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UDATED: 20th October 2009
NOW INCLUDES SDKs and IDEs

I'm aware that Dave J had a thread setup for this but it seems to have gone dead, back in February. So, i've decided to create new and up-to-date Plugin thread which contains the URL's to all the FREE plugins available for DarkBASIC Pro (and maybe DBC too).

It would be useful too, if a moderator could make this a sticky (but not required).

Im going to continue to update this thread, every time I spot a free plugin, i'll try and remember to add it here.

Anyway, heres my list so far:

A
AVI Plugin - Allows you to record AVIs from inside DBP. Now tthhhis is cool!!!
Add Font Plugin - Plugin by Cloggy. Not quite sure on how it's used yet.
AI A* Pathfinding Plugin - Exactly what you would expect. A nice, intelligent pathfinding AI plugin.
Advanced Sprites - Over 88 additional commands for manipulating sprites, images and pixel perfect sprite collision. Created by Mod.
Anisotropic Filtering DLL - Allows you to apply Anisotropic filtering to an object's texture.

B
BMP Font Plugin
Box2D Wrapper - A Wrapper for the Box2D Physics Engine. Created by Diggsey.

C
Cartography shop importer plugin -Allows you to import levels from cartography shop, straight into DBP
Console Plugin - Allows you to use the command prompt (console) for debugging purposes.
Community commands DLL - A bunch of extra commands that various people have requested. Thanks to chunks chunks for this one.

D
Direct 3D Functions DLL - Damn cool, it's a must have!
DKShop & DKAVM Plugins (updated) - Advanced Vertex Manipulation and More
DBP Net Lib 1.4.3 Plugin - A great plugin written by CattleRustler, containing over 70 commands. Link goes to his site.
DarkTCP - Another Great networking plugin!
Decompression Plugin - Created by Zappo
DB Functions DLL - Adds some very useful commands. Diggsey's first plugin.
DBConn - An ODBC Database plugin for DBPro. Allows connection to any data source that has an ODBC compliant driver. Official Web Page Here.

E
Enhanced Audio Plugin V1.51
Enhanced Audio Plugin V1.55(beta)
EZ Rotate (Free Version)
EZ Serv Plguin - A networking plugin by CattleRustler. Great for multiplayer games. Link goes to his site.
Extended DLL Plugin - Allows you to enter more than 9 perameters per DLL, and a hole lot more. Created by Aaron Miller (DB user 2006+)

F
Faster File Plugin
FTP Plugin - This nifty plugin allows you to transfer multiple files over FTP. Created by Warship45

G
Goga's Free FTP Plugin
Goga's SMTP Plugin
Goga's Free DBP Plugin V2.0 - A variety of different stuff
Grass System Plguin - You should really check this out for yourself, it's a pretty decent plugin!
GUI (Windows) Plugin - A great, free GUI plugin created by Aaron Miller (DB User 2006+).
GameCrypt Plugin - Anyone looking to encrypt their game content should download this plugin.


H

I

J

K

L
Live-Update Plugin
Lua 5.1 Plugin - A Free plugin to allow Lua scripting with your games and applications. Created by Barnski.
Lua 5.1 Plugin - Another Free plugin to allow Lua scripting with your games and applications. Created by Coolgames.
Logarithm Plugin
Limb Alpha Plugin - Limb Alpha Mapping, Like it says!

M
Matrix1Util Plugin Collection - One of the biggest collections of free plugins available, with access to nearly 900 additional commands.
Multisync Plugin - Networking plugin, useful for multiplayer games.
MS Access Database Plugin - Allows the use of Access Databases in DBP.
Mappy Plugin - Used for loading FMP or FMA files from the Mappy Editor
Message Box Plugin - Created by DB user 2006+.
MultiSync Plugin V1.0 (New) - Much better than the first Multisync plugin!
MIDI Plugin - Allows the control of midi ports on your system
MP3 Plugin - Adds some decent support for playing MP3 files. I recommend you check this one out.
Mathematical Expression Plugin - Allows you to input mathematical strings (e.g. "2*2") and retrieve the result of it. Created by Rudolpho

N
Newton game Dynamics Wrapper V1.32 - The Best FREE Physics Plugin Around!

