GameMaker Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 has dynamic shadows only in OpenGL 4.x (and OpenGL ES 3.0?) version So no dynamic shadows for GPUs that supports OpenGL versions between 1.x, 2.x and 3.x ? Can you please confirm on this ? Can you please confirm the nature of shadow support that will be available for OpenGL versions 1.x, 2.x and 3.x ? apps compile directly to all platforms from the project manager Does this mean I will be able to produce a binary MAC OS X version of my game while developing my game on Windows platforms ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouGroove Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Does this mean I will be able to produce a binary MAC OS X version of my game while developing my game on Windows platforms ? I would like to say impossible : Caus for IOS developping, you can make the game mobile under windows in your 3D game editor , but you need an Apple machine to create the runtime. Or perhaps i've missed something ? 2 Quote Stop toying and make games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Does this mean I will be able to produce a binary MAC OS X version of my game while developing my game on Windows platforms ? Technically with Lua you can do this if Josh were to make a generic LE Lua interpreter for Mac and you make your game with Lua. It could be done with iOS also if Apple would be cool with it, which I'm not sure if they would just yet, but there are Lua interpreters available on the app store so not sure what the difference really would be anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMAN Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Does this mean I will be able to produce a binary MAC OS X version of my game while developing my game on Windows platforms ? I would like to say impossible : Caus for IOS developping, you can make the game mobile under windows in your 3D game editor , but you need an Apple machine to create the runtime. Or perhaps i've missed something ? There are some proceedures for cross compiling to mac. It probably involves getting llvm to work on windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Hmm... even if I could get Mac compiling to work on Windows I wouldn't do that. How should the testing be done? You will need a Mac anyway to do that. Quote AV MX Linux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGMan Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I really have no idea about cross platform development or Apple stuff in general, so this probably sound really stupid. Is it possible to create a game with LE3 on windows and test it on an iPhone, or is it necessary to use a mac for that? Is it even possible to transfer the game easily, or do you need to upload it to the app store and/or conclude a contract? I am in the dark and you probably can help me the most It seems that using windows is not possible for know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 [/size] So no dynamic shadows for GPUs that supports OpenGL versions between 1.x, 2.x and 3.x ? Can you please confirm on this ? The baseline renderer has no dynamic shadows. A new deferred renderer will be developed later.[/font] Does this mean I will be able to produce a binary MAC OS X version of my game while developing my game on Windows platforms ? A Mac is required to produce native code Mac games. You COULD make a Mac Lua game on Windows, because the binary is provided, and all you would need to do is include it in your Windows Lua game, and then it runs on both. You would need a Mac and Xcode to sign the code if you wanted to distribute it in the Mac App Store, but otherwise it will work fine. iOS development requires a Mac. Android development requires Windows, at this time. It can probably work on Mac, if you aren't scared of adjusting project settings in Eclipse, but we found it necessary to focus on one platform when making the project templates. 1 Quote My job is to make tools you love, with the features you want, and performance you can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESP Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 What do we need to download to create Android apps? I have a new Android tablet (Galaxy Tab 2 7.0) and would really like to get started. The same question for OSX ... Robin Quote Programmer , Intel Quad core, NVIDIA GeForce GT 220, Windows 7 Pro, Galaxy Tab 2 ( 7" and 10"), LE2,LE3,3DWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMAN Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I would expect someone in the community will figure a cross platform makefile for android and other platforms. I will be investigating this for certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noyart Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Will c# programing be possible with LE3? Or is lua the way to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardia Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 C++ is the way to go. C++ is much easier and faster than C#. C# is just horrible and should never be used, it's as bad as Objective-C or Java. Lua can be used for some small and non-time critical scripts, but the main game should be still written in C++. Besides it's much more fun to code in C++ than in Lua, so why code in something which is not fun? There are enough things in game development which are not fun for a longer time, so at least the coding should be kept fun always. Quote ■ Ryzen 9 ■ RX 6800M ■ 16GB ■ XF8 ■ Windows 11 ■ ■ Ultra ■ LE 2.5 ■ 3DWS 5.6 ■ Reaper ■ C/C++ ■ C# ■ Fortran 2008 ■ Story ■ ■ Homepage: https://canardia.com ■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbolg Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 C++ is the way to go. C++ is much easier and faster than C#. C# is just horrible and should never be used, it's as bad as Objective-C or Java. C# / Java have their place, if YOU dont like it, its okay but dont tell others what they have to like. Besides it's much more fun to code in C++ than in Lua, so why code in something which is not fun? Again, YOU think its more fun not everybody. @Noyart: Le3D comes with C++ and Blitzmax API (if i remember correct). I guess Roland or someone else will create a C# port after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardia Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 There are still 56% of LE developers who find C++ the most fun to code