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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / DirecX9 and MULTIPLAYER problem

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wh1sp3r
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Posted: 2nd Oct 2003 23:33
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i testing game for internet with DirectX8 and 8.1 ... ok
with DX9 i have a problems ... netword not function .... WHY ?
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IanM
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Posted: 2nd Oct 2003 23:40
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Who knows? Do haven't given us any clues

Try running the simple chat program in Codebase. If that works then it's your code that's the problem. If it doesn't then something went wrong with your DX9 upgrade.
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wh1sp3r
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Posted: 2nd Oct 2003 23:57
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hehe, i try a CHAT .... but not work with DX 9, i tried on LAN with DX8 on both PC and work right.... nextly i tried with DX 9 and not work .... some error ? i tried all updates on DBPRO, all version of DX9 like 9.0 9.0b 9.1, 9.1b ... only with DX 7 - 8.0, 8.1 work right
Have anybody this problem like My problem ? please HELP ! (or multiplayer suxx ) )
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heartbone
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2003 02:33 Edited at: 3rd Oct 2003 04:24
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Obviously you'll need to upgrade to DX8.1

Multiplayer runs just fine there.
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This could be quite troublesome if true. I will be beta testing a multiplayer program over the next few days. The program runs well on the four systems tested so far:
1.8 GHz WinXPHome | 1.4 GHz Win98SE | 1.2 GHz Win98SE | 366 MHz Win98
ALL running DirectX 8.1.

Some (if not all ) of the beta testers have installed DirectX9. This will be interesting to say the least. I sincerely hope that I won't be able to say I TOLD YOU SO to the lemmings who automatically install the latest Microcrap.

This would be a big impediment to the distribution of any multiplayer program. Imagine trying to explain that it works perfectly under Direct X 8.1, but DX9 breaks it? !

I do believe that Microslop would stoop so low as to sabotage the competition to Xbox Live.

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DMXtra
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2003 13:45
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Heartbone, whats next?

Microsoft sells out to UFO's?

Don't be so silly.

There are bugs with DX 9.0 that have network problems, try installing DX 9.0b, that should fix any problems with DX and DirectPlay.

Try DXDIAG.EXE and see if you can use the chat in there, if you can, it might be a DBPro issue as DBPro's DirectPlay uses Direct X 7 and not DX 9. It should be upgraded in a bit though.

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Rpg Cyco
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Multiplayer commands work flawlessly for me and I have DirectX 9.0b installed.

l8ter

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2003 15:29
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Networked LAN controls work for me in LAN... unfortunatly internet doesn't - but i have a feeling this is an AOL9 w/XP problem.

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heartbone
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2003 19:53
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DMXtra you are the silly one bring up UFOs.

You go ahead and install DX9.0b, I'm perfectly satisfied with DX8.1 for now.

And I reiterate, I sincerely hope that there is not a problem with DX9 + DirectPlay. I'll find out for sure this weekend.

Raven, AOL ??? you are destroying my respect for you.

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Dreamora
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2003 21:24
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raven: you are right, AOL gives up some cool new features: no support of TCP/IP for internet ... oooops wasn't directplay TCP/IP? ... wherefrom this problems might come ... tststs
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Shadow Robert
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actually its XP that seemed to stopped the Network Sharing, it works and DOES work fine on my secondary installation.

there are 1,001 reason of what it could possible be,
Norton Internet Security
WindowsXP Update (KD MSBlast perhaps?)
AOL9
Internet Explorer 6 sp1

there are so many factors, considering that Jedi Knight using DirectPlay is unaffected - i don't think its as much a Dx problem more a problem with how DBP is taking the route.
my system tends to be sketchy when it comes to bugs relating to other programs ... for example B&W doesn't work with NAV 2004 installed however B&W Creature Island will.

Crazy system if you ask me

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Thade
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2003 23:01
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Or installing Steganos Internet Anonym

@heartbone: DMXtra is right - why don't you just stop that kindergarten-talk placing these (in your view) oh so funny names for Microsoft?
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heartbone
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Thade do you have any idea what Microsoft is planning for computers? If you do you should be adverse to them as well. You have a strange sense of humour. The names are not funny to me.

Microsoft is an oxymoron. Micro means small, not bloat.

Anyway there is good news general,
(thankfully) I could detect no DirectPlay problems with DX9.0b.

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 4th Oct 2003 06:16
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Micro stood for the Microchip, Soft stood for well Software...
direct translation really means The OS People. (well if TGC got together and named them they would've been ) hehee

as for what they're planning, i was cool with everything until i found out abot the legislation which is actually backed by ALOT of the big wigs of the industry like Intel, Discreet, Adobe and such ... which if passed would effecively make almost every person in america who own a computer hardware and software would be liable for upto $500,000 if they didn't stop using it.

(doesn't affect anyone else, particularly not Europe due to the EU Human Rights laws)
But who the heck has given Microsoft the shovel and told them to dig this 6ft hole?

i'm not against the whole TPCA thing, honestly i think its cool to stop pirateers - however I am against the government telling me i can't use my NES & Super Mario Bros without being fined because it doesn't have TPCA compliant hardware and software.
Nor would I want to throw away the probably in excess of $80,000 worth of computers and software i own and have to start again...

and i don't think business' would be too pleased either

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Quote: "
Microsoft is an oxymoron. Micro means small, not bloat.
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Heartbone, when you write an amazing OS as good as Windows XP, let me know. I will be the first in line to check it out.

You see, there are two kinds of people, people that talk trash (you) and people that actually do productive things for a living.

Microsoft does have issues, but I don't know a company or a person that doesn't.

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heartbone
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Posted: 6th Oct 2003 02:34 Edited at: 6th Oct 2003 02:35
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OK DMXtra, when I get millions of man hours at my disposal, I'll use a few thousand of them and do just that.

In the meantime take a chill pill.

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heartbone
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Posted: 6th Oct 2003 02:42 Edited at: 6th Oct 2003 02:45
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Raven, well it seems you do understand the threat to human freedom that the Microsoft "global domination" represents. Even though you use AOL, I must respect your insights.

A longhorn indeed. Just where you don't want it. Ouch!

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DMXtra
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Quote: "In the meantime take a chill pill.
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I take it that its going to be a long "meantime".

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Andy Igoe
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I havn't played with DBP multiplayer under DX9, infact i'm still finishing DX8.1 projects at the moment courtesy of a little thing called work I still haven't even tried DBP5. All my commercial games are playing over the net just fine with DX9.

As for Micro$oft. They are evil. They must be forcibly removed from the planet by meens of compulsory organ removal without anaethetic - poetic justice for the pain they have induced millions too.

There have always been better OS' than Windows. Back in the day of Workbench and OS9 the Microjunk couldn't compete on performance and features, but sadly we use M$ as the standard. It is we who are too blame for buying this tripe.

I guess we could all buy Apple Mac's although personally i'd rather commit hari kiri than use OSX again. It's like Windows XP with a compulsory .avi habbit.

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