Hi Tom; You bring up a good point; the .net platform can be a pain every now and then. Just a few questions; 1. How much longer would it take you to program a game in C++ rather then C#? 2. Witch language do you feel the most comfortable in? I know you can program in both (wish I could; C++ and the Win32 API gave me nightmares) but witch one do you like more? 3. How long would switching languages delay USA Raceway?
Thanks for answering any/all of these questions! Sean -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 3:59 PM To: gamers@audyssey.org 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
