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Re: How to display an image in D3D / OGL / Glide?

Posted on 2017-01-05, 15:15

I tend to write most of my retro code in straight C. C++ may have existed in the mid-to-late 90s, but the compilers were extremely quirky. You'll often find that they don't even support things such as namespaces or templates. Good luck trying to compile 'modern' C++ on those :) Another advantage is …

Re: How to display an image in D3D / OGL / Glide?

Posted on 2017-01-05, 15:04

I think its safer to avoid patching tools to get it to work since the source is available (if thats what KernelEx does??). I'm not even sure yet if the code will compile with VS6, it should do since it adhears to the standards of the time (I think?). Just need to find a compatible compiler (which I …

Re: How to display an image in D3D / OGL / Glide?

Posted on 2017-01-05, 14:46

Alas, I fear the worse. Giving the tools at my disposal atm there is no way for me to compile a win9x compatible. :( All I can do is try different switches or maybe MingW. But if Scali says its futile to get something from VS2015 to work with Win9x, I'm inclined to believe him. I think its safer to …

Re: Retro 3D Graphics/CGI Hardware/Software?

Posted on 2017-01-05, 14:37

SGI was the only hardware to have any form of decent modeller mid 90's. On the x86 I used to use TruSpace and Lightwave for CGI-ish stuff. Maya (the industry standard at the time) was only avaiable on Irix (SGI) until about V2 iirc. Unsure, but by the time Maya v2.5 came along, I was on x86 using it …

Re: A different kind of emulator

Posted on 2017-01-04, 21:42

I'm certainly looking forward to giving it look when I get some time, many thanks for the effort. This era hardware is all a big black box for me, have experience with it, but I would be lying if I said I knew what I was doing at the time. 😵

Re: How to display an image in D3D / OGL / Glide?

Posted on 2017-01-04, 21:37

Windows 9x would be perfect! Voodoo and Voodoo 2 work great with that version. I'm in no rush, and thank you for helping! Have updated, included now is a compiled executable which should work. I'm hoping anyway. (win9x)+ https://github.com/spiroyster/ppmgl/raw/master/ppmgl.exe Also ppm versions of …

Re: A different kind of emulator

Posted on 2017-01-03, 14:45

Ok so the actual problem is that when you build apps using Visual Studio 2015 the VC2015 Redistributable package is needed to run those apps. I need to figure out how I can make that not happen. In the meanwhile Microsoft offers the download here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details. …

Re: broken/faulty Voodoo2?

Posted on 2017-01-03, 14:36

It certainly has all the hall marks of corrupted memory, although never seen it manifest itself in some sort of Saturday night fever tribute. :) I have :) http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=40602 Cool :lol: Reminds of this thread http://ompf2.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=25 . From another forum.

Re: broken/faulty Voodoo2?

Posted on 2017-01-03, 12:31

it happens to just about all of the textures, and even text as you can see in the picture. It doesn't crash or freeze so I don't think its a heat issue (even more so since the cases are open) Yes everything you see with dots/corrupted patterns in your screenshot is a texture (including the text). …

Re: Compiling programs from source in Windows XP

Posted on 2017-01-03, 12:21

I can't imagine the head fucky-ness involved with writing and debugging a WPF/XAML app in Eclipse CDT :dead: Yes VS does have its intellisense quirks, and VC slightly lags behind GCC wrt the c++ standard sometimes, but the profiling tools and debugger are some of the best around on the windows …

Re: broken/faulty Voodoo2?

Posted on 2017-01-03, 11:59

Whoa.. cool MOD! Which pin do I have to poke with a screw driver to get that effect :) On a more serious note, I have no idea :( my monies would be on some memory being slightly defective? Does it happen to all textures? In which case maybe a more fundamental problem with some sort of processing …

Re: Compiling programs from source in Windows XP

Posted on 2017-01-02, 14:30

RC is the stage after beta - they just keep releasing RCs until they think it's good enough to ship, at which point they take the RC label off and call it stable. I just find it strange use of terminology used to publically name a version, since it gives no merit to end-testers/users. Its an …

Re: Compiling programs from source in Windows XP

Posted on 2016-12-31, 17:06

VS2015 here: https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/ They have 2017 out o.0, when did that happen? Ugh, you got me excited there for a moment, but there is no 2017 Community Edition (the free one). :) Try this: https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/#visual-studio-community-2017-rc :) Looks like a …

Re: Compiling programs from source in Windows XP

Posted on 2016-12-31, 15:24

If you use an older version of VS (pre 2013), the 2013 solution file *may* not be entirely compatible, so you would be forced to rebuild the solution file with the source (including all issues from dependencies, build configurations etc... wouldn't recommend this unless you were more comfortable …

Re: Space Shooters like WC and Freespace - Opinions?

Posted on 2016-12-27, 12:16

Nobody remembers Tachyon: The Fringe? I remember Tachyon: The fringe :) Bruce Campbell! And it supported force feedback, every time you entered a tachyon gate if you let go of the stick it did a little rumble and dance all on its own :). In fact I think it was one of the games that came with the …

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