Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.

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  • Problem with fbx models
    by Darkhack
    5 Replies
    Last post by Darkhack
      • Hi! I am a newbie in xna, and I have the following problem: I've downloaded and installed the xna game studio express and the framework. I then tried to build the SpaceWar starter kit and I got the following error: Error code: -1 encounted when initializing FBX file loader. The file is either corrupted or it is not a valid FBX file. The file was of course the one that came packed with the game st
  • Prebuilt Content... How?
    by cronholio
    4 Replies
    Last post by Joel Martinez
      • I'm working on a standalone content processor, but I realized I had no idea how to load prebuilt XNBs into a project. I'm not talking about dynamicly loading content at runtime here. I just want to include a preprocessed XNB in the project. Try as I might, nothing I seem to do works. I tired adding an XNB to the project, telling it to take no action, just copy. I tried copying it to the content fo
  • Any plans to support WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE in Managed Direct Sound?
    by Kinetik
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    Last post by Kinetik
      • I once read that Managed DirectX (MDX) does not support the WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE format that would allow us to use more than 2 audio channels in .Net. I require the use of 4 audio channels. Is there any plans to support this in the future or is there a work-around Thanks,
  • 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
  • DirectX8 and Vista Compatibility
    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
  • how to build a 2D map
    by GMS0012
    3 Replies
    Last post by flypp3r
      • hello all. i am working on a 2D tank game. I just want to ask how to build the map for the game. Is it better to build a tile map or should I load a big texture (*.jpg) file what do you think thanks
  • Alpha Channel Problem?
    by brian_tsim
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    Last post by Inaki Ayucar
      • Hi all, I tried to create smoke effect in my game. But some alpha channel has some. Below is my problem screen-dump and coding.My problem is left red circle area can display alpha, but right circle area can't display. Hope somebody help. http://hk.geocities.com/brian_tsim/error.PNG //============================== renderer.Device.RenderState.TextureFactor = Color.Fr
  • 3Ds Max Texture Error
    by Halaway
    4 Replies
    Last post by Halaway
      • I'm having trouble getting textures to work in XNA with models that I've created myself. I went through the Space Tutorial and have no problems loading the provided models, or any other models i find elsewhere. However, when I try to use a model that I created and textured myself (in 3ds max, tried with Panda exported .X files, kW X-ported .X files, and .FBX files) I get a weird error. I
  • How can I draw a flat Sprite in 3D space using transparency/alpha layers?
    by n8dogg
    9 Replies
    Last post by n8dogg
      • Hello XNA community, I am currently working on a level editor that renders in 3D for a 2D game (think New Super Mario Bros). I am using DrawIndexedPrimitives with 24 vertices to draw cubes, wedges, and other simple shapes that make up individual tiles in the game. When I use a similar technique to draw a 2D sprite in 3D space (let's say, a PNG file with transparent space in some areas of the file)
  • verts(,)
    by georgeaf
    2 Replies
    Last post by E.Jordan
      • How to make the vertexbuffer.lock array a two dimensional array
  • XNA redistributable 1.0: having trouble distributing
    by Grotius
    4 Replies
    Last post by Grotius
      • I've tried to publish my first XNA game on another PC in my house; that PC has .NET installed. I also downloaded and installed the XNA redistributable 1.0 onto that machine, but when I try to run my game's setup, I'm told that the XNA Framework 1.0.0.0 must be installed in the "Global Assembly Cache (GAC)". Now, this is a game I made in the GSE Beta 2, but the error message relates to XN
  • .X importer for XNA
    by 99jonathan
    12 Replies
    Last post by 99jonathan
      • http://www.myjavaserver.com/~jonathanf/stairs.x This .x file displays correctly in the DXviewer as a staircase. However, when loaded into xna it is merely a cube. What gives The staircase was made using XSI Mod Tool and exported using the default .x exporter. ~Jonathan
  • Rotation help
    by peekb
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    Last post by peekb
      • 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 ab
  • When is LoadGraphicsContent(true) called?
