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Dark GDK / [DGDK.NET Plugin] LightEngine v0.6 and LightTextDX v0.2 released!

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kBessa
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Posted: 8th Jan 2008 07:23 Edited at: 8th Jan 2008 07:25
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Hi everyone!
Before I start, I know I'm a little bit too late but I just wanted to wish a Happy New Year!

It's been 2.5 months since I released my newest plugin (LightTextDX) and about 3 months since the last update to LightEngine. But today both of them have been updated!

I wanted to release them by Christmas, but I couldn't (I've been, and still am, strugling my time). I didn't even mention a New Year release.

Well, but I could make it today, a very special day. Why? Because it's my birthday, LOL! I'm getting older but you're the ones who will get the gifts. So let's go to them:


LightEngine 0.6

This is probably the last release before v1. Not much have been changed, but one important thing: The LightEngine class. In the last releases it was made to mimic "CDarkGDK", but the problem is: It would require a new release for each new release of DGDK.NET, so it was changed to act like a "normal plugin"

I also included one control from a plugin I started to work on months ago but had to give up (LightWFC, or Light Windows Forms Controls). The only one that did really work great was LightViewport, an extended PictureBox that makes creating WindowsForms based applications so easy. You just drag it to the form, and call the form from you code! It takes care of all needed commands for you! I'd recommend everyone to check the sample included, in VB.NET and C#!

Also, I've made another changes, not much. Just check the included documentation.


LightTextDX 0.2

Ok, this hasn't changed much! It's the same plugin but it was made on top of SlimDX, just as a proof-of-concept. With this change, it doesn't have all that "OS Loader Lock" exception that it had with Managed DirectX. Check the included documentation for more info!


To get both plugins, like always, just visit my website: www.lightorb.net

I'm off now, any question, just ask them here! It's my birthday so... I must get some decent sleep!

Have fun coding!

Best regards,
Thiago Bessa

PS to the mods: Could anyone un-stick the "LightEngine Version 0.5" thread and stick this one? Thanks!
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APEXnow
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Posted: 8th Jan 2008 19:26
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Excellent work kBessa. Glad to see you're still onboard

Thanks again for the new release.

Paul.


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Niels Henriksen
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Posted: 8th Jan 2008 21:22
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

And thanks for the gifts

Niels Henriksen
Working on a (MMO)RPG right now in LightEngine
http://noggs.netopcom.dk/forum/default.asp - Forum for the game
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SoulMan
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Posted: 8th Jan 2008 22:21
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Looks very good however I am unable to access the CHM Help File. Keeps coming up location not found.

No Kittah, this is my potpie!!!
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kBessa
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Posted: 9th Jan 2008 20:35
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@APEXnow: Yes, I'm certainly on, captain!

@Niels: Thanks, and you're welcome.

@SoulMan: That's strange, it is fine here.

Anybody else having problem with the CMH docs?
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Posted: 11th Jan 2008 05:20
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Ok,
I tried another machine. Guess it was something with that one machine but good thing I won't be using that as my development machine.

No Kittah, this is my potpie!!!
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Niels Henriksen
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Posted: 2nd Feb 2008 20:51
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Problems with LightEngine

I was downloading from your site and makeing the demo jo have in help:

Error:
{"Object reference not set to an instance of an object."}

Stacktrace:
at LightOrb.LightEngine.LightEngine.get_DBBasic3D()
at LightOrb.LightEngine.Basic3D.LightObject.Exist(Int32 id)
at LightOrb.LightEngine.LightIdManager.IsIdUsed(Int32 id)
at LightOrb.LightEngine.LightIdManager.GetNextId()
at LightOrb.LightEngine.Basic3D.LightObject..ctor()
at LightOrb.LightEngine.Basic3D.LightBox..ctor(Single width, Single height, Single depth)
at Game.SpinningCube.Main() in H:\NOGGS\Game\Game\Game\Module1.vb:line 11

Niels Henriksen
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Niels Henriksen
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Posted: 2nd Feb 2008 20:54
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Fixed... Was missing this line after InitDarkGDK("YOUR_AUTH_KEY")

LightEngine.Initialize(GetDarkGDKGlobals())

Niels Henriksen
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kBessa
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Posted: 2nd Feb 2008 20:59
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LOL Niels. Yeah, I've changed that, so LightEngine would work with later versions of DGDK.NET (as long as it does not have structural changes, and it would break LE).
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Niels Henriksen
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Posted: 14th Feb 2008 21:38
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Just one thing hit mit...auch...

LightObject.X give X pos
LightCamera.PositionX gives X pos

is'nt better to rekmove Position from camera so it will be LightCamera.X ?

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Hmmm.... And Object.GhostOn and Object.GhostOff should be Object.Ghost = true/false?

Niels Henriksen
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Posted: 7th Mar 2008 11:01 Edited at: 7th Mar 2008 11:45
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when comes the c++ version of lightengine?
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Dark Inferno Studios
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Hi,

LightTextDX does not draw when you use a picturebox to display DGDK.NET.

Any suggestions?

-Dark Inferno
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kBessa
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Posted: 17th Mar 2008 02:19
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Uhm... I'll investigate that as soon as possible.

Thanks for the info, Dark

-Thiago
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