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Re: Vista, DX10, 64 Bit and Gamestudio? Anyone he
[Re: SMichael]
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12/06/06 18:41
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It is much more importent that 3DGS is running bug free on the current system. 
I'm guessing you've found a bug with the current version? If so, please share it with us in the Bug forum.
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Re: Vista, DX10, 64 Bit and Gamestudio? Anyone he
[Re: Doug]
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12/06/06 19:58
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I have Vista RTM(Realease to manufacture/Final version), and I can confirm that 3dgs works fine and without any problems!
"Sometimes JCL reminds me of Notch, but more competent" ~ Kiyaku
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Re: Vista, DX10, 64 Bit and Gamestudio? Anyone heard?
[Re: BlueThunder]
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12/06/06 20:56
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While I am aware that 32 bit apps will run on Vista, and 32 bit apps will run on the 64 bit platform (WOW64), what I really wanted to know is if 3DGS will be rewritten so that 64 bit games can be compiled and ran on 64 bit machines (ie. is there a 64 version of 3DGS in the works?).
I also realize that games written with 3DGS may run on DX10 machines but they will be running on a software layer provided by Microsoft for backward compatibility. Embedded into Vista is DirectX 9.0L to allow for compatibility with DirectX 9 components. So we will have DirectX 9.0L for DirectX 9 hardware and we will have DirectX 10 for DirectX 10 capable hardware. So my question would be, "Will 3DGS be updated to use the new DX10 API and all of it's new funcions, and be able to use the new features on DX10 cards".
The ultimate goal would be to have 3DGS become a 64 bit application and 64 bit compiler, producing 64 bit games that utilize the DirectX 10 API. That would allow the games to run on 64 bit machines with DX10 video hardware (and actually use the new hardware and features, not the DX 9L layer). It's not a question of "Will it run on Vista" or "Will it run on DX10 hardware", of course it will. Will we be able to develop 64 bit, DX10 games? Is 3DGS heading that way?
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Re: Vista, DX10, 64 Bit and Gamestudio? Anyone he
[Re: BlueThunder]
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12/06/06 21:07
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"Will 3DGS be updated to use the new DX10 API and all of it's new funcions, and be able to use the new features on DX10 cards".
Obviously this will happen at some point, unless they give up development of Gamestudio 
It would make sense to me that A6 will stay as DX9, and A7 will start out as DX10.
DirectX 10 will not become useful for most devlopers for some months i think.
As far as 64-bit, I believe JCL has said several times that a 64-bit version would be made when it becomes more of a common standard. Most people dont have have a 64-bit CPU or OS right now, so it's a very limited market. Frankly i dont see it becoming standard for several years at least.
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Re: Vista, DX10, 64 Bit and Gamestudio? Anyone he
[Re: Matt_Aufderheide]
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12/07/06 08:22
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Yes, I don't really see a use for DX10 at the moment, at least not for me...
sorry Doug, I was reffering to the lowwer level shading instctions(if that is what they are, heck I have no idea). In this case I know it will only impack the way people code their shaders, but shaders willl still exist...huh, I realy have lost myself.
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