Faster and Smaller DirectX Stuff by using DX8 +

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Sun May 22, 2005 8:43 pm

actually there is dx9.0c (feb release) using latest hardware technology! i have read an interview and found following sentence...:

"...DirectX 8 is faster, smaller, more reliable and much easier to code with than DirectX 7..."

Fred, if so... will you make PB DX8+ compatible instead supporting DX7 longer?

Rescator · Post by **Rescator** » Sun May 22, 2005 11:32 pm

Make it DX9.0c instead of DX8.1
DX9.0c install/redistributable is almost everywhere,
and afaik available for Win95 even.

Psychophanta · Post by **Psychophanta** » Mon May 23, 2005 7:55 am

yes yes, i second this wish

traumatic · Post by **traumatic** » Mon May 23, 2005 8:19 am

Rescator wrote:[...] DX9.0c [...] afaik available for Win95 even.

No, you'll need Win98 at least (which is no problem though).

DoubleDutch · Post by **DoubleDutch** » Mon May 23, 2005 9:19 am

It would be best being an option at compile time I think.

-Anthony

va!n · Post by **va!n** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:38 am

Rescator wrote:Make it DX9.0c instead of DX8.1
DX9.0c install/redistributable is almost everywhere,
and afaik available for Win95 even.

Yes, i just only said make it DX8+ (also DX8 or DX9.0c) compatible

By the way, setting in the compiler options what version of DX you wish to support (DX7, DX8, DX9...), would be nice but i still think this would to much work, as i think you have to code each routine new for the specific DX version!? So let fred save some time by the way to move to DX8 or maybe the most welcomed DX9.0c support

still looking what fred and others are saying about this...

nco2k · Post by **nco2k** » Mon May 23, 2005 12:02 pm

yeeeees!!!! i agree. directx 9.0c (or at least directx 8.1) would be very very cool. there are only 1-3% of all users out there with win95 and they really dont have a system to play games with. win95 is simply too old and outdated, even microsoft doesnt support it anymore. :roll:

c ya,
nco2k

Kale · Post by **Kale** » Mon May 23, 2005 12:41 pm

Fred, if so... will you make PB DX8+ compatible instead supporting DX7 longer?

The PureBasic commands which use DirectX have a minimum requirement of DirectX v7.0 but other than that the commands will use whatever version of DirectX you have installed.

Is that what you meant?

Post by **Polo** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:22 pm

If we had an option at compile time, would be amazing to be able to choose between OpenGL, DirectX 7-8-9 !! Of course it requires a lot of work... But it would make the whole thing better !

Post by **Fred** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:57 pm

Actually we are finishing the OpenGL subsystem so it will be possible to choose between DX3, DX7 and OpenGL. About DX9, it will be probably added, but it's not on the top list for now

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Post by **Polo** » Mon May 23, 2005 6:02 pm

Fred wrote:Actually we are finishing the OpenGL subsystem so it will be possible to choose between DX3, DX7 and OpenGL. About DX9, it will be probably added, but it's not on the top list for now .

Really ? We'll be able to do 2d also in opengl ? That's a good new

Post by **Fred** » Mon May 23, 2005 10:17 pm

Yes, 2D in gl. You can also mix any GL commands with it too.

dmoc · Post by **dmoc** » Mon May 23, 2005 10:31 pm

Extensions, GLEW? Hope so

va!n · Post by **va!n** » Tue May 24, 2005 1:32 am

Fred wrote:Actually we are finishing the OpenGL subsystem so it will be possible to choose between DX3, DX7 and OpenGL. About DX9, it will be probably added, but it's not on the top list for now .

Woooow

Very nice to hear - Fred, keep on your work