Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.

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  • DirectX 10 Wiki
    by KapitalX
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    Last post by KapitalX
      • Hi All, A group of us are starting a directx 10 wiki page so that it can act as a better reference with better examples. Please help build this wiki. Its located at http://www.dxten.com Thanks All.
  • Many Questions that I would like to know about XNA
    by Swordsy
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    Last post by George Clingerman
      • Hello, I plan on downloading XNA Gamestudio (not the proffesional one) to my computer but before I do I have a couple questions. 1- I am completely 100% new at game making, is XNA right for newbies at game-making 2- Am I able to create any genre of game on XNA I want to create a FP or TP shooter and perhaps racing game... 3- With XNA are you able to create your own ani
  • XBox has died how do I go about transferring my creators club etc. to the new unit when it arrives?
    by Peter D.252325
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    Last post by Jim Perry
      • Having just started some serious dev work on my personal 360 project, the danged box up and "three reds" on me. How do I go about getting all my stuff i.e. live arcade games, gold membership and more importantly creators club membership onto the new box when it arrives Has anyone had to do this before and what are the steps needed. I know about having to generate a new code for the lin
  • Linker problem calling DirectX functions... Please assist...
    by Ghost (C&#
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    Last post by Ghost (C/C++/VC++)
      • Hello, I'm doing some minor animation with just 2D graphics. I know I can do 3D, but I want to do 2D for fun, and for a class. However, I'm getting: 'error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _Direct3DCreate9@4 referenced in my function "bool __cdecl InitializeDirectX_9( struct HWND__ *)" ' 'error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _D3DXCreateTextureFromFileW@12 refere
  • Strange effect when using translation
    by milann
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    Last post by e. ogas
      • I have a strange problem when I'm trying to move one model around. When the model is in the center of the camera it look okay ( http://www.marmalad.com/milan/sample1.jpg ) but when I place it away from the center (let's say to the right) the model seems to be rotating as well ( http://www.marmalad.com/milan/sample2.jpg ). I would like to ask why is this happening Why is the model rotating when I'm
  • Could C# be the future of gaming?
    by QuantumMischief
    14 Replies
    Last post by DEBRO
      • Since XNA is using C#, and is is a more intuitive language than C++, is it possible that in the future that C# will dominate, espessially in AAA titles. Could XNA be ushering a new way of programming in the main stream
  • IDirect3DDevice9 and multiple windows etc.
    by Sodan
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    Last post by Sodan
      • Ok, so you said we could ask anything here... :-) We currently have an app running with thousand of users online, and the client uses DirectX7 2D. Have been test-converting it to DirectX9 3D. Runs very well in test, but before advancing in modifying all the code, I have some questions, which are code design questions... here goes... What do we have now: we have one window with the app runnin
  • HELP Cant find my XNA Gaming Studio!!!
    by Rich101122
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    Last post by George Clingerman
      • I downloaded C# and xnagse_setup and installed both but where do i go to start creating my games im really confused. PLEASE HELP!!!
  • Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.GraphicsDevice does not contain a definition for 'BeginScene' ?!?
    by Bloom326984
    5 Replies
    Last post by Bill Reiss
      • I am confused, I keep getting an error telling me GraphicsDevice does not contain a definition for BeginScene. All the posts I find elsewhere (for example http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=684405&SiteID=1 ) show that as the method to use, as it was in MDX. Any idea what's going on here Thanks
  • Point Sprites on XBOX 360 causes crash
    by Adam Hines
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    Last post by 71M
      • I have an application that draws a large number of point sprites on the screen using DrawUserPrimatives using additive blending. This works fine on the windows version, with around 4 million point sprites being rendered. On the XBOX, when there are greater than around 20,000 sprites nothing draws and then the program exits with code 0 and no error messages. Any insight into what I'm doing wrong -
  • Measure String using BitmapFont
    by Nic-Gun
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    Last post by ProfEclipse
      • I used the BitmapFont i got from Gary Kacmarcik's blog and it's very useful to write font on my application. but the thing is i need to do a word wrap and i need to use the MeasureString method, which i still haven't got a clue on how to use it. public int MeasureString(string format, params object[] args) anybody know what is the format used for the MeasureString
  • XNA Asteroids game in the Channel 9 XNA launch video
    by Jim Perry
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    Last post by Jim Perry
      • Any idea if this is going to be released to the community It looks like it would be a blast to play. I'd ask about the font support that was shown too, but I'm guessing that'll come in the first patch.
