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    - Saving model to .x file Because XNA doesn't yet support mesh saving functionality, I'm using MDX to save a model to a .x file. This is the code I'm using: meshTerrain = new Mesh((WIDTH - 1) * (HEIGHT - 1) * 2, WIDTH * HEIGHT, MeshFlags.Managed, CustomVertex.PositionTextured.Format, device); meshTerrain.SetVertexBufferData(vertices, LockFlags.None); meshTerrain.SetIndexBufferData(indices, LockFlags.None); int[] adjac = new int[meshTerrain.NumberFaces * 3]; meshTerrain.GenerateAdjacency(0.05f, adjac); meshTerrain.OptimizeInPlace(MeshFlags.OptimizeVertexCache, adjac); int subs = meshTerrain.GetAttributeTable().Length; ExtendedMaterial[] extmat = new ExtendedMaterial[subs]; for (int i=0; i<subs; i++) { extmat[ i ] = new ExtendedMaterial(); extmat[ i ].Material3D = new Material(); extmat[ i ].TextureFilename = "none.bmp"; } meshTerrain.Save("dome.x", adjac, extmat, XFileFormat.Text); The file is created, but I cannot load it into XNA: 'The file is corrup or invalid'. Trying to load the file in DX Viewer, gives me an error and no mesh. However, loading the file in quick3D displays the mesh. After saving the file using that program to another .x file, I am able to open it using DX Viewer. However, when I try to load the file in XNA, I get this error: There was an error parsing the texture file path "aI x <". Are all backslashes properly escaped Anyone has an idea what I'm missing here Or some sample code that works Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Short tech demo Here is a tech demo of something I've been working on. Demonstrating a simple Xbox 360 XNA project pulling data from an unexpected source. Hope you enjoy it. http://waru360.codesan.com/2007/02/quick-tech-demo.html Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Write to a Cube Texture Hi, I would like to encode a function into a cube texture using XNA. I see that there is a setData member for cubeTextures, but I don't see how I can acess the differnt faces of a cubeTexture. And even if I can, how can I convert a Vector3 to a cubeTexture array lookup Thank you for replies Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - playing 3d animation hello can i play a 3d animation into xna, let me explain, i have an coke can that fall down and keep roll, i want to know if the xna allow to play this kind of animation, this mesh has no bones and has no skin modifier, can i play that Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Using DirectX9.0c and Visual C++ express: errors in building a full screen Windows XP Home Edition, SP2. Visual C++ express, DirectX SDK (oct. 2006), Visual Studio and platform SDK (SPK1). Updated the different files. Successfully made a window in Win32 application. And now have compiling errors building a full-screen window with DirectX. What I did: - in: Project - MyThirdWindow - Property pages _ Linker - Input: I added d3dx9.lib and d3d9.lib - in : Tools - Options - Project and Solutions - VC++ Directories , I made sure to add : in Executable files: $(DXSK_DIR)Utilities\Bin\x86 in Include Files: $(DXSDK_DIR)include in Library Files: $(DXSDK_DIR)lib\86 I've been working on this since las night (started with 26 errors narrowed down to 9 (+ 1 warning)! Looking for hints ! (new to Windows programming). My code: // MyThirdWindow.cpp : Defines the entry point for the application. // #define STRICT #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN #include <windows.h> #include "stdafx.h" #include <d3d9.h> #include <d3dx9.h> #include "MyThirdWindow.h" // Global Variables: HWND g_hWnd = NULL; LPDIRECT3D9 g_pD3D = NULL; LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 g_pd3dDEVICE = NULL; // Forward declarations of functions included in this code module: int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow); LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam); void init ( void ); void shutDown ( void ); void render ( void ); //Name: WinMain //the application's entry point int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow) { WNDCLASSEX winClass; MSG uMsg; memset (&uMsg, 0, sizeof (uMsg)); winClass.lpszClassName = "MY_WINDOWS_CLASS" ; winClass.cbSize = sizeof (WNDCLASSEX); winClass.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW; winClass.lpfnWndProc = WindowProc; winClass.hInstance = hInstance; winClass.hIcon = LoadIcon (hInstance, (LPCTSTR) IDI_DIRECTX_ICON); winClass.hIconSm = LoadIcon (hInstance, (LPCTSTR) IDI_DIRECTX_ICON); winClass.hCursor = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW); winClass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) GetStockObject (BLACK_BRUSH); winClass.lpszMenuName = NULL; winClass.cbClsExtra = 0; winClass.cbWndExtra = 0; if (RegisterClassEx (&winClass) == 0) return E_FAIL; g_hWnd = CreateWindowEx (NULL, "MY_WINDOWS_CLASS" , "Direct3D (DX9) - Full Screen" , WS_POPUP | WS_SYSMENU | WS_VISIBLE, 0, 0, 640, 480, NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL); if (g_hWnd == NULL) return E_FAIL; ShowWindow (g_hWnd, nCmdShow); UpdateWindow (g_hWnd); init( ); while (uMsg.message != WM_QUIT) { if (PeekMessage (&uMsg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) { TranslateMessage (&uMsg); DispatchMessage (&uMsg); } else render( ); } shutDown ( ); UnregisterClass ( "MY_WINDOWS_CLASS" , winClass.hInstance); return uMsg.wParam; } //Name: WindowProc( ) //The window's message handler LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc (HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) { if (msg == WM_KEYDOWN && wParam == VK_ESCAPE) PostQuitMessage(0); else if (msg == WM_CLOSE) PostQuitMessage(0); else if (msg == WM_DESTROY) PostQuitMessage (0); else return DefWindowProc (hWnd, msg, wParam, lParam); } // init ( ) // void init ( void ) { g_pD3D = Direct3DCreate9 (D3D_SDK_VERSION); if (g_pD3D == NULL) { //To Do: Respond to failure of Direct3DCreate8 return ; } // //for the default adapter, examine all of its display //modes to see if any of them can give us the hardware //we desire int nMode = 0; D3DDISPLAYMODE d3ddm; bool bDesiredAdapterModeFound = false ; int nMaxAdapterModes = g_pD3D->GetAdapterModeCount (D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8); for (nMode = 0; nMode < nMaxAdapterModes; ++nMode) { if (FAILED (g_pD3D -> EnumAdapterModes (D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, nMode, &d3ddm))) { //to do: respond to failure of EnumAdapterModes return ; } //does this adapter mode support a mode of 640 x 480 if (d3ddm.Width != 640 || d3ddm.Height != 480) continue ; //does this adapter mode support a 32 bit RGB //pixel format if (d3ddm.Format != D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8) continue ; //does this adapter mode support a refresh //rate of 75 MHz if (d3ddm.RefreshRate != 75) continue ; //we found a match bDesiredAdapterModeFound = true ; break ; } if (bDesiredAdapterModeFound == false ) { //to do: handle lack of support for the //dsired adapter mode return ; } //there is the manual way of verifying hardware support //can we get a 32 bit back buffer if (FAILED (g_pD3D -> CheckDeviceType (D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, FALSE))) { //to do: handle lack of support for a 32 bit back buffer return ; } //can we get a z-buffer that is at least 16 bits if (FAILED (g_pD3D -> CheckDeviceFormat (D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, D3DUSAGE_DEPTHSTENCIL, D3DRTYPE_SURFACE, D3DFMT_D16))) { //to do: handle lack of support for a 16 bit z-buffer return ; } // //do we support hardware vertex processing if so use it //if not, downgrade to software D3DCAPS9 d3dCaps; if (FAILED (g_pD3D -> GetDeviceCaps (D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, &d3dCaps))) { //to do: respond to failure of GetDeviceCaps return ; } DWORD flags = 0; if (d3dCaps.VertexProcessingCaps != 0) flags = D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING; else flags = D3DCREATE_SOFTWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING; //everything checks out. Create a simple, full-screen device D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS d3dpp; memset (&d3dpp, 0, sizeof (d3dpp)); d3dpp.Windowed = FALSE; d3dpp.EnableAutoDepthStencil = TRUE; d3dpp.AutoDepthStencilFormat = D3DFMT_D16; d3dpp.SwapEffect = D3DSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD; d3dpp.BackBufferWidth = 640; d3dpp.BackBufferHeight = 480; d3dpp.BackBufferFormat = D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8; d3dpp.PresentationInterval = D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE; if (FAILED (g_pD3D -> CreateDevice (D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, g_hWnd, flags, &d3dpp, &g_pd3dDevice))) { //to do: respond to failure of CreateDevice return ; } } //shutDown ( ) void shutDown ( void ) { if (g_pd3dDevice != NULL) g_pd3dDevice -> Release ( ); if (g_pD3D != NULL) g_pD3D -> Release ( ); } //name: render ( ) void render ( void ) { g_pd3dDevice -> Clear (0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_TARGET | D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER, D3DCOLOR_COLORVALUE (0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f,1.0f), 1.0f, 0); g_pd3dDEVICE -> BeginScene ( ); //render geometry here ... g_pd3dDevice -> EndScene( ); g_pd3dDevice -> Present (NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL); } Compiler log: Error 1 error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'const char [17]' to 'LPCWSTR' c:\documents and settings\compaq_owner\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow.cpp 49 Error 2 error C2065: 'IDI_DIRECTX_ICON' : undeclared identifier c:\documents and settings\compaq_owner\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow.cpp 54 Error 3 error C2664: 'CreateWindowExW' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'const char [17]' to 'LPCWSTR' c:\documents and settings\compaq_owner\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow.cpp 68 Error 4 error C2664: 'UnregisterClassW' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'const char [17]' to 'LPCWSTR' c:\documents and settings\compaq_owner\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow.cpp 90 Warning 5 warning C4244: 'return' : conversion from 'WPARAM' to 'int', possible loss of data c:\documents and settings\compaq_owner\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow.cpp 92 Error 6 error C2065: 'g_pd3dDevice' : undeclared identifier c:\documents and settings\compaq_owner\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow.cpp 246 Error 7 error C2227: left of '->Release' must point to class/struct/union/generic type c:\documents and settings\compaq_owner\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow.cpp 259 Error 8 error C2227: left of '->Clear' must point to class/struct/union/generic type c:\documents and settings\compaq_owner\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow.cpp 