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Kaboooom2000uk

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Posted: 7th Aug 2009 09:43

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Dear all,

I have switched over to DarkGDK from DBpro, I now use this as my primary tool to code. I love the refernce guide that comes with it, and it has helped me a lot until now. Another reason for the switch, is the compilation to .exe seems easier, but havent got that far yet.

Okay, my problem is I cant seem to get the sykbox.x file recognised my DarkGDK, I think I need to recode it somehow to be accepted by DarkGDK, as its currently coded for DBpro where everything worked fine. I dont know how to do this... Also I attempted to use code from other tutorials, but this didnt work, and I feel this is due to the .x file being in an incorrect format. Does this seem logical?

Also if possible, a code snippet for the basic loading of the skybox would be handy too. I posted this as I did already try looking for another post but didnt find any that help this situation, so Id be very apreciative of any help to achieve this goal.

I look forward to any comments.
Adam

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Mista Wilson

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Posted: 7th Aug 2009 16:05

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Any file, either an object(.x .dbo), image, sound or music or whatever that loads into dbpro can be loaded into GDK aswell...

I think the problem might be with your code itself, using DarkGDK means that you need to know C++, at least well enough to program in a structural method on its own without GDK, you dont need to worry about the more advanced features such object orientented programming techniques and such to be able to use DarkGDK, but knowing the language itself is needed.

If you can, could you post the code you are using at the moment to load your skybox, that way its easier to see whats going wrong.

If it ain't broke.... DONT FIX IT !!!

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Kaboooom2000uk

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Posted: 7th Aug 2009 22:37

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Mista Wilson,

Certainly, Its on my computer at my apartment, and I will send it as soon as I can. Ive used the tutorial code program, and built up my program from there, using the reference guide to help me with commands.

Im at work so it will have to be later, but I know it contains the 6 .jpg images and a SKYBOX.x text document.

Also Id like to know if there is a really simple way to make a very simple skybox or sphere, using as least instructions as possible?

Thanks for your reply

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Kaboooom2000uk

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Posted: 8th Aug 2009 05:04 Edited at: 8th Aug 2009 05:11

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OK here is the main program, Im not sure where im going wrong with it, id like to know.

// Dark GDK - The Game Creators - www.thegamecreators.com

// the wizard has created a very simple 3D project that uses Dark GDK
// it can be used as a starting point in making your own 3D games

// whenever using Dark GDK you must ensure you include the header file
#include "DarkGDK.h"

// the main entry point for the application is this function
void DarkGDK ( void )
{
	// in this application we are going to create some 3D objects
	// and position them on screen

// when starting a Dark GDK program it is useful to set global
	// application properties, we begin by turning the sync rate on,
	// this means we control when the screen is updated, we also set
	// the maximum rate to 60 which means the maximum frame rate will
	// be set at 60 frames per second
	
	dbSyncOn   ( );
	dbSyncRate ( 120 );
	dbSetDisplayMode ( 1024, 768, 32 );
	dbSetWindowSize ( 1024, 768 );//sets window resoultion
	dbSetWindowTitle ( "Adam's Game V1.0" );//gives our windowed app a cunning title
	dbScreenType ( );
	dbSetWindowOff ( );

// create our skybox
	dbLoadObject       ( "cloudcubetop.x", 200 );		// load the skybox model
	dbSetObjectLight   ( 200, 0 );						// turn lighting off
	dbSetObjectTexture ( 200, 3, 1 );					// set texture properties
	dbPositionObject   ( 200, 1000, 2000, 4000 );		// position the skybox
	dbScaleObject      ( 200, 30000, 30000, 30000 );	// and finally scale

// set our random seed to a value from the timer, this will help
	// to ensure each time we run our program the random values appear
	// more random
	dbRandomize ( dbTimer ( ) );
	
	
	//LOAD IMAGE FROM PROJECT DIRECTORY - BMP FILE IS PLACED IN THERE - ASSIGNED IMAGE NUMBER 1 -
	dbLoadImage ( "GRASS.bmp", 1 );

//CREATE MAP MATRIX, AND APPLY IMAGE NUMBER 1 TO THE MATRIX -
	dbMakeMatrix ( 1, 1000, 1000, 100, 100 ); //makes a matrix 1000 by 1000, with 250 by 250 divisions.
	dbPositionMatrix ( 1, -500, 0, -500); //this centralises the map and eases corodinates.
	dbRandomizeMatrix ( 1, 2 ); //Sets the matrix to randomly change hight on its divisions. (hill effect)
	dbSetMatrixTexture ( 1, 1, 1 );
	dbPrepareMatrixTexture ( 1, 1, 1, 1 ); //Fills the divisions with our image 1.
	dbUpdateMatrix (1);
	dbScreenFPS ();