  • Problem with Clipping in OpenGL
    by Akshay554113
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    Last post by shade
      • Hi, I am using VC++ 6 with the default OpenGL (v1.3.0 build 4.13.01.3317) on Windows 2000 with an Intel 82845 graphics adapter. Without clipping, my application works fine. This is what I see (as expected): When I apply clipping as follows: Code Snippet double arrEq[] = {0, -1, 0, 40}; glClipPlane(GL_CLIP_PLANE0, arrEq); glEnable(GL_CLIP_PLANE0); This is what I expe
  • Preserve alphas in rendertargets?
    by AlfonsAberg
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    Last post by AlfonsAberg
      • Let's say I first clear the screen with the color black, then draw an interlaced PNG and store this in a RenderTarget. After that I apply a PixelShader to the RenderTarget and store that in another RenderTarget. Clear the screen with the color white or draw a background image. If I now try to draw the last RenderTarget with the effect applied, the background doesn't show because the RenderTarget h
  • Will the HDMI output on the revised 360 require any code changes
    by CaRNaGe_46038
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    Last post by Richard Fine
      • I am hoping some developers have a beta unit and can answer this question. Thanks And don't forget to stop by www.lucidzombie.com www.indygamers.com www.Dailytech.com
  • XNA on Original Xbox?
    by AzBat
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    Last post by Jim Perry
      • Back when XNA was first announced at GDC 2004 it was said that XNA would be a unifying environment for both original Xbox(and future versions), PC and mobile devices. With the XNA framework now available for the Xbox 360 are there any plans for supporting the original Xbox I know there are about to be 10 million Xbox 360 consoles shipped by the end of this year, but as of last May Microsoft sai
  • DX 10 release
    by Ksingh
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    Last post by Alexey Barkovoy
      • so when is the SDK avaliable to Download.
  • Geometry Shader Performance
    by lowelllynnduke
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    Last post by lunatic
      • Hello Everyone, This is a fairly generic question, and I promise it may sound like a hardward question at first, but it's not really. Does anyone else notice how slow some of the DX10 samples in the Feb SDK are Specifically those that employ the geometry shader such as the displacement mapped lizard and the example of how to do cube mapping in one pass (when you check "Render Car")
  • determining filepath of system assembly dll's
    by ryan.rogers
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    Last post by ryan.rogers
      • Since loading as assembly by partial name isn't available via the CF 2.0 (and therefore nor the 360), I need to load assemblies (both my own and system) for type inspection via file name (Assembly.LoadFrom method). Don't ask me why...you're not cleared for that. ;-) - For my own assemblies this is easy and have no problems there. - For system assemblies on Windows this is easy, I can eit
  • XNA Subscription != MSDN Subscription?
    by wvvjoevvw
    3 Replies
    Last post by Jason Jaegers
      • I have a MSDN Liscense subscription w/full access to the MSDN Subscriber downloads, support, etc. Its expensive (as most here know). My question is, does this not include access to the 360 XNA studio creators club Do they really want another 99 bucks out of me after paying 2 grand I'd be real surprised if this was the case. I thought MSFT MSDN Subscription would break this barrier. Joe
  • Exposing per-asset properties on a custom content processor
    by EmoSaru
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    Last post by Shawn Hargreaves - MSFT
      • Does anybody know if it's possible to add custom properties to a content processor that can be set per-asset, without resorting to indirecting through an XML config file Ideally, the properties would show up in the properties panel for the asset in GSE. Thoughts Answers Bad news Thanks! Brian
  • Adding a new class to WindowsGame and Xbox360Game is different
    by Holm76
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    Last post by Stephen Styrchak - MSFT
      • So Ive noticed that when you create a new class when having a Windows project you dont automatically get all the XNA Using statements in the top of the source file. Is it ment to be this way New WindowsGame Class source: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; namespace WindowsGame1 {   class Class1   {   } } New Xbox3
  • Flash Movie in C# Direct3D game
    by Nicky Chung
    10 Replies
    Last post by SDH2007
      • In VS2005, i need to embed a SWF flash movie in a fullscreen Direct3D 9.0 based game. I have successfully added my swf(which was painful) and played the movie without problem. But, when I tried to switch the display from SWF flash move to Direct3D device. It failed! The followings illustrate the general flow of my problem: 1. load and display the SWF 2. user press space to start game (SWF ge
  • How to format gameTime, or float.
    by AlfonsAberg
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    Last post by Ely
      • This is probably an easy question. I want to split a float into whole integers and the first 2 numbers after the "," and pass it into 2 different int's. example: 987,645 int a should be 987 int b should be 64 And where can I find a list of all .ToString  format options (ToString("F0") Cheers Alfons
  • Homing missile (working on from the going beyong tutorial)
    by kasper.g.a
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    Last post by dczraptor
      • I've worked a bit on from the going beyond tutorial and added another model to the project. My problem a bit matematical. How do i calculate which way the missile(with a vector3 position) should turn and when to stop turning when its pointing at another Vector3 position Extra credit question: I've added an background like they suggested in the tutorial. Even used the layerDepth parameter, an