gameincubator-news — News about the GameIncubator

[GameIncubator-News] New SDK available: December 2006

[Jeremy C. <ka...@gm...>]

Here is what's new in this version:
 
 (Some modifications comes from Christophe Kohler (CK) - Thanks to him) 
 
Allow programs using the GIFramework.lib to be compiled with __fastcall 
 
* New lib: GIRandom that allow you to have a predictable random number. 
 
* Tree structure changed, now all the GI are under a common directory called
Sources (at last!) 
 
* GIReport: coloured icon are back on the report box (green for warning,
yellow for errors and red for fatal errors) 
 
* GIDisplay 
possibility to set display as wireframe on or off 
virtual void SetWireframe(bool wireframe = true) = 0; 
Fixed the report error that didn't listen for the ignore option 
Fixed a bug with region sprite, when a region was used on the fly instead of
predefined regions 
 
CK: possibility to set filtering on sprites (to give a blurred effect) 
CK: create a #define for right hand systems (e.g. Maya) 
CK: possibility to set a different texture on 3d objects (careful as SCENE
destroy textures it used, so don't do it too!) 
CK: possibility to set clamp or tiled mode on texture class for 3d objects 
CK: reenabled simple mipmapping for 3d texture models 
 
Can now call GetName() on Object3D 
BOUNDINGBOX can be constructed from SubMesh 
SetHide available on Object3D now 
 
Octree: GetAltitude allows you to retrieve the altitude of a position (y) in
space (x,z) 
 
* GINetwork now contains an ICOMMUNICATION interface that allow you to
handle packets and ease commmunication 
between server and client. 
 
fix small bug on reconnect of TCP clients (OnConnection was not called) 
 
* GIMemory 
added 2 functions to help debugging 
virtual unsigned int GetFreeMemorySize() = 0; 
virtual unsigned int GetAllocatedSize() = 0; 
remove the need to specify the type of the objet in the unalloc macro 
 
* GITList 
Fixed AddBefore function 
 
* GIXML 
Allow enumeration of sections and key via an enumerate interface

[GameIncubator-News] New SDK: October 2005

[Jeremy C. <ka...@gm...>]

The October 2005 SDK is finally available in the download section.

Here are what's new in this version: (plenty)

Global: All GI objects are now under the namespace GI. (Except GIDebugMenu
and GIProfiler)

* New UnitTests: GICallStackUnitTest, GIReportUnitTest and GISoundUnitTest

* GIDisplay

Fix rotation center on region sprites

* GITemplateList is declared deprecated, GI::TLIST replaces it

* GICallStack

This is a new lib to help you querying the callstack at any moment. This
will be used in GIMemory to give
you full report of where leaks are coming from and for GIReport to give you
full information when poping up
error reports.

* GIReport

Complete rewrite of the GIReport so that it's now an interface like
GI::IMEMORY.
That now decouples the GIReport from the other GI libs. All GI were impacted
by this change.

Added a AddRef/DecRef mechanism so that it isn't deleted while other still
use it.
(only relevant for people not using the framework, those that want just to
use a few GI libs)

Resources are included in the lib, so it's no more a DLL!!!

* GIMemory

Added a AddRef/DecRef mechanism so that it isn't deleted while other still
use it.
(only relevant for people not using the framework, those that want just to
use a few GI libs)

Possibility to list all the allocations
virtual void Dump(IMEMORYNOTIFICATION *notification) {};

* GITList

Remplacant de GITemplateList. It's requesting an allocateur (IMemory) and a
reporter (IReport)

* GINetwork

API changed slightly (Notification is now inside the parameter object sent
for init).

* GIPath

No more extern, it now uses an interface for display function. Proper
Create/Destroy API

* GISound

Sounds are now created via the SoundManager object. The Framework provides
you with one already if you are using it.

Set3DHear becomes Set3DListener

Flag and control becomes enums instead of defines

* GIApplication

IsFullScreen and IsPseudoFullScreen disappear and are replaced by one
function:
virtual APPLICATIONPARAM::ENUM_WINDOWTYPE GetWindowType() = 0;

SetPseudoFullScreen & IsPseudoFullScreen disappeared as well and are done
through WindowType in init function

extern bool GIFullscreen; is no more used and is replaced by 
APPLICATIONPARAM::ENUM_WINDOWTYPE GIApplicationType

Application will have to declare this line:
GI::APPLICATIONPARAM::ENUM_WINDOWTYPE GIApplicationType =
GI::APPLICATIONPARAM::eWINDOWED;

