Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.

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  • TitleLocation writeable on the 360?
    by ryan.rogers
    12 Replies
    Last post by Stephen Styrchak - MSFT
      • Let's say I run some code like this on the 360: string fullpath = Path.Combine( StorageContainer.TitleLocation, "new_file.dat" ); FileStream fs = File.Open( fullpath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write ); Will this work on the 360 Or is "TItleLocation" read-only Assuming this will work are there any FileMode operations that are off limits in TitleLocation or it's s
  • Import Content
    by #pragma
    2 Replies
    Last post by #pragma
      • Hello, i want to write my own ContentManager Class that supports streaming content... what steps has to be taken to write my own Load<T> method that supports the same basic types as the Xna ContentManager class does. How can i import (for example) Model content out of a xnb file using the standard processor sorry for my english #pragma
  • 2 models on one game1.cs?
    by Aguycalleddave
    2 Replies
    Last post by Jon Watte
      • Hello, I have followed the first three starter videos for game making in 3d, and they have worked. But, I now need to know how to put a second model into my game, and then a third, etc... Here is the code from my game1.cs Some of it may be untidy, but I can fix that at a later date. I have already loaded the second model into the pipeline, but I am unsure of how to draw the second model to the scr
  • Is it possible to use XNA in VS Orcas TS?
    by LOST_FREEMAN
    2 Replies
    Last post by Stephen Styrchak - MSFT
      • I've downloaded & installed xna_redist.msi. Where do the XNA's assemblies lie I can't locate them. The only DLL I found was "XnaNative1.dll". It's not an assembly nor COM component. Is it possible to use XNA in VS Orcas TS's C#
  • Creating a basic Terrain
    by rusty_bone
    11 Replies
    Last post by Link9228
      • Hi everyone! I just downloaded game studio express and have successfully imported a mesh. Now, I'm ready to start building my game. I've decided to try and tackle some concepts 1 at a time and then incorporate them into a game. The first concept I'm trying to tackle is creating Terrian. I've searched quite a few places, but most tutorials I find simply create a random height terrain and rend
  • The Unofficial "Hooray I'm Done With my DBP Game" Thread
    by Bill Reiss
    14 Replies
    Last post by Handkor
      • When you get done with you game and sumbit it, crow about it here. A little over 24 hours left until the deadline and I'm so amazed I'm done, so much better than college Thanks to ZMan for his help, good luck all. I'll post the source code for my submission once the deadline hits. Bill
  • Help with AEC
    by Vinay Agarwal
    1 Replies
    Last post by Vinay Agarwal
      • Hello, I am trying to get AEC to work (on XP) but getting error in DirectSoundFullDuplexCreate8 function. If I remove AEC, the function works. My code is below. I would appreciate any guidance or pointer to a working AEC code sample. Thanks in advance. Regards, Vinay Agarwal // The second call to DirectSoundFullDuplexCreate8 succeeds. // FullDup.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console applic
  • How can I pass Cubemap texture into Pixal Shader ?
    by leonlai
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    Last post by Nemo Krad
      • Q1: How to contruction a samplerCUBE in   .fx file 1. I import my static cubemap texture into content pipeline  TextureCube mySkybox; 2. In LoadGraphicsContent()   mySkybox = content.Load<TextureCube>("Contents\\skybox");   and now everything is ok. The question is  how can I contruct a samplerCUBE in myEffect.fx file   Q2: How t
  • Got a feature suggestion for the next version XNA Game Studio Express?
    by Michael Klucher - MSFT
    9 Replies
    Last post by parlance
      • Cross posted from: http://blogs.msdn.com/xna/archive/2006/12/03/got-a-feature-suggestion-for-the-next-version-of-xna-game-studio-express.aspx We're putting the final touches on our first release of XNA Game Studio Express and our launch on December 11 th is less than three weeks away! Many of the team¡¯s members have started to think about features that could be implemented in versions of XNA Ga
  • Vista allows What versions of DirectX?
    by HighTower
    14 Replies
    Last post by David Weller - MSFT
      • (split from http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=1221168  to make a new question) It is interesting that you say that because I am testing a VB6 app that was working fine on XP and below but now fails on Vista when it tries to create a DirectX8 object, specifically Set oDX = new DirectX8 throws Error 429, ActiveX failed to create component. Running in XP SP2
  • Camera position?
