosing this path >> I've had nothing but headaches and trouble getting those technologies >> working on end user systems. In most cases the game runs, but now and >> then there is a system or more that can't simply be fixed, and the games >> won't run reliably. I think allot of this boils down to using new >> non-standard Microsoft technologies, and these new technologies are not >> reliable for mass distribution. At least, not until all of this is >> packaged as a core part of Windows. They are a part of Vista, but those >> versions are not completely compatible with the versions I am using so >> that means the older ones needs installed nullifying the fact they are >> there in Vista already. >> My current thought is after Montezuma's Revenge is released I should >> rewrite the USA Games engine in C++. The reason is I can use core MS >> Windows technologies such as the standard Win32 API, and even support >> DirectX 8 or 9 with no problems. Since I won't require the .Net libs for >> DirectX upgrading to the latest DirectX won't be as necessary as it is >> now. The major advantage here will be improved performance, greater >> security, and games should in theory just install and run without having >> to install a bunch of other things before hand. >> Obviously, it is too late for Montezuma's Revenge and STFC 1.0 at this >> point, but if we decide to go with say C++ I could write a new engine, >> and convert USA Raceway to C++. Therefor, when Raceway is released we >> won't have to hastle with figuring out which version of the .Net >> framework is installed, if the DirectX managed components are installed, >> if they are up to date, and so on. What does everyone think? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org >> To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >> visit >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >> any subscription changes via the web. >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.4/898 - Release Date: 12/07/2007 >> 16:08 >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > > > > > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