270 Error 9 error C2227: left of '->EndScene' must point to class/struct/union/generic type c:\documents and settings\compaq_owner\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow.cpp 278 Error 10 error C2227: left of '->Present' must point to class/struct/union/generic type c:\documents and settings\compaq_owner\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow\mythirdwindow.cpp 279 Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Single letter prefix before a variable I was wondering if anyone can point me towards some information on having a single letter prefix before AND after a variable name. Is that a standard practice I have come across this in a number of different programs, yet still a bit unclear why they are used. Any info would be appreciated. Some examples of what I have seen: aFireball.Value.Source mWizard = new Sprite.... rotation_angle += .03M; Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - In-Game Collision Detection I'm quite curious about how some games allow you to slide along any walls if you try to walk through them, based on how you approach them, and also how certain vertical slopes cause the player to slide downwards. Is there anyway to do this with minimal code, because without this it's hard to make any games . One thing I do know is that for axis-aligned walls, it's easier to use BoundingBoxes, but what I want to know is how to test collision against any kind of wall, like a diagonal one. Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - System.Data Why is it that when I put System.Data in my using statements I get this error The type or namespace name 'Data' does not exist in the namespace 'System' I'm new to C# so I'm probably forgetting something awfully simple. Either way it is beyond me how to get this to work. All I want to do is connect to a Sql database for my window's game that I'm building in XNA and I can't seem to find similar threads here about people having the same problem for window's apps or any suggestions in the help guide. Any help is appreciated. Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - need some help with models and maps ok so I can get the spacewar model to load, but when I try to load a model I made it doesent show. As in it loads everything I put in, but the model is invisible. It is in FBX format and the texture is in TGA. Can someone help me I think it might be the way I load the model. by the way does any body know how to load .map format here is how i load the model - //3d model to draw Model myModel; protected override void LoadGraphicsContent( bool loadAllContent) { if (loadAllContent) { myModel = content.Load< Model >( "Content\\Models\\p1_wedge" ); (note i do change the model name to the one i made) } } protected override void UnloadGraphicsContent( bool unloadAllContent) { if (unloadAllContent == true ) { content.Unload(); } } //Velocity of the model, applied each frame to the model's position Vector3 modelVelocity = Vector3 .Zero; protected override void Update( GameTime gameTime) { if ( GamePad .GetState( PlayerIndex .One).Buttons.Back == ButtonState .Pressed) this .Exit(); //Get some input UpdateInput(); //update audioEngine audioEngine.Update(); //add velocity to current position modelPosition += modelVelocity; //bleed off velocity over time modelVelocity *= 0.95f; base .Update(gameTime); } Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Does VC#05 Express allow class diagram creation? I notice some people post screenshots using class diagrams for XNA projects, but I can never find it in VC#05 Express although I can in Standard. Since I'm being forced to use the full XNA experience on VC#05 Express, class diagrams can really be helpeful. Is there a way to use this feature in Express If not, it would be a great tool for students down the road when they go over class design etc. And it definitely helps out on any task! :) Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - What next? I'm learning XNA and game development in general and just finished one of my first games. You can find it here http://files-upload.com/106116/DelicateBalls.zip.html What I'm looking to know, is what to do next to help learn more I'd like to work on something a bit more advanced introducing some new topics etc... The things pretty much demonstrated in that game are: Creating/rendering sprites, and managing them as arrays of classes Keyboard/mouse input Sound Pixel Perfect Collision Rendering text on screen Game states If you have any suggestions, I'd loved to hear them. Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Placing Objects Hi all, I want to place objects on my map. Is it better to use an object layer ( of my tilemap ) or place them by the coordinates (perhaps out of an arraylist)... please give me an advice.. thanks Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Motivation! Alien Hominid HD is out on Xbox Live Arcade! If you can tell me a better homebrew -> console success story, I'll eat a bug. Is everyone motivated now Good! Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - conection timed out before reaching host ok i just purchased the year membership, and i get this error when deploying spacewar, the consoles on "conect to computer" 360s ip is 192.168.0.1 and subnet 255,255,255,0 pc's ip is 192.168.0.9 and subnet 255.255.255.0 any ideas all firewalls disabled for now Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - push/pop matrix equivalent? I'm a convert from Direct X & OpenGL, just thought I would give XNA a try. So, after trying out some stuff and playing with XNA for a couple days now, I've started to wonder if there is a push/pop matrix equivalent in the rendering pipeline. There are just so many interesting tricks one can pull off with matrices... Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Looking for suggestions on protecting game assets In my development I typically purchase royalty free content for meshes, music, etc. Although the content is royalty free I am bound by the terms of use to protect the content from re-use by others through reasonable means. In developing C++ based games for Windows I typically encrypt the data on the CD or in the distro and decrypt at load-time. My question here is, do you have any suggestions on how to protect content and still use the content pipeline and the XNA C# based game studio Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Rotation help I think I'm being dense today, but I can't figure this out for the life of me. I have a model that I want to rotate across the X and Y axis. My issue is that when I rotate across the Y axis, I always want the rotation to occur as if the axis was vertical in terms of world space. If I multiply by my X rotation first, obviously the Y axis moves with it, so rotating about the Y axis will rotate it about its transformed axis. If I multiply by my Y rotation first, the X axis moves with it, so my X rotation is now turned along with it. I basically want to rotate downward and then left/right independently from what the actual transformed axes become...or, rotate left/right and then downward independently. When I rotate about the X, it should always rotate straight down, and when I rotate about the Y, it should always rotate left/right, no matter which rotation came first. The axes from local space should remain the same forever. If that makes any sense. :) It seems like I need to do a Matrix.CreateFromAxisAngle() (or the quaternion equivalent), however I cannot seem to find the parameters which make it do what I want. I'm sure I'm just being stupid...any help appreciated. Thanks! Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - what is best way to render scene with great number of textures? quiestion sounds excactly like topic :) i have many generated textures (maybe ~100). what is the most efficient way to render all the stuff Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - mesh loading error hi i just started coding a simple dx powered engine 'n when i tried to implement mesh loading into i got this error: this is the constructor of my mesh class: CBaseMesh::CBaseMesh( char * szFileName, IDirect3DDevice9* _pD3DDev) { if (FAILED(D3DXLoadMeshFromX(szFileName, D3DXMESH_SYSTEMMEM, _pD3DDev, NULL, &pD3DMaterials, NULL, &dwNumMaterials, &pD3DMesh))) MB( "error loading mesh" ); } when the program reaches this function it crashes with a message: Unhandled exception at 0x004b57f8 in Engine.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x5ec68b63. the debugger shows that something is terribly wrong with d3dx9.dll. i tried to do everything with the passed d3ddevice argument, but it just don't work... i call this constructor like this: void CScene::Add( char * szFileName) { CObject* mesh = new CBaseMesh(szFileName, pD3DDev); objects.push_back(mesh); } i pass the d3ddevice argument from my base app's class by the CScene constructor any ideas thanx Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - XBox 360 controllers for the PC Hi, I had a question about controllers that plug into the PC. I understand that only XBox 360 controllers are supported by XNA. I also understand (I think) that wired only controllers work as they need to be plugged into the USB port on the PC. Actually the last point is now not valid since I discovered the wireless controller for Windows and 360. But this isn't available until 2007. Does anyone know if this wireless controller is an actual controller or just a receiver for an existing wireless controller Cheers, Steve Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Q on Terrains I've read a bunch on working with terrains, but I've yet to run across any articles / tutorials that really go beyond the general loading of terrain--which are usually nothing more than a simple height map file. In some of the more recent titles I've played, that are outdoor terrain based, they have what appears to be dirt paths / concrete roads / brick paths / beaten down brush pathways that cover terrain for long distances. How are these integrated into a terrain system I have a bunch of theories, all of which are probably wrong though! =) Just looking for some general feedback, maybe a link or 2 for additional reading that goes more in depth for working with terrains like this. Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Direct3D and ATL Help I need to create web based program which will be using DirectX 9.0. I have recently found within MSDN an ATL Con sample for Direct3D that displays a spinning triangle. My lecturer said that this may be quite old. Withing it there doesn't appear to be any IDirect3D9 interface created which I'm guessing I will need to do. I am only really familiar with programming from the Empty Project that comes with the DX9 SDK. Does anyone know of any other sample out there for creating an ATL control using D3D It would be great if there was something like Empty Project template using it, other than the one I have - or is in fact the one I have good for this job btw - the application will be a web based racing game - I have already created the game and it runs fine as a .EXE, so I'm now wanting to convert it to embed it within a web browser - and don't have much idea where to start - aside from here. Kudos Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Is there a way to get the color of the pixel under the mouse pointer? Hello! Is there a way to get the color of the pixel under the mouse pointer I��m new with C#. This looks like it will be a nice platform to work with. I like to make 2D board games (Like RISK). I have worked in VB6. I need to be able to click on a land mass and identify it. And with the land masses I work with, they have very rough edges. Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - retrieving data from gamecomponents Hi all. I'm hoping someone can point my confused self at the (probably simple) solution to my problem. The only way I can find to access information from added components (Components.Add(myCoolComponent);) is to create myCoolComponent as a 'global' object in my main game. I wouldn't feel so bad, though it _seems_ like a good way to use up RAM, but if I need to find myCoolComponent.position in an instance of a class I'm forced to pass the original copy of myCoolComponent around all the time; and that can't be good. What I imagine I'm looking for is something like: game.Components.myCoolComponent.position. //confused! Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Any suggestions for defining direction of partical effects on a 3D model? Hi all: I'm still playing around with XNA and figuring out what I can do with the current state of the technology. What I want to do is have a 3D model of a spaceship that has RCS thrusters and a main engine. The RCS thrusters and main engine will all have a particle stream to simulate rocket exhaust. Somehow, I need to define the size and type of rocket exhaust, and what direction it should take, and do so within the context of the XNA framework. I presume I'd need a custom processor for the model to identify where rocket exhaust nodes are (think named invisible cubes in the 3D model, like "MainEngine" and "YawRight"), but I'm stumped on how to define the direction of the particle stream in relation to the model itself. Perhaps something like "YawRightPort" means shoot the stream to the left, whereas "YawRightStarboard" means shoot the stream right. Any ideas Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Torque X Open Beta is out! install the software and you will get other starter kits . But I can not find any 3d game starter kit. Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - How can I get the Vertex-Format of a ModelMesh? Hello, How can I get which Type of VertexFormat a ModelMesh have My Problem is, I have a Model with an Mesh which contains TextureCoordinates and one without. In the same modelfile. How can I get the right VertexFormat from the VertexBuffer from each Model thx you Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Glow and blur effects? How do you create effects on sprites I am interested in glow and blur effects. I searched this forum and found alot of information on post processing 3d and the way where you use RenderTarget2D. Is this technique possible when using sprites If someone could point me in the right direction I would be most grateful. Cheers Alfons Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Little question I have one question : Can I create 3D fighting game like Tekken 5 with XNA Game Studio Express Thx Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Buying Pre-made models for XNA What is the best source to buy pre-made models for XNA Does anyone know of companies out there that will make custom models on demand I would also like to know what the best meshing/modeling tool for XNA. We have been playing with Blender 3D. I have tried incorporating pre-made models from turbosquid.com and not all of them work. The ones in .x and .fbx format work fine, but most of the texture size are not in the factor 2 scale, and we might need to manually resize them. Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - Detect mouse click on a sprite Anybody know how to detect a mouse click on a sprite I would guess you'd start off reading something like mouse.x and mouse.y and then iterating through all the coordinates of the sprite to see if the point clicked is in the sprites non-transparent pixels (slow) or.. Is there a way to hit test the sprites region Since this is specifly a game dev kit, I would assume there would be a method in the sprite class part of the engine to handle this like I would in vb.net for a polygon region(InRegion), and not have to iterate through each non-transparent pixel. Is that in the sprite class for hit testing If not, why ...that's a standard thing for a game(hit testing/collision detection). Guess thats for a MS XNA developer to answer Thanks! Gib Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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    - How to run my XNA game on another computer Hi there! I managed to write a simple XNA Windows game and I��d like to know : how can I have my friends actually play it on their computers Do I need any run-times or DLLs Thanks in advance, Carol Tag: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.