with. Even in the ongoing poll only 5% like C#. http://www.leadwerks...ogramming-poll/ It would make more sense to write a Monkey (=BlitzMax 3.0) module for LE3, because that's with 24% the 2nd most popular language of LE users. Quote ■ Ryzen 9 ■ RX 6800M ■ 16GB ■ XF8 ■ Windows 11 ■ ■ Ultra ■ LE 2.5 ■ 3DWS 5.6 ■ Reaper ■ C/C++ ■ C# ■ Fortran 2008 ■ Story ■ ■ Homepage: https://canardia.com ■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbolg Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 He asked if its possible to programm Le3D with C# not if you like it.... please... i hope you know the difference. I personally prefer c++ for my gaming project but i also use Delphi/C# for Desktop Applications and PHP/Java for Webbased Development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardia Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 He asked what is the way to go, which includes the most important aspects of programming: maximum support, maximum speed, maximum fun. Quote ■ Ryzen 9 ■ RX 6800M ■ 16GB ■ XF8 ■ Windows 11 ■ ■ Ultra ■ LE 2.5 ■ 3DWS 5.6 ■ Reaper ■ C/C++ ■ C# ■ Fortran 2008 ■ Story ■ ■ Homepage: https://canardia.com ■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fallingbrickwork Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Canadian, why don't you just give it a rest - take a day off your horse!. I for one are sick to the back teeth of 'your opinions' on what is best etc! And your know it all attitude on what is maximum support, speed and FUN?! Jeez, the winter nights must just fly by in your house! C++ is like an ex-girlfriend. When you see her again, you are full of nice memories and nostalgia. 15 mins later you realise just why you split up in the first place. Maybe we should all use your SuperBasic which has even better support, speed, and inevitably more, FUN! (Rolling eyes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Maybe we should all use your SuperBasic which has even better support, speed, and inevitably more, FUN! (Rolling eyes) lol Will c# programing be possible with LE3? Or is lua the way to go? I'm not enthusiastic about C# for the following reasons: Native code has better performance. C# relies on expensive closed-source third-party compilers you have to pay extra for. Native code is more portable. We can go to new platforms without asking Xamarin for permission. Native code is more flexible. You can integrate new libraries, and have full access to everything. The game industry is built on C++ and Lua and has a long history of relying on these languages. I consider these to be much more future-proof than a debt-funded startup's attempt to extend a Microsoft technology with an uncertain future. In my view, C# lives in this uncomfortable middle ground between native code and Lua, where it doesn't have the rapid prototyping abilities of Lua, and it lacks the speed and flexibility of native code. Most of all, native code is the "real" language all the platforms use for games. You're much better off using the standard Xcode and Visual Studio are designed to support. Even if you're using Lua, it's written in pure C. and we have full control over it. Quote My job is to make tools you love, with the features you want, and performance you can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L B Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Odds are that I'll make a C# wrapper for Leadwerks 3, whether Josh or Mika like it or not (provided Leadwerks 3 still works with a main DLL). In all likelihood, it won't work for Xamarin and thus portable devices. It'll just be a wrapper for Windows, which is fine for a lot of people who still target this massive audience and don't want to waste hours on the intricacies of low-level development or on the volatility of scripting. That being said, if I can reconcile with C++ (the ex-girlfriend analogy truly was good), I'll probably use C++ myself for Leadwerks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wh1sp3r Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 So, where's a LE3 ? how many hours to release ? 1 Quote -= Phenom II X4 965 3.4Ghz - ATI HD5870 - 6 GB DDR3 RAM - Windows 8 Pro 64x=- Website: http://www.flamewarestudios.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BES Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 So, where's a LE3 ? how many hours to release ? I wont be able to buy it yet .. until March ... on a budget .. Quote Threadripper 2920X Gen2 CPU(AMD 12-core 24 thread) | 32Gigs DDR4 RAM | MSI Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Stock OCed | ASRock X399 Professional Gaming Motherboard | Triple M.2 500Gig SSD's in Raid0 Windows 10 Pro | Blender | Paint.Net | World Machine | Shader Map 4 | Substance Designer | Substance Painter | Inkscape | Universal Sound FX | ProBuilder | 3D World Studio | Spacescape | OpenSky | CubeMapGen | Ecrett Music | Godot Engine | Krita | Kumoworks | GDScript | Lua | Python | C# | Leadworks Engine | Unity Engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I ran into some issues when I first tried deploying our full game on iOS, but I fixed them. We're about two days behind where I thought we would be today. Quote My job is to make tools you love, with the features you want, and performance you can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashthewindow Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Sorry to be asking if this question has been already asked but will there be GUI support? I've been waiting for LE3 for a long time for mobile deployment (have been working on small side projects until now), but working on those games made me realize what a pain it is to write your own GUI. Quote Blog & Portfolio Current project: moon.chase.star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 @smashthewindow - I'm pretty sure that Josh has said no GUI support. Hopefully I'm wrong. No networking, no terrain, no GUI make me sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamecreator Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 See here regarding the GUI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I have plans for a full GUI with visual designer, but for the initial release we're focusing on gameplay support. 2 Quote My job is to make tools you love, with the features you want, and performance you can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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