// make some 3D objects
	for ( int i = 1; i < 50; i++ )
	{
		// make a box
		dbMakeObjectBox( 1, 5, 10, 5 ); 
		dbPositionObject ( 1, 0, 5, 0 );

dbMakeObjectBox  ( 2, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 2, 10, 5, 0 );

dbMakeObjectBox  ( 3, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 3, 20, 5, 0 );

dbMakeObjectBox  ( 4, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 4, 30, 5, 0 );

dbMakeObjectBox  ( 5, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 5, -10, 5, 0 );

dbMakeObjectBox  ( 6, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 6, -20, 5, 0 );

dbMakeObjectBox  ( 7, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 7, -30, 5, 0 );

dbMakeObjectBox  ( 8, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 8, 0, 5, 10 );

dbMakeObjectBox  ( 9, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 9, 0, 5, 10 );

dbMakeObjectBox  ( 10, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 10, 0, 5, 20 );

dbMakeObjectBox  ( 11, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 11, 0, 5, 30 );

dbMakeObjectBox  ( 12, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 12, 0, 5, -30 );

dbColorObject ( 1, 16711680 );
		dbSetObjectAmbient ( i, 0 );
		dbSetObjectSpecularPower ( i, 255 );
		
	}

// move our camera back so we can view the objects
	dbPositionCamera ( 10, 10, -20 );

// now we come to our main loop, we call LoopGDK so some internal
	// work can be carried out by the GDK
	while ( LoopGDK ( ) )
	{
		// display some text on screen
		dbText ( 0, 0, "Use Cursor UP, DOWN, key to move FWD and BACK," );
		dbText ( 0, 15, "Mouse Aims." );

// move the camera forwards
		if ( dbUpKey ( ) )
			dbMoveCamera ( 1 );

// move the camera backwards
		if ( dbDownKey ( ) )
			dbMoveCamera ( -1 );
	
		//mouse aim
		dbRotateCamera(0, (dbCameraAngleX()+dbMouseMoveY()), (dbCameraAngleY()+dbMouseMoveX()), dbCameraAngleZ());

// here we make a call to update the contents of the screen
		dbSync ( );
	}

// before quitting delete our objects
	for ( int i = 1; i < 50; i++ )
		dbDeleteObject ( i );

// and now everything is ready to return back to Windows
	return;
}

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// Dark GDK - The Game Creators - www.thegamecreators.com

// the wizard has created a very simple 3D project that uses Dark GDK
// it can be used as a starting point in making your own 3D games

// whenever using Dark GDK you must ensure you include the header file
#include "DarkGDK.h"

// the main entry point for the application is this function
void DarkGDK ( void )
{
	// in this application we are going to create some 3D objects
	// and position them on screen

	// when starting a Dark GDK program it is useful to set global
	// application properties, we begin by turning the sync rate on,
	// this means we control when the screen is updated, we also set
	// the maximum rate to 60 which means the maximum frame rate will
	// be set at 60 frames per second
	
	dbSyncOn   ( );
	dbSyncRate ( 120 );
	dbSetDisplayMode ( 1024, 768, 32 );
	dbSetWindowSize ( 1024, 768 );//sets window resoultion
	dbSetWindowTitle ( "Adam's Game V1.0" );//gives our windowed app a cunning title
	dbScreenType ( );
	dbSetWindowOff ( );

	


	
	
	// create our skybox
	dbLoadObject       ( "cloudcubetop.x", 200 );		// load the skybox model
	dbSetObjectLight   ( 200, 0 );						// turn lighting off
	dbSetObjectTexture ( 200, 3, 1 );					// set texture properties
	dbPositionObject   ( 200, 1000, 2000, 4000 );		// position the skybox
	dbScaleObject      ( 200, 30000, 30000, 30000 );	// and finally scale
	


	





	

	// set our random seed to a value from the timer, this will help
	// to ensure each time we run our program the random values appear
	// more random
	dbRandomize ( dbTimer ( ) );
	