    by Flecko1
    10 Replies
    Last post by Bill Reiss
      • Hi, I'm wondering if LoadGraphicsContent(true) is ever called by XNA (rather than client code) except for when the game is first started. The reason I care is that if I have to reload, for example, a Texture that a few different objects are still using, I have to make sure that they use the new Texture reference rather than their old one, which is now dead. Basically: am I guaranteed that LoadGrap
  • 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
  • Windows Aero changed to Windows Vista Basic
    by MaxL
    3 Replies
    Last post by The ZMan
      • I am using directX bitblt to draw images on screen. When I run it in Vista, it forces the windows to change from Windows Aero to Windows Vista Basic. Why does the Vista do that How do I fix the problem Thanks Max
  • Game Levels like Quake?
    by jeffmorris
    7 Replies
    Last post by jeffmorris
      • I found out from another website that there's an add-on (I think) for XNA Game Studio called XNA Magic that is supposed to load game levels made for games like Quake. Should I wait for XNA Magic or similar add-on before trying to create game levels Can I create game levels using XNA Game Studio only and a 3D modeler only Is it possible to create game levels that have two or more texture files
  • kW X-port for 3ds Max 9 (X file exporter with XNA support)
    by Jon Watte
    14 Replies
    Last post by Jon Watte
      • I have made a preliminary version of the kW X-port plug-in available for Max 9. The full Max 9 download from Autodesk is almost 3 GB and is still going, so I haven't been able to test it yet -- it's just re-compiled with their new SDK. I give it a good 90% chance of working fine, though :-) The version for Max 8 has been tested, of course, and is still available. It might work as far back a
  • Look like almost real
    by CyberLord_Dan
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    Last post by CyberLord_Dan
      • How is this effect made: (original here: link ). It looks very real. In games this is how it looks a screenshoot : (u can see that it isn't real). So... how do I make it look this image (render) like the first one. Is an effect or something like this Both were captured durring the cinematics of area 51. Pls any help!!!
  • will XNA suits for Tools development
    by KissPsycho
    4 Replies
    Last post by KissPsycho
      • hi all, i am new to game Tools development and currently i am in total confusion to select a proper technology for my applications. is it 1.MFC+Directx or 2.MDX+C# or 3.XNA+C# my application is like a 3d mesh viewer/map editor which have multiple view ports i had already tried to built with MFC+Dx but i dont find much resources and its difficult too so if anyone can tell wither XNA would help
  • Important question about Model texture switching
    by createdbyx
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    Last post by --David--
      • So I am curious how the xna framework handles multiple Models each model with multiple meshes and each mesh containing/using different textures. Has the XNA framework been designed to efficiently draw a model and intern a models meshes by efficiently handling texture state changes. I am just curious if XNA does this or weather it just uses the 'brute force' method. for example in the documentation
  • My second render isnt showing
    by nick5454
    3 Replies
    Last post by nick5454
      • Ok so my question now is. I first draw the main game screen. it works great. Then I execute the code below to draw a rectangle on top. But, it never shows up. When I take out the render code it draws fine to the screen. So I think I'm only missing one statement to add the the texture to the main screen. Can anyone spot the problem ( I'm trying to draw rt to the screen ) Thanks,
  • Parameters for content processor
    by AndyL
    8 Replies
    Last post by thedo
      • Is there currently any way of providing parameters to the content pipeline For instance, if I had a huge terrain that I want to convert into blocks within the pipeline, it would be nice to set a parameter for the block size within the IDE's properties panel for the asset, alongside the ContentImporter/ContentProcessor settings. If not I guess I'm going to have to create an XML file to describe
  • .NET 3.0 WF inside XNA
    by Kevin Hoffman
    5 Replies
    Last post by Steve Dunn
      • Folks, I know this is a forum for game developers and us "enterprise guys" should stay away, but I had a cool idea and I wanted some validation. I've done a truckload of coding with the Windows Workflow Foundation, and recently I've been experimenting with packaging up stacks of XOML-only (portable!) workflows inside System.IO.Packaging.Packages (basically ZIP files, but accessible via Streams and
  • Custom vertex format not working
    by aclysma
    6 Replies
    Last post by aclysma
      • I'm porting a c++ particle system to c#. I'm almost finished, but I'm having trouble with the vertex shader and getting data into it. Even when I fill the array of data with known values (like zeroes and ones) I occasionally get a value in PIX as -170805......manyzeroes.000 (maybe it's the least float number possible ) or -1.#QO. This happens maybe once every 10-12 values but it doesn't *seem* to