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update to A4 pro #62902 01/28/06 11:34 01/28/06 11:34
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 407 inside to my er_willy OP Senior Member
er_willy OP Senior Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 407 inside to my	I have the A4 commercial, but I have update to A5 and after to A6, but is possible get the A4 profesional? how money? I have some ideas for shareware games and wanna use A4 because the it uses DX7.

Re: update to A4 pro [Re: er_willy] #62903 01/28/06 11:38 01/28/06 11:38
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 7,441 ventilator Senior Expert
ventilator Senior Expert Joined: May 2002 Posts: 7,441	what does a4 pro offer compared to a5 com 5.24? i think 5.24 uses directx7 too, still has the software renderer and is much nicer than a4 (scripting-wise,...).

Re: update to A4 pro [Re: ventilator] #62904 01/28/06 11:54 01/28/06 11:54
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,062 Hamburg, Germany slacer Expert
slacer Expert Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,062 Hamburg, Germany	Well, it would be nice if we could use all versions below our current. I own A6 Pro and could use A4 Pro - A6 Pro to reflect the client needs. Long time ago I starded with A4 from Sybex but the restrictions with this old release were the main showstopper for me to even start using it for more than a month. But the executables were sooooo small... 480 k for the exe alone

Re: update to A4 pro [Re: slacer] #62905 01/28/06 13:04 01/28/06 13:04
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 407 inside to my er_willy OP Senior Member
er_willy OP Senior Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 407 inside to my	well, i wanna update to pro for close the resoruces and create more profesional look(windows starter) . ...I know what some programs "close" the resources but incluse my can "breaking" a5 5.24 use dx7? looking in my cds...

Re: update to A4 pro [Re: er_willy] #62906 01/28/06 13:39 01/28/06 13:39
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,062 Hamburg, Germany slacer Expert
slacer Expert Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,062 Hamburg, Germany	Well, 1. you can open the resources you made with lower versions 2. you can simply copy your acknex.wdf created with the pro into the a4 folder...

Re: update to A4 pro [Re: slacer] #62907 01/28/06 16:06 01/28/06 16:06
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 9,859 F FBL Senior Expert
FBL Senior Expert F Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 9,859	the wdf format indeed didn't change much since A3. I was able to create a working (with A5.52) wdf file using wdfc.exe which came with A3 pro.

Re: update to A4 pro [Re: slacer] #62908 01/28/06 21:27 01/28/06 21:27
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 725 USA TeutonicDarkness User
TeutonicDarkness User Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 725 USA	Quote: Well, it would be nice if we could use all versions below our current. I own A6 Pro and could use A4 Pro - A6 Pro to reflect the client needs. Long time ago I starded with A4 from Sybex but the restrictions with this old release were the main showstopper for me to even start using it for more than a month. But the executables were sooooo small... 480 k for the exe alone I have to agree 100% with this statement. It would be nice to have all Lower Engine of the same Version. It does not matter "WHY" If customers of Conitec want it.... It should be provided. Look at other software comapanies there are many that offer older version on their site or at least on request. Sure I would probally never downgrade to A4 Commercial but I "Should have that as an option" Also in rare cases (such as my own) they might even loose money buy not offering it! Beacause the fact is I Would buy only buy A6 Pro if I had this as an option. "As is" they will never get another penny! Just my thoughts..... * Teutonic Darkness *

Re: update to A4 pro [Re: TeutonicDarkness] #62909 01/28/06 21:50 01/28/06 21:50
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 9,859 F FBL Senior Expert
FBL Senior Expert F Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 9,859	I can understand why people want to use A5... but wanting A4 does not make much sense to me. It has the same requirements as A5.24, but a lot (a LOT!) less features!

Re: update to A4 pro [Re: FBL] #62910 01/28/06 23:37 01/28/06 23:37
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,062 Hamburg, Germany slacer Expert
slacer Expert Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,062 Hamburg, Germany	There is something called "mini games". Those games are sometimes so small that you could send them per email, ... Sometimes you just need an extra application to setup some options before you launch the main game. A4 is small enough. Oh, do you remember MODEM or IPX support?... Yes, these things may be outdatet, but there are schools networks still using very ancient protocols on 10 MBit connections... And ... NO! I would not permanently downgrade! I would like to see it as an option to use it if I am in need to. If I am not allowed to sell my older version - why should I not use it if it fits best to the problem? Ok, I am not asking for myself... -- slacer Last edited by slacer; 01/29/06 22:00.

Re: update to A4 pro [Re: slacer] #62911 01/28/06 23:51 01/28/06 23:51
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 9,859 F FBL Senior Expert
FBL Senior Expert F Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 9,859	My A5 (A5.52 - 5.24 probably is smaller) executable is 800kb big. This is about 360kb more than A4. Now that can't be the reason. What I want to say: You can use A5.24 as well. There are no disadvantages. If they re-release A4... hell yes, why not. But I see no use in that. About networking: A4 multiplayer was bugged and certainly has more problems running on 10 mbit than A5.

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