	
	//LOAD IMAGE FROM PROJECT DIRECTORY - BMP FILE IS PLACED IN THERE - ASSIGNED IMAGE NUMBER 1 -
	dbLoadImage ( "GRASS.bmp", 1 );

	//CREATE MAP MATRIX, AND APPLY IMAGE NUMBER 1 TO THE MATRIX -
	dbMakeMatrix ( 1, 1000, 1000, 100, 100 ); //makes a matrix 1000 by 1000, with 250 by 250 divisions.
	dbPositionMatrix ( 1, -500, 0, -500); //this centralises the map and eases corodinates.
	dbRandomizeMatrix ( 1, 2 ); //Sets the matrix to randomly change hight on its divisions. (hill effect)
	dbSetMatrixTexture ( 1, 1, 1 );
	dbPrepareMatrixTexture ( 1, 1, 1, 1 ); //Fills the divisions with our image 1.
	dbUpdateMatrix (1);
	dbScreenFPS ();


	
	




	

	// make some 3D objects
	for ( int i = 1; i < 50; i++ )
	{
		// make a box
		dbMakeObjectBox( 1, 5, 10, 5 ); 
		dbPositionObject ( 1, 0, 5, 0 );

		dbMakeObjectBox  ( 2, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 2, 10, 5, 0 );

		dbMakeObjectBox  ( 3, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 3, 20, 5, 0 );

		dbMakeObjectBox  ( 4, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 4, 30, 5, 0 );

		dbMakeObjectBox  ( 5, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 5, -10, 5, 0 );

		dbMakeObjectBox  ( 6, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 6, -20, 5, 0 );

		dbMakeObjectBox  ( 7, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 7, -30, 5, 0 );

		dbMakeObjectBox  ( 8, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 8, 0, 5, 10 );

		dbMakeObjectBox  ( 9, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 9, 0, 5, 10 );

		dbMakeObjectBox  ( 10, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 10, 0, 5, 20 );

		dbMakeObjectBox  ( 11, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 11, 0, 5, 30 );

		dbMakeObjectBox  ( 12, 1, 10, 1);
		dbPositionObject ( 12, 0, 5, -30 );


		dbColorObject ( 1, 16711680 );
		dbSetObjectAmbient ( i, 0 );
		dbSetObjectSpecularPower ( i, 255 );
		
	}

	// move our camera back so we can view the objects
	dbPositionCamera ( 10, 10, -20 );

	// now we come to our main loop, we call LoopGDK so some internal
	// work can be carried out by the GDK
	while ( LoopGDK ( ) )
	{
		// display some text on screen
		dbText ( 0, 0, "Use Cursor UP, DOWN, key to move FWD and BACK," );
		dbText ( 0, 15, "Mouse Aims." );
		

		// move the camera forwards
		if ( dbUpKey ( ) )
			dbMoveCamera ( 1 );

		// move the camera backwards
		if ( dbDownKey ( ) )
			dbMoveCamera ( -1 );
	
		//mouse aim
		dbRotateCamera(0, (dbCameraAngleX()+dbMouseMoveY()), (dbCameraAngleY()+dbMouseMoveX()), dbCameraAngleZ());

		// here we make a call to update the contents of the screen
		dbSync ( );
	}

	// before quitting delete our objects
	for ( int i = 1; i < 50; i++ )
		dbDeleteObject ( i );

	// and now everything is ready to return back to Windows
	return;
}

Thats the main program, its pretty simple so far.

and il include the skycube.x now, it looks not right... but thats me.

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0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000,
0.001000, 0.001000, 0.001000, 1.000000;;
}
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5.000000; -5.000000; 5.000000;,
5.000000; 5.000000; -5.000000;,
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}
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5.000000; -5.000000; 5.000000;,
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5.000000; 5.000000; 5.000000;;
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0.000000; 0.000000; 1.000000;,
0.000000; 0.000000; 1.000000;,
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0.000000; 0.000000; 1.000000;;
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0.001000;0.001000;,
0.999000;0.999000;,
0.001000;0.999000;;
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}
AnimationKey {
2;
1;
0; 3; 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000;;;
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0;
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}
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2;
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0; 3; 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000;;;
}
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0;
1;
0; 4; 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000;;;
}
AnimationKey {
2;
1;
0; 3; 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000;;;
}
}
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AnimationKey {
0;
1;
0; 4; 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000;;;
}
AnimationKey {
2;
1;
0; 3; 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000;;;
}
}
}

Hopfully someone can make some sence of it.