O
Object LOD plugin - Allows you to add as many LOD levels to an object as you like, unlike the limit of 3 with the built in DBP LOD system. Created by Kaedroho.

P
Printer Plugin - Allows you to send files to a printer from within DBP. Created by Zappo

Q
QuadTree Plugin - Simple plugin to allow the use of QuadTrees and 2D ray casting.

R
RTS Build Order DLL - A must have for RTS game makers!
RAR Plugin - Allows you to access RAR achives from your DBP application

S
SR Plugin - Random, but useful functions
Sparky's Collison DLL V2.0 - Super fast collision system. Another Damn Cool plugin, Get it!
SIRDs - Single Image Random Dot Stereogram DLL - Heres Jess T's project page for this plugin: http://jt0.org/projects/?id=sirds
SQL Server Plugin - Allows you to access MS SQL databases from DBP. Link goes to CattleRustlers website.
Serial Port Plugin - Allows you to access your computer's serial ports from DBP.
SC68 Player Plugin - Allows you to use SC68 audio format in DBP.
Screen Capture DLL - Allows you to capture your desktop without minimizing or interrupting your program. Useful for creating screensavers. Created by N3wton.

T
Tempest - Free Peer To Peer Plugin
Timing Plugin - Saves you the time of creating a timer based system for your game/tool. Created by Aaron Miller.

U

V

W
Winsock 2.2 Plugin
Window Skinning Plugin - Allows you to apply images (skin) to an open window.

X
XML Plugin
Xbox 360 Controller Plugin - Allows the use of up to 4 Xbox 360 wired controllers with DBP. Created by Raven.
Xbox 360 Controller Library (full) - Comes complete with headset support and works with both DBP and DGDK. Created by Todd Riggins.

Y

Z
ZLib Plugin - Allows you to create/access Zlib archive files
zParticle - A free advanced particle system plug-in for DBP by Zerk.

PLUGIN TEMPLATES/SDKS
Dev-C++ DarkBASIC Professional Plugin Template - Created by Aaron Miller to aid the creation of plugins for DarkBASIC.

DARKBASIC PROFESSIONAL IDEs
Synergy Editor - Created by John Y
Codesurge IDE - Created by Hyrichter
BlueIDE 2 - Created/Updated by Balid

DARKBASIC CLASSIC IDEs
Waffle's IDE - Created by Waffle

I think it's about time a full list of FREE plugins are made somewhere on the forums (and that somewhere being here).

If anybody finds any more (or is releasing one) Free plugins that are not listed (or I have missed), please post the thread (or site) link here so I can add it to the list.

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you title of the post "useful tcp plugins 2" however only about two of the pluings in your list used "TCP" but good list anyways i jsut find it funny

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aaaah damn, how could I get that wrong.

EDIT:
It looks fine on here. It says TPC. You may have read it wrong or........ a mod has kindly corrected it.

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You forgot the free version of EZrotate
http://www.gametoolshed.com

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When I click on Goga's Free DBP Plugin it takes me to the Logarithm Plugin. Oh and nice thread.

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Nice! Plugin searching just got a lot easier!

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I've fixed the link to Goga's free DBP Plugin and i've added the link to the free version of EZ Rotate.

Thanks so far!

EDIT:
I've also added a link to IanM's matrix1util plugin collection which has a pack of 16 plugins apparently. The second link I've added is for an Xbox 360 controller plugin.

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Cheers DBKing

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http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=16333&b=5 - windows skinning

Here's one i got from the dll thread in the DLL Talk board. I suggest you go through the list and add dlls that you don't have yet.

Nice thread, thanks a lot!

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i lol'd it says TPC not TCP >.<


@Dbking
thanks
@Mod's

Nice to see an up to date list how bout some glue?

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yay my plugins are on da list (Goga's ones)

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Where's multisync?

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Free DBP XML Plugin

This one that is on the list points to the right thread, but the download link for the plugin is broken. Anyone who has it, can you post it? Thanks!

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Ya where is that i know tempest is better but some ppl might still want multisync ill get the link in one second.

