31-05-2002 10:03									#31
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quote: Originally posted by Aeson Which graphic library (if any) are you building your 3D engine with Asher?

DirectX 8.1

I'm being forced to use OpenGL at school so I figure I'll learn DirectX on my own. Seems really cool.

(No "library" per se, I'm doing this for learning/fun)

	31-05-2002 10:12									#32
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I was just asking because I am doing the same thing (learning/fun). I haven't gotten too far into DirectX, and have very little experience with OpenGL. Would you recommend one over the other from your experience so far?

	31-05-2002 10:18									#33
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I haven't done too much with OpenGL yet, but it's already very messy with having to use extensions for every board set (Nvidia, ATI, Matrox, S3) because the 1.3 standard is so obsolete.

I'd say if you're only doing the game for Windows, DirectX is a good deal better because it simplifies things greatly from a developer's point of view, and it's also nice to use DirectInput, DirectSound, etc.

If you're doing a multiplatform game, OpenGL is definitely the way to go.

There are some fundamental differences between the two. DirectX is more object oriented and OpenGL more procedural, and DirectX uses a left handed coordinate system (As the Z axis gets larger, that means it's farther away) while OpenGL uses a right handed coordinate system (Z axis gets larger as it gets closed to you).

Both have their uses and are both equally fun.

	31-05-2002 10:28									#34
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Thanks

	31-05-2002 13:45									#35
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quote: CTP OTers have all been liquidated. Correctly

Yeah right, I'm still around, you old geezer!

	31-05-2002 13:51									#36
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quote: Originally posted by Kropotkin Yeah right, I'm still around, you old geezer!

We'll get you...

* TCO holds up the shrunken head of Lordstone

	31-05-2002 14:14									#37
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... well, it truly is boring....

	31-05-2002 14:26									#38
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I'm so bored, I'm sat at my PC in my boxers and a t-shirt, playing Perfect Dark, as for some reason I felt it necessary to hook my brother's N64 up to the TV card in the PC.

	31-05-2002 14:28									#39
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What are you doing lounging around in boxers? It's 10AM friday there, shouldn't you be off at school instead of ****ing at home all day?

	31-05-2002 14:30									#40
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Study leave from college, my friend.

	31-05-2002 14:31									#41
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And come to think of it, isn't it 4:30am where you are?

	31-05-2002 14:33									#42
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3:34AM, yeah.

	31-05-2002 14:40									#43
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Shouldn't you be, you know, sleeping?

	31-05-2002 14:41									#44
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Not yet. I'm not very tired. And it's still so early.

I'm trying to make this program work before I go to bed and it's not doing what I want it to yet. Just one or two more bugs then I'm off to bed.

	31-05-2002 15:03									#45
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The OT threads don`t seem to have the same zing to them that for sure.

Perhaps some old felons should get early release

	31-05-2002 15:09									#46
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DL DL DL DL DL DL
DL DL DL

DL! HAHA!

	31-05-2002 15:23									#47
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quote: Originally posted by Asher DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL! HAHA!

You want to get that key board looked at son. It looks to me like some of your keys have got stuck. I wonder how that could have happened

	01-06-2002 01:48									#48
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So who are you?

Someone who registered in May 2002 doesn't know about old-time OT unless they're a DL. You should be more careful.

You were born in 1984, why are you calling me "son"?

	01-06-2002 02:00									#49
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quote: Originally posted by Asher So who are you? Someone who registered in May 2002 doesn't know about old-time OT unless they're a DL. You should be more careful. You were born in 1984, why are you calling me "son"?

Wake up and smell the coffee

	01-06-2002 02:02									#50
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I did just wake up but I hate coffee.

Am I missing the obvious?

	01-06-2002 02:09									#51
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*cough* It's was BS . (pun intended)

	01-06-2002 02:09									#52
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quote: Originally posted by Asher I did just wake up but I hate coffee. Am I missing the obvious?

Sorry yes that was a DL of mine in a desparate bid to win my freedom from Mingapulco.

thought you knew

	01-06-2002 02:10									#53
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The OT is indeed boring without half of the Israeli posters being trolled by Horse.

(One reason why everyone should assist Siro in finding that silly conspiracy thread)

	01-06-2002 02:10									#54
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quote: Originally posted by Dalgetti *cough* It's was BS . (pun intended)

You are following me you virtual stalker

	01-06-2002 02:13									#55
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mwahahaha.

I see the trolls have taken over the thread.

very well , mates.

	01-06-2002 02:14									#56
	Anyone else noticed Dal hasn't been bragging about his d!ck size lately? Got spare money?

Who are you talking to my circumcised friend?

	01-06-2002 02:18									#57
	Re: Anyone else noticed Dal hasn't been bragging about his d!ck size lately? Tired of ads?

quote: Originally posted by Ecthelion Who are you talking to my circumcised friend?

	01-06-2002 02:20									#58
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It seems that you have a good memory to this kinds of things.

I think that the people that I am talking to know very well who they are .


p.s. ( a KrazyHorse thread killed. haven't done that for a while. sorry KH )

	01-06-2002 02:32									#59
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Bah! I've been at Poly for over 3 years, and if I counted all the 'The OT is boring/Is the OT dying' threads I'd still be going!

	01-06-2002 03:07									#60
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Yes, but then you do get confused once you've run out of fingers, Imran.