Hey (I'm really new to b4gl)

[sedativelife]

Hey, (if anyone could help that would be great)
I have just upgraded from vista to 7 and I formated all my hard drives and now I don't have any hardware acceleration. If I upgrade my graphics driver would i have hard ware acceleration.

Also is it possible to make a program like photoshop in basic4GL as I have no image program on my computer. Also is it really hard to make a 3D game with models made in anim8or

thanks for your help
sedativelife

[crazynate]

Feb 14, 2010 19:48:26 GMT -5 sedativelife said:

Also is it possible to make a program like photoshop in basic4GL as I have no image program on my computer.

It's not as powerful as photoshop(or microsoft paint ) but i made Art Studio Basic with basic4gl. It's a work in progress...
You can download at my website: crazynatestudios.wikispaces.com/projects+%26+demos

[Adam]

Yes updating your graphics driver will work (it would probably make windows seven look better and run faster too)

I don't think basic4gl is really powerful enough to make a program as advanced as Photoshop considering it doesn't actually compile

As for getting an image program, I recommend Gimp an open source program (which means it is completely free) and is does about as much as Photoshop does

As for making a 3d game... you would have to manually load in the model files (which means you would probably have to research the file type. Also, I'm not going to lie... 3d collision isn't exactly the most fun to write.

[sedativelife]

Yes updating your graphics driver will work (it would probably make windows seven look better and run faster too)

Ok Adam I will update my graphics driver as soon as my internet works again.

I don't think basic4gl is really powerful enough to make a program as advanced as Photoshop considering it doesn't actually compile

Thats sucks but ok I will live with it. I have an idea to create a specific basic4GL sprite and graphic creator (probably simplebut effective would work). Maybe make a plugin for the file formats to be used in Basic4GL.

As for getting an image program, I recommend Gimp an open source program (which means it is completely free) and is does about as much as Photoshop does

Ok I will get gimp

As for making a 3d game... you would have to manually load in the model files (which means you would probably have to research the file type. Also, I'm not going to lie... 3d collision isn't exactly the most fun to write.

Well lots of research and boring times won't be fun but if it works towards getting a 3D game started I suppose I will do that.

Thanks for your help
sedativelife


P.S. CrazyNate I like your ASB program seem to be good but not quite what I need sorry.

[xteraco]

In *theory* a powerful image editing program could be written in Basic4gl. Afterall, the filters and things for Gimp and Photoshop are scripts which are not compiled. The filters are part of what make the programs so good to work with. The other thing you'd need is layering which wouldnt be too hard to code, and could be done fast in b4gl.

The other thing to consider is that Gimp and Photoshop took years to develop and get where they are today. Would you be prepared to invest years into yours?

-xteraco

[shadow008]

As for making a 3d game... you would have to manually load in the model files (which means you would probably have to research the file type. Also, I'm not going to lie... 3d collision isn't exactly the most fun to write.

Well lots of research and boring times won't be fun but if it works towards getting a 3D game started I suppose I will do that.

or.... this or even this

Also is it really hard to make a 3D game with models made in anim8or

*SCREAMS IN TERROR*

PLEASE, FOR YOUR OWN SANITY, use blender (or if you have the money, 3ds max). Also, these forums have many examples of .obj loaders (which blender can export to).

- Shadow008

[sedativelife]

Quote:Also is it really hard to make a 3D game with models made in anim8or



*SCREAMS IN TERROR*

PLEASE, FOR YOUR OWN SANITY, use blender (or if you have the money, 3ds max). Also, these forums have many examples of .obj loaders (which blender can export to).

- Shadow008

Well anim8or exports to several formats also of importance .obj

Programming is a thing that needs patience and risks because when you take risks you end up doing something good.

The other thing to consider is that Gimp and Photoshop took years to develop and get where they are today. Would you be prepared to invest years into yours?

I might be able to spend around a year or two but I'm only going to program about an hour or 2 a day so yea. I know it's not going to be the best one but I'm doing it for anyone who would like to use it (mainly me).

Thanks for pointing me in the right way guys

[Darkjester]

Ever heard of uv mapping? Anim8r doesnt have a decent tool for it, secondly blender exports the .obj format as well as about 20 others -dj

[sedativelife]

Well I find blenders interface complicated and therfore I use anim8or or Milkshape 3D (because it's for begginers). Blender is more complex to use.

UV mapping I don't really know about.

[Darkjester]

uv mapping is a very important aspect of 3d modeling, if your preference is in fact anim8or or milkshape allow me to direct you to a standalone uv mapping program

[cameron]

And I just wanted to say, that if you want to go real easy or add some 'modelling interns' (i.e. rookies but thats a bit harsh) to a development team (if you ever have one running), may I suggest Google SketchUp 6 and up running a Ruby Script or other Wavefront OBJ Plugin like: basic4gl.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=misc&action=display&thread=3163&page=1

[twasik4]

Well Sedativelife i would ask members on the forum.. hint hint... for help with modeling. Because you shouldn't really need to navigate on blenders GUI. it's more of a hotkey kind of system. Thanks to Josh, i can actually make decent models now.

[Darkjester]

Mar 2, 2010 14:43:45 GMT -5 twasik4 said:

Well Sedativelife i would ask members on the forum.. hint hint... for help with modeling. Because you shouldn't really need to navigate on blenders GUI. it's more of a hotkey kind of system. Thanks to Josh, i can actually make decent models now.

me?

[twasik4]

duh? XD twasik4 = triston