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A7 with OpenGL?
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07/17/07 16:29
07/17/07 16:29
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I wonder wether it is possible to add the option to the engine to run with OpenGL, because it could run on MAC and Linux as well!? EDIT: Sorry, I should search the forums first, too! Found JCLs answer, where he said that they thought about that, but decided that it isn't worth the effort.
Last edited by Pappenheimer; 07/17/07 16:59.
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Re: A7 with OpenGL?
[Re: Pappenheimer]
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07/18/07 18:30
07/18/07 18:30
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I agree with Pappenheimer. I myself think to change the engine just because of the "Linux feature", but by now i didnīt find a alternative suited for me. So: I think it is worth the effort and i really hope that this feature will come. I can imagine that this will cost lots of work hours, but it wouldnīt just make 3dgs more attractive but also more valueable. Since i personally aim for a linux-only pc, i hardly would buy A7 just because of this error. So, i hope that this feature will come one day, that would be also a killerreason for the professional as well.
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Re: A7 with OpenGL?
[Re: Dyc]
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07/18/07 21:03
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Well, most of the users are developing games which are obviously played by users of windows. I don't think porting to OpenGL is worth the effort. The times when games supported DirectX, OpenGL and DirectX are gone. I personally would prefer conitec to put their effort in realsising the forecast features, especially the 2D improvements like speeding up the rendering of true type fonts etc.
Additionally users of Linux can use DirectX distributions for Linux like e.g. WineX.
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Re: A7 with OpenGL?
[Re: FBL]
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07/19/07 15:15
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First of all: 3dgs with WineX is working, but very unstable and with lots of bugs, so no alternative. For me OpenGL wouldnīt be important for selling or something like that, but simply for using 3dgs with Linux, even if the games would never come to a status where they can be sold.
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