Hi Cara, DirectX DirectPlay is basically still there for backward compatibility with older games that still are based on it. Personally, I don't know what Microsoft's problem is with it, but they apparently are ditching DirectPlay in DirectX 10 for Vista. Anyway, the modern approach to working with networked games is using the standard Windows Winsock.dll API which ships with all versions of Windows. Hth.
Cara Quinn wrote: > Hey again, Okay, just started reading about > Direct Play for implementing client / server aps with the latest Direct X > release, (DEC 06) and the first note on the very first help topic for > Client / Server Topology is a warning which says that Direct Play is > deprecated? It then goes on to advise one not to use this or rely on any > of it's deprecated elements? > > Okay, what am I missing here? If I shouldn't use the very latest > version of Direct Play to manage a client / server ap, then what in the > world am I supposed to do? lol! They don't seem to list an alternative, > and the warning, though it says that the elements will still work, is > pretty strong and emphatic. *sigh* go figure... > > What are developers here, currently doing in regard to online multiplayer > game play?... > > anyway, any thoughts / suggestions would be greatly appreciated... > > Smiles, > > Cara > > --- > > View my on-line portfolio at: > > http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > > "The only things I really think are important, are love, and each > other. -Then, anything is possible..." > > http://home.earthlink.net/~cara-quinn > > > _______________________________________________ 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.
