Landscape v5

[DK_PETER]

@kurzer
The problem seems to be with the Ogre3D engine (InitEngine()) and OpenGL.
Granted..I don't know why it throws an error in pf_shadoko's code
but then again - I don't understand his programming tweaks and
usage of constants numbers...It looks great, though.
Luckily for me..I do most of my objects using 3D software.

This code works...But Initialize the 3Dengine and RenderWorld() and the sprite
isn't shown anymore.

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;InitEngine3D()
InitSprite()
InitKeyboard()

OpenWindow(0,  0, 0, 300, 300, "OpenGL Sprite", #PB_Window_ScreenCentered|#PB_Window_SystemMenu)
OpenWindowedScreen(WindowID(0), 0, 0, 300, 300)
CreateSprite(0, 50, 50, #PB_Sprite_AlphaBlending)
StartDrawing(SpriteOutput(0))
DrawingMode(#PB_2DDrawing_AlphaBlend)
Circle(25, 25, 20, $FF00FFFF)
StopDrawing()
Quit = #False

Repeat
  Repeat 
    ev = WindowEvent() 
    If ev = #PB_Event_CloseWindow : quit = #True : EndIf  
  Until  ev = 0
  ;RenderWorld()
  DisplaySprite(0, 0, 0)
  FlipBuffers()
  ExamineKeyboard()
  
Until  KeyboardPushed(#PB_Key_Escape) Or quit = #True

The other question I leave to the team.

[pf shadoko]

@ DK_PETER:
good job, you should put this post in the Bug Reports forum.

@ Kurzer
if you set the library subsystem field blank, it doesn't work ?

[IdeasVacuum]

As per applePi's comment, I think you can have more than one DX version installed, then specify which to use as a subsystem in PB's Compiler options? Of course, your choice also needs to be inline with what the App needs to run.

OpenGL should work shouldn't it? Always nice if possible because you can use the OGL Gadget and thus have a very tidy Windowed GUI.

[DK_PETER]

@ DK_PETER:
you should put this post in the Bug Reports forum.

Done..

@pf_shadoko
Btw...What are you doing in this line?

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DisableDebugger:SetMaterialAttribute(1,21,3):EnableDebugger

With debugger on it produces an error.

[Kurzer]

@ Kurzer
if you set the library subsystem field blank, it doesn't work ?

Yes, exact. I got the error: " InitEngine3D() must be called successfully before the 3D function set is used."
So I suspect that PB tries to use Direct X9 only when the subsystem field is empty.

Since I don't do 3D things on this PC, I will not install DX9 additionally to avoid possible problems.
I have already seen your code running impressively using OpenGL subsystem.

[pf shadoko]

@ DK_PETER:
that's a good question
the 5.71 wasn't supposed to bring anything new, only a bug fix.
but I had added some new 3D features by mistake to the 5.7x branch instead of the 5.8x.
Luckily they were integrated into 5.71.
so there are some new features that are not yet described in the doc.
SetMaterialAttribute (1,21,3)
matches:
SetMaterialAttribute (1,#PB_Material_VertexColourTracking,#TVC_AMBIENT+#TVC_DIFFUSE)
in short, it allows a good coloration at the level of the vertex.
(there will be a lot of 3D new features in 5.80)

@ Kurzer:
curious, I tested my code on machines with windows 7 and 10 without any problem (and without installing DX9)

[Kurzer]

That's interesting. This means your code was running on your machine with an empty field subsystem (in compiler options) and a DirectX version <> 9?
Could this then be a bug that PB is not accessing my DX11? What do you think?

Edit: Hmm, the current manual for 5.72 b1 says that DirectX 9.0 is necessary:

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"For many graphic functions like 3D or Sprites there is needed the DirectX9.0c version. Windows Vista and later don't have installed this from start, so it need to be installed manually."

That makes it even more strange that the code runs without DX 9.0 on your machine.

[pf shadoko]

I don't know much about graphic subsystems, but I can guarantee that I have tested my demos on several machines without installing any special version of DX, just PB.

[DK_PETER]

@pf_shadoko
Thank you for explaining. I think I'll start playing with the constants a bit.
Looking eagerly forward to the new 3D features and your
very interesting code examples.

[Simo_na]

Hi
in PB this run fine....

but

i've compiled to a normal EXE
in EXE don't run

For Run correctly put Engine3d.dll into the folder with the EXE

[Psychophanta]

[PB6.10] Info is not displayed at top-left corner of screen

[BarryG]

Fantastic update, but the info box at top-left doesn't show any text for me.

[minimy]

Fantastic demo!! Thanks a lot for share pf shadoko!
+1

[spacebuddy]

Very impressive!!

[AZJIO]

Very impressive examples (ocean, landscape, airplane). Is there any OS dependency? I compiled it to show what cool things there are on the forum, but not everyone worked.

This was compiled on someone else’s computer, but I ran it on mine. Ocean and Airplane gave this error. (Win10-x64)
error screenshot
Now it’s clear that the problem is in using #PB_Compiler_Home