    by r3n
    4 Replies
    Last post by Jack Hoxley
      • How do I calculate the current position, target and up vectors once Matrix transformations have been applied to Device.Transform.View
  • Applying a texture transformation
    by Jubber
    4 Replies
    Last post by Kyle_W
      • Hi - simple problem here - I've got a cube, to which I apply a texture made from the backbuffer - so far so fairly straightforward. However I want to only use a part of the Texture2D I've created - how do I apply a texture transformation to a Texture2D before mapping it over my cube I assume this is the way to change UV coords. Sorry if this is a chump level question - I'm not quite ready yet for
  • 3d rotations on different axis
    by 99jonathan
    6 Replies
    Last post by 99jonathan
      • I am currently trying to figure out the best way to represent an object that will be rotated and transformed in 3d. This is what I have so far: Code Snippet Vector3 Position; float CurrentSpeed = 0; Vector3 Direction; Vector3 UpDirection; The goal is to make everything compact and small. Now the problem comes up when I want to rotate the object. All I should have to do is change the
  • Managed Direct3D 10
    by ABS123
    14 Replies
    Last post by Joel Martinez
      • Since XNA only supports DirectX 9.0 Where is Managed Direct3D 10 I hope there will be Managed wrapper for Direct3D 10 thanks
  • Surface.GetGraphics() in WindowsMobile.DirectX.Direct3D always throw an exception 9
    by rapbbit
    3 Replies
    Last post by Wessam Bahnassi
      • My code is: 9 Texture texture = new Texture(device, 256, 256, 0, Usage.None, Format.R5G6B5, Pool.SystemMemory); Surface s = texture.GetSurfaceLevel(0); Graphics g = s.GetGraphics()); //Exception here no matther how i change the parameters in creat texture ,It always throw an invalid call exception any help
  • Subscription not available on my Xbox!
    by Peter Lillevold
    14 Replies
    Last post by Michael Klucher - MSFT
      • Hi! Is there any reason why the Creators Club Subscription is not showing up on my Xbox I live in Norway, but I've not read anything about any region restrictions on this download. I want in on the fun too!
  • Problems binding a texture to a sampler (InvalidCastException)
    by Anders Lassen
    2 Replies
    Last post by Kyle_W
      • I'm trying to do something as simple as setting a sampler2D parameter in the effect to a Texture2D object loaded by the content manager, like this: tex = content.Load<Texture2D>("assetname"); For importer and processor for 'assetname' i use Texture - XNA Framework and Texture (mipmapped) XNA Framework, respectively. The loading works fine, but when i try to bind it to the sampler,
  • Animating a model?
    by svxtc
    1 Replies
    Last post by waruwaru
      • Is it possible
  • C# Performance
    by IBRAHIM ERSOY
    8 Replies
    Last post by magicalclick
      • i mean are there differences between C++ and C# in performance
  • Minimizing and Maximizing
    by A1Programmer
    12 Replies
    Last post by Richard Kain
      • I have my application set to use the full screen. If I hit alt tab, go into another app, then alt+tab back into my game, it's solid gray, and then locks up. I wrote some simple code to check the keyboard state, and close the app if I hit escape, but that doesn't even work. I just assumed that this would all be handled for me, out of the box... Do I have to write anything myself to fix this
  • Using ContentManager without Xna.FrameWork.Game
    by Aero68
    10 Replies
    Last post by Aero68
      • How do I use the ContentManager when not using the FrameWork.Game In all samples we can find " ContentManager aLoader = new ContentManager (Service); " Since I dont use Game as a baseclass I don't have "Service". So I create a service like this " GameServiceContainer Service = new GameServiceContainer () " Now, every thing I try to load, textures, mo
  • Just saying Hi
    by Calvin Bell
    5 Replies
    Last post by Fluxtah
      • Hi! I have wanted to make a game for some time now... and I never really wanted to put much time into it until now. I have the whole game drawn out on paper (classes, skills, the way the networking works) but never got around to implementing it. I have been playing with this XNA GSE and have a car that I can drive around a track. Hopefully I will have more soon. I would like to "bu
  • main menus for newbie
    by grimdoomer
    4 Replies
    Last post by KIWIDOGGIE
      • ok so i have just started C# and C++ and i seam to be catching on prety quickly. I have been able to get many custom modles to move with sound and effects. But today i wanted to start an entire game. so I was woundering how would i go about making a main menu/ I hae not been able to find any tutorials on it.
  • Anyone need music/sound design?
    by cellophane
    4 Replies
    Last post by Brandon Bloom
      • Hi! I'm an experienced musician/audio engineer and avid gamer looking for some projects to help build a portfolio. I'm especially interested in composing context sensitive music with some basic interactivity. I also have a fair bit of programming and scripting experience and knowledge of modern game engines. I specialize in Rock, Electronic, Rap, and Orchestral. Here are a few examples: Orchestral
  • New Release of XNA GSE
    by ACDias
    1 Replies
    Last post by hpjchobbes
      • Sorry for my bad english (I'm brazilian) The new release of XNA Game Studio Express is just bug fixes There are new features Thanks