Microsoft Game Technologies

• Microsoft Game Technologies Questions

• • 3d objects coordinates

    HiI'm currently wrestling with the coordinate system. I have three 3d objects (.3ds) that I want to ...

    By slayerizer

  • MSDN Webcast GameEngine compile help

    I was running through the MSDN webcasts on game developement in Visual C# .NET. (see http://www.micr...

    By atosecond

  • Effect.FromFile IndexOutOfRange exception

    Hi all,I am trying to load a shader using this code:private Effect LoadShader(string filename, List&...

    By netie

  • Little help needed for viewport.unproject()

    Hey there!I have set up a very basic program that throws a textured quad on the screen using a very ...

    By 7dust

  • Why does my road not appear in Managed C# DirectX?

    Why does my road not appear in this piece of code? I run it, and it takes forever for the road to ap...

    By ultracoder2005

• • Why is In Order Execution so Popular?

    Hi,I've been digging around the architecture of the 360 and noticed the PowerPC chips inside have In...

    By bagjuice, 3 Comments

  • No GameOS source?

    Just found the MechCommander2 does not have the source code of GameOS, do you plan to release it?Tha...

    By countzero, 3 Comments

  • Using controls as a textbox in dx9?

    Greetings! :) I'm programming a game in dx9 and now and then you need a textbox, listbox or some oth...

    By sirerugor, 3 Comments

  • Scrolling 2D Background XNA Tutorial Question

    I posted this in another thread and was given alot of help, and told to make a new thread.Please see...

    By tmk7, 4 Comments

  • I need help displaying text in an XNA game

    I need help displaying text in my game I have everything in the game (sprite movements, game rules, ...