 

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[GameIncubator-News] August 2005 SDK

[Jeremy C. <ka...@gm...>]

The August 2005 SDK is now available.
You can find the SDK in the download section: http://gi.kamron.net/

This release is supported for .NET 2005 beta 2 and .NET Express Beta 2
(great products btw)

Here is what's new in this SDK:

* GIDisplay

GISprite now accepts rotation in radian (0-2PI = 0.0f up to 3.14*2)

void Draw(float screenx, float screeny, float rotation);
void DrawRegion(unsigned long index, float screenx, float screeny, float
rotation);
void DrawRegion(const GIREGION2D &region, float screenx, float screeny,
float rotation);

Multithreaded load of GIScene3D (first version, will be improved later)

* GIMemory

Module that provides an allocator, now needed to initialised most mudules as
all allocation are now controlled via it.
(Stl allocator not done yet)

* Due to GIMemory, most of the GI's Destructor now are protected, you will
need to call Destroy() on the objects
intead of delete.

For example, you may meet this error if you don't:

error C2248: 'GISPRITE::~GISPRITE' : cannot access protected member declared
in class 'GISPRITE'

use this instead: mysprite->Destroy();


Happy coding!

Jeremy

[GameIncubator-News] August SDK

[Jeremy C. <jch...@us...>]

The August SDK is now available.

A few things:

- Projects are now made for .NET 2005 (you can download the very stable beta
for free http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visualc/default.aspx). This
is the last SDK with VC6 support. It this is causing you trouble, send me an
email, but .NET 2005 is AT LAST as good and better than VC6 to work with.

- Next SDK will be released bi-monthly now instead of monthly. As the SDK
goes stronger, fewer changes are needed.

- I'll be adding a "Roadmap" section just under the "What's new" link so you
know what is planned for the GI.

- The GI is born 2 years ago and I didn't know I would be so pleased to
share my sources with everyone else. Thanks for the support and kind emails!


You can find the SDK in the download section.

Here is what's new in this SDK:

* Support for .NET 2005!

* GINetwork

Fix a bug on server socket (they didn't close the connection with a client
when returning false on receive function)

virtual unsigned short GetPort() = 0; // get the port you specified at the
Init of a GINETWORK

Small speed optimisation on closing sockets

Remove the annoying WSAECONNRESET error message that simply stands the fact
that the network link broke

Added a timer (5 seconds default) as a timeout to connection with a server

virtual bool Reconnect() = 0; // only for client, servers always return
false

* GIDisplay

Stop changing values of passed 3d points in Draw3DLine functions

Fix a bug with display of Region (in X), thanks to Dark-Nemo

* GIReport

Open and close the GIReport.log file every time an error is displayed, so if
you kill the game, the file is not empty anymore

* GITemplateList

AddIfNotInList now returns a boolean (true: node added; false: node not
added as it was in the list already)

Jeremy

[GameIncubator-News] June SDK now available

[Jeremy C. <jch...@us...>]

There you go. I didn't know if I would have the time but it's done, the June
SDK is now available and I'm happy to annouce that I now fully support the
3D section of it :)

I also did 2 workshop that I will need to upload them at some point
(GIScript and GITextLibrary)

As usual, you can find the SDK in the download section:
http://gi.kamron.net/english/Extra/download.php

Here is what's new in this SDK:

* PlugIns

The plug ins are now compiled for 3DStudio Max 6

* GIDisplay

Fix color problem in Draw3DLine that happen in some 3d scenes

Possibility to retrieve the default shaders you set with
SetDefaultVertexShader & SetDefaultPixelShader

virtual GISHADER *GetDefaultVertexShader() = 0;
virtual GISHADER *GetDefaultPixelShader() = 0;

virtual void SetMediaPath(const char *relativepath); // e.g: "Data",
"Data/Textures", ...

