every time I check to get the redist, etc the last version was for
2010 at june some times.
Hi Shaun,
I'm not quite sure what you mean by DirectX 9 has come to end of life
now. The current version of DirectX is still 9.0C. However,
individual components have been upgraded such as Direct3D is
Hi Shaun,
Ahem...That's because that is the latest release. I'm not sure why,
but Microsoft hasn't released any updates to DirectX since last
summer. That's actually good for us game developers, because it helps
people actually catch up and have an actual version to point customers
to when using
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Hi Shaun,
I'm not quite sure what you mean by DirectX 9 has come to end of life
now. The current version of DirectX is still 9.0C. However,
individual
Hi Ken,
You are probably right. I've seen more changes in APIs etc in the last
four than I have in the last 10 from Microsoft. Honestly it makes
developing software for newer Windows platforms something of a
nightmare as you litterally have to practically relearn everything
from scratch. That
the trouble with all the dotnet stuff is that if you check all the
boxes windows update will load it all for you, directx needs to be
got seperately.
The only saving grace for it now is that
dx9 has come to end of life now.
At 03:52 a.m. 28/03/2011, you wrote:
Hi Dark,
Well, as a gamer I
Hi Shaun,
I'm not quite sure what you mean by DirectX 9 has come to end of life
now. The current version of DirectX is still 9.0C. However,
individual components have been upgraded such as Direct3D is now
v11.0, DirectInput latest is 8.1, XAudio2 has replaced DirectSound,
etc but it is still all
.
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From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 3:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] old games was, shell shock
Hi Dark,
Well, that's true to a point. The fact of the matter is most software
Hi Dark,
Let's make a destinction here. DirectX and Managed DirectX are not the
same thing. Microsoft DirectX, I.E. the DirectX you are talking about,
is already a core component of the Windows operating system. The core
DirectX 8 libraries ship with XP, Vista, and Win 7 by default. Managed
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Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] old games was, shell shock
Hi Dark,
Let's make a destinction here. DirectX and Managed DirectX are not the
same thing. Microsoft DirectX, I.E. the DirectX you are talking about,
is already a core component
Hi Dark,
Smile. I figured that's what happened. When a developer specifically
says Managed DirectX most gamers naturally assume they are talking
about the DirectX libraries that ship with Windows. I.E. the core
DirectX libraries that most games generally use. For whatever reason
Microsoft never
history imho.
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From: dark d...@xgam.org
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 12:49 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] old games was, shell shock
While I appreciate from a programmers point of view that you want the
latest and best version
as Snipe
Hunt.
Ken Downey
The Addictor
www.TheAddictor.com
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From: Pitermach piterm...@gmail.com
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] old games was, shell shock
I so totally agree with you dark
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Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 4:55 PM
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Yeah, those Dos pcs games kicked butt. Maybe they are primative compared
to some of the stuff that's out now, but nothing compares to, for example
the junkyard. I used to spend hours
Hi Dark,
Well, as a gamer I completely understand your point of view on this,
but as a developer I see the other side of the issue too. For one
thing as a professionally trained programmer I like my work to reflect
my skills, education, etc so my personal standards for quality is
fairly high.
Hi Tom.
this does make sense in terms of support, though I will say on the net issue
sinse there are so many other things thaat need net it's not so bad having
it as a dependency (there was one point where almost everything new that
came out seemed to, I remember due to the user accounts
Hi Dark,
Well, that's true to a point. The fact of the matter is most software
for Windows now days is being developed around the new Microsoft .Net
technologies so .Net is an essential dependency for a lot of new
software anyway. That's why Vista ships with .Net Framework 3.0 and
Windows 7 now
While I appreciate from a programmers point of view that you want the latest
and best version of something available and don't want your old work kicking
around, as a player it always strikes me as A, slightly sad, and B, a litle
pointless when a game is taken down especially when it had some
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