Scurvy Lobster

Hi! I need help on compressing audio files.

Our game music is making our XNA game quite huge. How do you make XNA compress the sound and music for the game when you deploy

Re: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge

Derek Nedelman

Unfortunately, there is currently no way to use compressed audio files.

Re: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge

WilderLand

That isn't entirely correct. You can compress the size of WAV files in XACT, it isn't as good as MP3 format, but it can pull down the size by 75%.

Right click on Compression Presets and to add a compression preset. You can change the compression by changing the "Samples per Block". Play with it, and you should find a reasonable comprise. You can add multiple presets if you want higher quality for some sounds and can get by with lower quality for others.

Then when you add each sound sample to your wave bank, in the Wave Bank Properties box in the lower left hand side of the screen use the preset in the "Compression Preset" drop down and select the preset(s) you created in the first step I mentioned above.

Re: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge

dagfari

To help make your game music smaller;

You need a tool that can resample WAV files such as 'Adobe Audition'

1) Convert your music from stereo to mono
2) Resample from 44100 to 22050
3) Use the XACT compression method as described by WilderLand

This will get you 16x compression

Re: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge

Derek Nedelman

WilderLand wrote:
That isn't entirely correct. You can compress the size of WAV files in XACT, it isn't as good as MP3 format, but it can pull down the size by 75%.

Oh wow, I never noticed that. Thanks for the info.

Re: XNA Game Studio Express Wave bank file is huge

Scurvy Lobster

Thanks to all of you!