Hi Jeremy, True, but people could just as easily argue the point that you aren't even properly supporting the technology that exists here and now let alone what comes next. I'm not out to change your mind, but simply state my position on this issue which is simply this.
The current Windows operating system is Windows 7 and anyone who is going to buy a new computer today will likely buy Windows 7 as part of their new PC. As a result Visual Basic 6 is not natively supported on that system nor is DirectX 7. You are asking that user to install and configure a bunch of extra old outdated libraries to play your games, that are not officially supported, when you could just as easily switch to something like .Net and have all of your software up to date. It doesn't make any practical sense to me why you would want to stick with Windows 98 era programming languages, tools, and development libraries when you could be spending that time constructively developing games and applications for Windows 7 and beyond using current technology. That doesn't mean I don't appreciate the work you are doing. Far from it. I think some of the games you are writing are revolutionary, very interesting, and definitely is a switch from the same old thing we often see here. It just seems a shame you have decided for whatever reason to ignore the fact that you are building these great games using outdated technology when you could just as easily be looking ahead at what technology most developers are using now. HTH On 6/7/11, Jeremy Kaldobsky <jer...@kaldobsky.com> wrote: > If we all focused on what the next operating system will be, what the next > popular devices will be, or what the next popular programming language will > be, it would take 10 times longer to produce any games. I think there are > enough examples of this exact thought process to prove my point. We do! > need some people to be thinking that way, but you also need people who worry > more about here and now. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