Edit: k i got it its at:
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=47654&b=5


http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=47654&b=5

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okay, added links to the window skinning and multisync plugins. Those two UFO and LD52

@UFO:

I have the plugin, so I'll upload it and link to it from this thread. I actually have quite a few plugins that have disappeared over time, so i'll see about them and linking to them all from here.

EDIT:
I've changed the link to the XML plugin, it links to where i've uploaded it. I've also uploaded 3 other plugins:
- Grass Plugin
- MS Access Database Plugin
- BMP Font Plugin

Those three are plugins i've found on my computer, but not on the forums.

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Despite the fact that my plug-ins weren't in the original list, I'll sticky this for now. Thanks for doing the legwork ... and next time, don't forget me!

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Your plugin collection is in the list already.

It says 'Matrix1Util Plugin Collection' and the comment next to it says 'Great collection of Matrix1 Plugins from IanM'.

I can link to the individual plugins you made, like the Utility and array plugins.

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What I meant was the original list, not the updated list you have now ...

*Slap* (sound of Ian falling flat on his face while trying to joke around)

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aahh ... sorry.... just tired when i said that.

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Don't forget OSX Happy Dude's Mappy plug-in.

http://www.nicholaskingsley.co.uk/html/dbpro_plugins.html

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Hey, Cartography Shop CSM map importer is free also. Available from my site.

Paul.

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I see you have my MSAccess plugin listed, but I do have quite a few others if you want to include them. visit my dbp page to see what I have.

good job on this

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Okay, thanks guys, I'll add all of those later today (not much time right now).

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okay, i've added everything that you guys have given me links to. Theres a total of seven new plugins on the end of the list now.

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I have set up a project page for my SIRDs DLL if anyone is interested:

Single Image Random Dot Stereogram DLL

Enjoy!

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@Jess T:
i've added a link to your site as a comment for the SIRDS DLL link (in the big list above).

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Ive made 2 plugins (Here in program announcements), one for a console, and another for a messagebox plugin. I find them both usefull.

-db

[edit]
Messagebox - http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=97295&b=5
Console - http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=97060&b=5

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[edit2]
Dont forget about the GameCrypt plugin.
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@DB user 2006+:
Okay, i've added them to the bottom of the list. I've also added a link to your great (and free) GUI plugin. I personally think it deserves a place in the list.

[Edit]
when I get some time, i'll sort the list into alphabetical order so that will be easier to find a plugin in the list. Its growing pretty fast now.

[Edit 2]
I've added Gamecrypt to the list now.

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Sweet.

Thanks about the GUI Plugin too.

GameCrypt is a great plugin, very easy, and enjoyable to use.

Good luck with the alphabetical order thing, I personally hate sorting things, i'm very unnorganized (As any one who see's my C++ source code can tell, lol).

-db

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how about this one

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How bout the new multisync ?

Multisync new

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Thanks for suggesting that for me, LD52. As a matter of fact I remembered that I should suggest it when I saw that there was a new post in this thread.

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Okay, I've added the New Multisync plugin and DarkTCP to the list. Thanks for those!

Sometime this week im going to sort the list into alphabetical order.

EDIT:
Hehe, Done it now. All sorted into alphabetical order.

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Gogas site appears not to be working. Anyone else get the problem, is his stuff hosted elsewhere?

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I get the same problem too. :/

Cheers,

-db

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@DBKing
Hey, theres also my extended dll plugin out. It can now even get a string from the DLLs resource table.

Cheers,

-db

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I'll upload Goga's plugins to my WORLD webspace and link to them from here whne I get a bit of time.

@DB user 2006:
K, i've added you plugin to the list.

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I've added Zappo's descompression plugin to the list (under D). You can visit his thread here.

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Two more plugins added to the list:
Warship45's FTP plugin
Zappo's printer Plugin

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Cool about the new plugins.

I don't know if it really counts, but if you added a "Plugin Development" section, then added PurePlugin, and the Dev-C++ DBP Plugin Template, that'd be cool. Just a thought though.

Edit
Also, here's another plugin: dbFuncts plugin.

Cheers,

-naota