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Aoneweb
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Posted: 28th Nov 2004 02:29
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What format do you prefer?, direct x files, bsp files or csm. all can be used, but what is the best. IYHO.
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Aone

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Neofish
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Posted: 28th Nov 2004 02:57
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My own format Currently it is .ft1


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Eric T
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Posted: 28th Nov 2004 03:01
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Well sure as hell not BSP...

*Me starts having vietnam like war flashbacks depicting the battles between him and BSP, which just ended with me pulling away*

I'd go with .x right now.

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Aoneweb
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Posted: 28th Nov 2004 03:37
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anyone eles have some input, I could use the help right now.

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Chris K
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Posted: 28th Nov 2004 03:38
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.x
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Aoneweb
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Posted: 28th Nov 2004 03:41
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so far X marks the []

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Mx5 kris
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Posted: 28th Nov 2004 03:48
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Quote: "so far X marks the []"

Geeze....we....are...NERDS!! WHY!!!*goes, for no reason, to kerry's house with some grenades, and show him how it must have felt to all the nutruel people he killed.*

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Aoneweb
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Posted: 28th Nov 2004 03:53
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OK i'm lost mx5 kris, what has your post got to do with my Q?

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Mx5 kris
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Posted: 28th Nov 2004 04:33
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nothing, but your statement makes me feel like a nerd. My own format .1fart

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PiratSS
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Posted: 28th Nov 2004 04:42
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my own format .ASS(ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM of SESTETTES and SHEETROCK)
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Neofish
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Posted: 28th Nov 2004 06:33
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Lol. While I was serious...


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Lost in Thought
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Posted: 28th Nov 2004 06:45
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I would go with .csm but, .bsp and .x work as well. Though there is no entity support for .bsp

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Phaelax
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Posted: 29th Nov 2004 00:43
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.bmp

heightmaps

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IanG
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Posted: 29th Nov 2004 01:19
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i tend to use either .y or .z although .x is a firm favourite

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Ilya
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Lots of heightmaps and texturemaps(12) can make a complex level...

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David T
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Posted: 29th Nov 2004 02:12
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I personally prefer terrain heightmaps, I've never made a game that uses scenery geometry Although I'd probably use .x because NG and Newton would work for physics.

Quote: "Geeze....we....are...NERDS!! WHY!!!*goes, for no reason, to kerry's house with some grenades, and show him how it must have felt to all the nutruel people he killed.*"


What the? Grow up

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Aoneweb
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Posted: 29th Nov 2004 10:47
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.X still looks like the top dog, thanks to all of you for your help.
Keep posting.

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Lost in Thought
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Posted: 29th Nov 2004 11:30
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.csm has multitexturing and .x doesn't

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MikeS
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Posted: 29th Nov 2004 13:24
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.x merely because Truespace can export nicely with all the materials needed on it.



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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 29th Nov 2004 14:09
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Quote: ".csm has multitexturing and .x doesn't "


DirectX XOF v9 has:

Mesh:
Vertex (FVF)
Indicies
Animation:
Matrix
Skeletal
Keyframe Templates
Texture:
Matrial Scripting (Uses DirectX FixxedFunction Blending)
Surface Integration (Linking and Internal)
Shader Integration (Linking and Internal)

DirectX .X format is possible the most versitile format available to use current, just as DirectX Direct Surface .DDS is the more versitile image format.

The Format itself supports one hell of alot of things.. much more than .CSM is ever likely too. Possibly the more important fact here though, is 'why doesn't DarkBASIC Professional support the full format features?'

As it stands DBP, Only Supports

Vertices (FVF) Mesh
Skeletal & Template Animation
Surface Linking

which is a pure fraction of what it can do..


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Lost in Thought
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Posted: 29th Nov 2004 14:13
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OK OK I should have said. In DBP at it's present state .csm has multitexturing and .x doesn't. Though .dbo does. You can make a .x level and lightmap it with gile[s].

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