Gamestudio 7.04 released

There seems to be a problem with A7.04, that wasn't in 7.03.

I have a function to render a textured quad on screen, but when I set the following:
Code:

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d3dDevice->SetSamplerState(0, D3DSAMP_MINFILTER, D3DTEXF_POINT);
d3dDevice->SetSamplerState(0, D3DSAMP_MAGFILTER, D3DTEXF_POINT);

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The FILTER flags on all panels does not work. I know panels would use D3DTEXF_LINEAR or something, but why does it reset? It didn't in the last update.

Also, the mtlSkill1 in FX files doesn't not work anymore. I prefered using them instead of vecSkill41... can't they both be avaliable?

I just tested multitextured terrain with A7.04 in comparison with A6.6...

I used a little 100*100vertex terrain with 512 texture size, and a great one with 500*500vertexes and 2048*2048 texture size. I had no fps changes (constantly 85) with A6.6 at both terrains (even with Normal- and Parallaxmapping applied to the multitextureshader there wasn't a fps change).

Now in A7.04 I get 45 fps with the little one and 23 fps with the large one!

I hope there is something wrong!?

I am developing a product slated for release in the fall, and this is now my full time profession to which I take very seriously. Whom do I contact to have access to the bleeding edge betas. It is absolutely essential to the projects speedy release. New features such as physics, editing enhancments, and shader implentation will shave weeks of the development cycle. I have Pro.

Sheefo: Never assume anything about rendering states. Filters can be in any random state, so always set all your states that you need.

Redphoenix: A7 has a different renderer and thus gets a different frame rate, which however should be usually higher than in A6. If you think there's something wrong with the frame rates, you can contact the support - we'll then have a look at your level.

Is this the not beta, is the last version ?
I confused
Is have any change from the public beta?
or are still the public beta?

I compare the public beta and released version, both files are identical.

I'm unable to get any of the demos to run from SED. Tried the car and the shader as listed in the contents and keep coming up with an error. For example when i use the car main and run it in test/debug this is the errors that i get. compiling SPLITSCR WDL
< synonym first (>
SPLITSCR.WDL 25:0 (): parameter unknown symomym bad keyword in ()

<type entity,>
SPLITSCR.WDL 25:0 (): parameter unknown symomym bad keyword in ()

< synonym second (>
SPLITSCR.WDL 26:0 (): parameter unknown symomym bad keyword in ()

<type entity,>
SPLITSCR.WDL 26:0 (): parameter unknown symomym bad keyword in ()

anyone have any idea what's going on here? similar thing happens when i try the shader as well. I don't have to uninstall A6 in order to try the A7 demo
do i? Also have the free version of c-lite on here. Could this be causing confliction when i try to run the promgram in SED. And yes i'm using the SED in A7 not the one in A6.
Thanks

Hmmm, there is no demo "SPLITSCR.WDL" in A7 so whatever you downloaded was probably not A7?

Carlevel runs great here and so does the new Shadertest. You might have forgot to add which script to run in SED.

@jcl: I have sent my level and codes to the support.

figured it out. even though i opened the wdl in sed i didn't it direct it to the correct files. The button that looks like a gear at the top. when i tried to run it it was looking for the old splisceen from an old aum file i was playing with on a6. thanks for the help though.

I have Cybex A7 Extra 7.01 it is possible to update to newer version? because Cybex don´t have a password and username, wed say just it is registered to cybex. And another Question it is possble to upgrade from Cybex Extra to comercial?

tnx

I don't know if you can update Sybex to 7.04 (I don't think) but I know for sure you can buy an upgrade from Sybex A7 to A7 Commercial in the webstore.

hi raven75,
yes you can upgrade from Sybex A7 Extra to Commercial, but it isn´t possible to update a sybex edition. I had the same problem with the sybex A6 extra edition, so I decided to update to A6 commercial. Tobias already said it and I think he´s right, too.

Jens

tnx, however for learning it is enough i think. when i will need some features i will upgrade to an higher edition. I hope 7.01 isnt too bugy. nevertheless it was a good deal, bought it new at Amazon german for 15Euro, now it cost 99Euro

I think I found a possible bug!

Using 'continue' in a for loop should terminate the current iteration and jump to it's increment expression, but it does not. I don't know if this is a bug, but I know it's a pain in the ass.
In C and C++ it does, so I'll put my money on this being a bug.

Different qustion

How long does it usually take for an order (chose wire-transfer, picked the German accoutn because it is the closest to austria) to process? Purchased the A7 upgrade at around 4 in the morning

Thanks in advance

It tooks 2 Days for me

i`m not to sure were to ask this so i figured i`d ask here, is it possible to upgrade from a6 commercial to a7 pro for the upgrade price of $299, or do i have just the option of upgradeing to the commercial version of a7?

A6 commercial to A7 commercial is $99.00
A6 commercial to A7 pro is $799.00

Shop Link: http://www.shareit.com/product.html?prod...131cda61dd8ec0e

Browse eBay and keep an eye on threads dedicated to selling Pro licenses on this forum. I was able to snag an A6 Pro for $300 on Ebay (advertised on here) and upgraded to A7 Pro for $299 which was a few hundred in savings. Make sure the person you are buying the license from is the ORIGINAL owner. A license can only be transfered once.

I'm keeping my eyes open for someone that sell his/her A7 Pro for $300USD