Aztica 6DX 3D Engine

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 6DX VB6 Flight Demo

Notes:
(this file modified 2-24-2003)

VB6 6DX flight Demo
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IMPORTANT NOTICES:
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This demo is provided free of charge and without warranty. The 6DX Distribution and System files include a license agreement and all restrictions/limitations therein apply. You must acquire the 6DX 3D engine directly from Aztica.com (free demo version available), it is not included in this distribution.

When developing in Visual Basic with 6DX, do not run your 6DX application in VB's "immediate mode", as this can cause problems. Instead compile your app and run the new EXE.

Please do not redistribute this file, as it is modified and updated on a regular basis and thus will be "out of date" in a short time.

Permission is granted to use "code snippets" from this demo in your own application, provided you agree to hold AAA Multimedia and all it's representatives harmless from any legal action resulting from such use. NO WARRANTY of any kind, express or implied, is offered with this demo.
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Use DLLs with the indicated date stamp: 
6dx_atl.dll & 6dxv19.dll   dated: 2/18/2003 Version: 2.0.4.5

Demo Features (programming notes throughout) :

A CONSOLE USED TO REPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITY
Initialize application
intercept wayward keystrokes at startup
Initialize music
Initialize collider
Initialize waypoint
Load map from disk
initialize sky textures and light
assign movement to keypress without collider
assign look up/down/left/right to keypress independant of motion
initialize a camera
detect camera collisions 'not working yet
load map-entities and assign to actors
Attach actor to collider
attach waypoint to collider
automove to waypoint
use MakeColor to create a custom color
Use TextOut to print text directly to screen
calculate a frame rate
toggle full screen mode
list display devices
list display modes
show current display device
show current display mode
set a display mode
locate the simulation window on desktop
set initial size of simulation window

The map files included require a separate editing program such as Quark (available at www.aztica.com). 

This demo in no way attempts to demonstrate "game programming". It is intended to show the Visual Basic programmer examples of 6DX coding, for implementing original works in what ever genre and manner desired. While most 6DX objects are touched on in this demo, it in no way attempts to explore the possibilities made available to 3D programmers with 6DX. The flexibility of 6DX can not be exposed in a single demo. Many more program features can be designed with these tools (such as "free look", mouse-movement or 3rd person view etc.) than this demo's scope allows.

Have fun coding,
Montie Miles
www.aaa-multimedia.com

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