    By deadlyevilryu, 4 Comments

• Microsoft Game Technologies: is the Category's subject.It's has 1,550 questions,this is No.78 pages.
• EnableDefaultLighting and Fog
• I am developing a Quadtree terrain component and need to understand the EnableDefaultLighting method and Fog parameters of BasicEffect in order to make models that are added to the quadtree to appear to visually fit there.Is there a way to SetDefaultLighting? Fog? or do I misunderstand what ...
• clydecoulter, Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:21:00 GMT, 1,100 bytes
• Threading - WaitHandle
• Hi,I thought now might be as good a time as any to try and get a grip on Threading in .Net and specifically for the 360. I've been having a a look at the "How to: Use a ThreadPool" article that is linked to at the bottom of the "Thread Pools in the .Net Compact Framework for ...
• adammiles, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 22:34:00 GMT, 1,102 bytes, 9 Answer
• C# modulus operator % sucks?
• So in C# when I do -1%something I get -1, which means I can't really use it as an array index without a bunch of stupid error checking. Is there some way to force the modulo operator to actually give me numbers from my field (e.g 0-5 for modulo 6)? Edit: Well, I made this post at 2:00 am and ...
• beguiledfoil, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 22:13:00 GMT, 1,036 bytes, 12 Answer
• Loading a *&#@ing texture... (C#)
• I don't get it. I'm trying to make a texture from a file. The book I have says to use TextureLoader, but that doesn't exist anymore. I read that you can make textures using[code]Texture texture = new Texture(stuff here);[/code]But there's nine different ways to fill the constructor, and ...
• danorux, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 19:51:00 GMT, 368 bytes, 6 Answer
• Why I can't input Chinese in the IMEEditBox when running the sample CustomUI?
• hi, I try to study how to input miltilanguage in Directx 3D, and I try to run the sample program CustomUI in Directx SDK(Microsoft DirectX SDK\Samples\C++\Direct3D\CustomUI), but I found I can't input the Chinese in the CDXUTIMEEditBox, what is the problem? Since I am a newer and I am not ...
• quicklyfly, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 19:43:00 GMT, 473 bytes, 1 Answer
• Using an array in a vertex shader
• My understanding is that a vertex shader works on a single vertex at a time. If that's the case, I'm confused about how to call a shader using values that are in an array.Say I have a mesh of ten vertices, and I have a an array of 40 vector3's. Each index in this array contains a unique ...
• aoea, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 17:11:00 GMT, 903 bytes, 4 Answer
• Changeing BackBuffer?
• Im trying to do a video Tutorial for pong. Now in the video when he opens his new project, he starts off with a graphics Icon. I dont, I start off in code view.Im wondering how do i get from code view to the Icon view so i can change my BackBuffer settings....
• sicundercover, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 13:59:00 GMT, 260 bytes, 3 Answer
• Tiling
• Hi to all,I bought a book about DirectX9 Game Programming, but the code it provides is really bad and I'm a little confused on how to use tiles in game!! Any tutorials or examples would be appreciated!!!Thanks in advance!!!...
• chatz, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 11:57:00 GMT, 245 bytes, 2 Answer
• Stuck at Tutorial
• I've been following the tutorial and I'm currently on 'Your First Game: Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express in 2D' and I was thinking about to move on to 'Step 5' but when I build my code there's a problem.* I have made a sprite and put it inside the project and that seems to be right so ...
• mikaelpallin, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 10:40:00 GMT, 9,676 bytes, 2 Answer
• 3d Lines in direct x
• I am trying to render 3d lines in direct x 9.0c. I have tried using the line device but i get some weird video artifacts when i move/rotate the camera around.D3DXVECTOR3 pLine[2];pLine[0].x = 0;pLine[0].y = 0;pLine[0].z = 0;pLine[1].x = 0;pLine[1].y = 0;pLine[1].z = ...
• giovannifreda, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 10:36:00 GMT, 903 bytes, 3 Answer
• Fade in/out
• I use Sprite to draw some texture and want the texture fade out after some time. Should I set the "device.RenderState" before drawing the texture to do fade in/out? What should I do if I want the whole screen fade in/out? Thank you ...
• summoner, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 09:03:00 GMT, 258 bytes, 3 Answer
• Use DirectInput to get absolute coordinates from a touchpad device
• Using DirectInput I was able to find a touchpad (mouse) and change the input mode from relative to absolute. dipdw.dwData = DIPROPAXISMODE_ABS; dipdw.diph.dwHow = DIPH_DEVICE; hr = g_pMouse->SetProperty( DIPROP_AXISMODE, &dipdw.diph); Input coordinates looks ugly, but I can handle it . ...
• slavabogu, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 08:47:00 GMT, 1,564 bytes, 1 Answer
• Strange Texture object constructor exception in Managed DirectX
• Hello!I have recently started programming DirectX, and I have chosen to used Managed DirectX 2.0 to create my application. Everything went all right until I tried to create a texture object to draw as a sprite.I had a Bitmap loaded from a 32bit PNG, and when the execution flow encounters the ...
• phaneb, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 08:46:00 GMT, 882 bytes, 1 Answer
• I need to know....
• I need to know something. Is it possible to transfer 3D data from a modeling program like Truespace to XNA using the x2SWM?PLEASE REPLY!!! ...
• fitacufs, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 08:45:00 GMT, 160 bytes, 1 Answer
• Creator's Club Info
• For those that haven't checked out the XNA home page lately, I found this tidbit about the Creator's Club:"Both subscriptions provide aspiring game developers with access to thousands of game assets from Microsoft and key partners such as Turbo Squid Inc., as well as white papers, ...
• jimperry, Tues, 09 Mar 2010 00:14:00 GMT, 889 bytes, 2 Answer
• Visual C# Express 2005 x64, .NET 2.0, and Managed Direct X - Project Configuration?
• I'm trying to migrate a DirectSound dependent project simultanously in three ways:1) From VS.NET2003 to VCS20052) From .NET 1.1 to .NET 2.03) From x86 to x64I've run across an MDA exception about calling managed code during the 'Loader Lock'. Now I've taken a look at the samples, and they ...
• freqy, Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:09:00 GMT, 1,996 bytes, 2 Answer
• Pre-process manipulation of texture channels
• I just implemented bump/normal mapping from height map textures and this all works just fine. I also implemented a specular map which also works like it should. The specular map uses the same number in r,g and b.I use D3DXComputeNormalMap( ... ) to compute the normal map that I use in my ...
• thomaslindquist, Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:52:00 GMT, 1,938 bytes, 1 Answer
• Digging out frames' info from D3DXANIMATIONCONTROLLER?
• Hello,I'm currently working on my school project about processing MoCap datas and their applications. Specifically I want to manipulate with them to get specific results. I convert them to .X files and load them within my D3D app.However,although, I can load and play animations, I cannot ...
• peto_svk, Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:14:00 GMT, 1,279 bytes, 1 Answer
• user clip planes
• Hi all--I posted this small question in the XNA framework forum, but got no response so I'm trying my luck here ;)I'm trying to add a clip plane to my scene, but this needs to be unprojected to world space first. This used to be done with the Plane.Transform method, which seems to be missing. ...
• riemerg, Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:46:00 GMT, 561 bytes, 3 Answer
• Scrolling 2D Background XNA Tutorial Question
• I posted this in another thread and was given alot of help, and told to make a new thread.Please see below:A small FYI and a question from myself as I start to go through this peice by peice.(codeis placed inside of [code] blocks just for easier reading, and incasethe forum contains the ability ...
• tmk7, Tues, 02 Mar 2010 22:20:00 GMT, 2,071 bytes, 4 Answer
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