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silversnake
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Does DarkBASIC already have an engine or do you\can you make one from scratch. Now that I know i can make something akin to Halo, how long would it take (include time taken to learn it well). Thanks.
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John H
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Posted: 10th Mar 2003 02:25
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Halo would take a loooooooooooong time, and DB couldnt handle the graphics.

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silversnake
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So now it can not handle the graphics? Even with the update? It appears there are some conflicting opinions...

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Hamish McHaggis
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Posted: 10th Mar 2003 23:55
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The graphic capabilities are good enough for the likes of me, you can make some pretty impressive stuff with it, just look on the db website, but no Halo unfortunately!

Why the hell'd you ask me for crying out loud!?!
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Kangaroo2
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The confusion here is you asked Dark Basic, not Dark Basic Professional, they are two different products

Both these users use DB Classic not pro (correct me if I'm wrong guys?) Which doesn't include many advanced lighting and shading options included in Pro (pixel and vertex shaders, lightmapping, reflection shading and many more) - thats why. As I (any numerous others) have said numerous times now, it would be more than possible in PRO (patch 4 for speed), if you have enough time on your hands, decent modelling and texturing software, and are skilled enough

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Kangaroo2
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"Does DarkBASIC already have an engine or do you\can you make one from scratch" - lol um well it depends. Darkbasic and Pro are 3d engines, based intrinsically on Direct X. If you mean does it include a game system or level editor then no, you have to make your own or buy one. This kinda thing is not strictly an engine, but many (including myself) often refer to a basic programmed game shell as an engine, because you can addapt it to different projects. But no, there are no real tools included in DBP, its just a programming language, like C or VB or Java or any other. That said, because it uses DirectX without u having to access it yourself, it speeds up development of games massively

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Andy Igoe
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Here's some sample code I think will help:



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silversnake
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Hey thanks for the sample code. I will see if i can understand it.

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Arrow
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LOL

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silversnake
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lol...Halo team...lol...

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Andy Igoe
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Nothing personal lads, we don't just give advice here - we character assassinate you too.

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Shadow Robert
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did someone say character assasination?
:: shines up his Post Rifle ::

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silversnake
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Character assassination? Whazzat?

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Shadow Robert
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:: loads rifle with single shot ::
(~_^) it's the Raven 'Special'

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Andy Igoe
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I'm rather thinking of chain shot Raven, get the whole team at once...

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Shadow Robert
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aww... well if we have to make it a firing squad :: slinks his head down disappointed ::

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Andy Igoe
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Oh no it's ok Raven you can take the honours all to yourself, i'll let you use my ammo...

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Andy Igoe
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BUT - only if you make it a nice particle effect

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 11th Mar 2003 08:12
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oh oh oh ... i've been wanting to try out my DarkBasic Classic Railgun Particle effect >

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lcfcfan
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I think DB Pro could do something on par with halo i have done a few impressive looking demos and im just a beginner, nothing at the same level as halo graphically but good.

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