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Posted: 8th Aug 2009 05:42 Edited at: 8th Aug 2009 05:43

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You .X file has it's textures hardcoded into it, so you will need to make sure that the textures you are using on it are named correctly or it wont load them.

These are the lines responsible for the textures :

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Material x3ds_mat_Material__8 {
0.545098, 0.192157, 0.517647, 1.000000;;
25.000000;
0.898039, 0.898039, 0.898039;;
0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000;;
TextureFilename {
"cloudcube_top.jpg";
}
}

Material x3ds_mat_Material__3 {
0.266667, 0.192157, 0.545098, 1.000000;;
25.000000;
0.898039, 0.898039, 0.898039;;
0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000;;
TextureFilename {
"cloudcube_left.jpg";
}
}

Material x3ds_mat_Material__1 {
1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000;;
25.000000;
1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000;;
0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000;;
TextureFilename {
"cloudcube_right.jpg";
}
}

Material x3ds_mat_Material__7 {
0.192157, 0.474510, 0.545098, 1.000000;;
25.000000;
0.898039, 0.898039, 0.898039;;
0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000;;
TextureFilename {
"cloudcube_back.jpg";
}
}

Material x3ds_mat_Material__2 {
0.200000, 0.552941, 0.176471, 1.000000;;
25.000000;
0.898039, 0.898039, 0.898039;;
0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000;;
TextureFilename {
"cloudcube_front.jpg";
}
}

You can alter the file names of the textures you are using to match the ones in the .X file or you can edit the names in the .X files to match the ones you are using.

Also, your skybox, you are scaling it up by 30,000 , so its going to be quite large, I think you will need to extend the range of your camera to be able to see it.. the command to change the camera range is :

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dbSetCameraRange(1, 50000)

Have a look in the docs about it's usage, it has overloads so can be called in a couple of different ways. Maybe though, you could try not scaling the skybox so much, just to make sure that it's loading and displaying properly, then slowly increase the size until its the size you need it at...

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Posted: 8th Aug 2009 15:22

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I will give this a try, thanks

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Posted: 8th Aug 2009 15:40 Edited at: 8th Aug 2009 15:41

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Im still haivng difficulties, and the filenames in the .x are valid. Is it a problem if my skybox files are in the source directory like with my grass.bmp? that texture seems to work ok. Il continue to have a play and see if i can get this working.

My second question is if I fail to get this to work, is there another way I can get the skybox to work?

thanks for your help.

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Posted: 8th Aug 2009 16:00

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Try copying one of the skyboxes from the DarkGDK samples folder, I think the Terrain demo has a simple skybox model and textures.

If you copy the .x model and it's 6 textures to your project's main folder and load the model in your code, it should texture automatically. I guess that will tell you if it's a problem with your model or not..

The alternative is to make a primitive(a cube or sphere depending on your textures), and manually texture the images onto it. I think there is a DBPro example in the codebase about applying different textures to a cube's individual faces. The last thing you would do after you have it textured is to negative scale it.. you will essentially be texturing it's outside, so negative scaling it will make it "flip" inside out and be textured on the inside(you may need to initially texture the object upside down, as when it flips it will invert the image) .. to neg scale it you would call something like :

dbScaleObject(1, -2000, -2000, -2000);

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CURED, finaly got it to work, the problem was this line of code, and not the .x at all.

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dbLoadObject       ( "cloudcube.x", 200 );

I then changed it to this...

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dbLoadObject       ( "c:/bmp/skybox/cloudcube.x", 200 );

This allowed the cube to be textured and it works!

Thank you all so much with your help.

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Posted: 8th Aug 2009 16:05

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Not bad eh?

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Posted: 8th Aug 2009 16:08

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Im glad you got it working... are those sky textures from cloudwright ? they look simply WOW !! to me lol

Just asking, cause I think I have a similar set of cloud images from a cloudwright demo somewhere on my pc hehe, they really do look nice.

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I have to give credit to Softwizz for pointing me in the right direction, he got the basics for my map to work. I still need to make a minimap of some kind becuase if i can get my map to scroll correctly, it will feel like your walking around a globe, and the player may soon be lost...

In this instance the skybox should be referenced to the players position, and follow the player. or just made stupidly large

Yeah I love the way it turned out too. I also found a very tastey grass texture that has gone really well.

Il upload the skybox files I used so you can expereiment if you desire. Please find the .ZIP file attached. enjoy.

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