* GISprite

Better support to SetSize/GetSize for region sprite:

virtual float GetCurrentSizeX(unsigned long regionindex) = 0;
virtual float GetCurrentSizeY(unsigned long regionindex) = 0;
virtual void SetCurrentSizeX(unsigned long regionindex, float sizex) = 0;
virtual void SetCurrentSizeY(unsigned long regionindex, float sizey) = 0;
virtual void SetCurrentSizeXY(unsigned long regionindex, float sizex, float
sizey) = 0;

virtual void ResetCurrentSize() = 0; // Set back the size X and Y to match
the real size

* GIScene

virtual const char *GetFilename() = 0; // retrieve the complete filename
virtual void Merge(GISCENE *scene) = 0;
virtual GIOBJECT3D *AddObject3D(GIOBJECT3D *obj3d, bool includingsubobj =
true) = 0; // return the new GIOBJECT3D created in this GISCENE
virtual void SetAlphaTest(bool test) = 0;
virtual void SetAlphaTestValue(unsigned char value) = 0;
virtual void UseTransparency(bool use) = 0;

* GIObject3D

Enables you to choose the matrix to render for this frame
void SetMatrixToUseThisFrame(const GIMATRIX &matrix);

virtual GISUBOBJECT3D *AddSubObject3D(GISUBOBJECT3D *subobj3d) = 0; //
return the new GISUBOBJECT3D created in this GIOBJECT3D

* GISubObject3D

virtual void SetHide(bool hide = true) = 0;
virtual bool IsHidden() = 0;
virtual const char *GetName() = 0;

* GIVolume

virtual GIFACE *GetFaceArray() = 0; // retrieve a pointer on an array of
face for this volume

* GITexture

virtual const char *GetFilename() = 0;
virtual GISPRITE *CreateSpriteFromThis() = 0; // user is responsible for
deleting the object retrieved

* GIShader

// on pixel shader, set it to false if you want to disable to use a blank
texture (mainly for debugging purpose)
virtual void SetUseTexture(bool usenormaltexture) = 0;

* GIScript

Fix bug with .NET 2003 for registering functions via
GISCRIPT_REGISTER_FUNCTION


Enjoy
Jeremy Chatelaine
www.kamron.net

[GameIncubator-News] May SDK now available

[Jeremy C. <jch...@us...>]

Hello,

The new SDK is already here. Earlier than I though.
I'll probably focus on the 3D exporter/interface for the next SDK, and/or
the GIPhysique.
Let me know if there is any problem or if you would like to see things in
the next SDK.

Here is what's new in this SDK:

* GIFont

bool	Draw(float screenx, float screeny, const char *text, long
numberofcharacters = -1);
bool	Draw3D(GIPOINT3D point3d, const char *text, long numberofcharacters
= -1);
Added an optional character at the end to only display a certain amount of
character

long	GetNumberOfChar(float sizex, const char *text);
Return the number of character that you can draw in this string so it fits
in sizex

bool	DrawInside(float screenx, float screeny, const char *text, float
maxsizex);
Constrain/Reduce the draw of the string inside maxsizex
                                                
* GIReport

Changed the error line into a multiline box, so we can format error message
a bit better
You can specify another line by adding \n in your text
eg:
GIREPORT_ERROR(true, "Line1\nLine2\nLine3");

There is an option for your user to hit the button "Send Error by Email",
but so far,
you could not set your email address. Now you can with this new function:
static	void	SetEmail(const char *email = "you...@do...");
call it this way in GIInit (before an error may pops up basically):
GIREPORT::SetEmail("my...@ha...");

* GIXML

New Util to read and write basic xml files very quickly and easily (but the
syntax to read is not that great yet)

* GIScript

Adding LUA

* GIPath

Draw function now available (to show the path with 3d lines)

* GIStater

Allow NULL function for State that have no function to call

* GIFramework

GIGetSDKVersion to retrieve the date of the build for the Light version of
the GI (eg: Mar 4 2004)

* GIMouse

SetVisible(false); now, still display the mouse on windows title (so we can
see where we click for drag n drop)

Check for double-click
	bool	IsAnyButtonDoubleClicking();
	bool	IsLeftButtonDoubleClicking();
	bool	IsRightButtonDoubleClicking();
	bool	IsMiddleButtonDoubleClicking();

* GIFont

GIFONT_CENTER now works properly with multiline text (/n)

Have fun,
Jeremy Chatelaine
www.kamron.net 

[GameIncubator-News] Soon

[Jeremy C. <ka...@gm...>]

http://gi.kamron.net

The next SDK is coming very soon and should be available next Sunday if
everything is fine.
This new SDK will contain a brand new version of a module (GIScript) and a
new util (GIXML).

GIScript enables you to run scripts with the Lua syntax. I'll tell you more
about this later but it's really cool and quite good for a first version.

GIXML enables you to read and write basic XML files quickly. I'm not fully
happy about the way it's returning a std::vector when you read an xml as
it's not quite intuitive to use. I'll probably change that in the future but
it's working.

Many other changes like GIReport that now displays error inside a multi-line
box (just add n in your error text to add an extra line) and the GIMouse now
checks for double-clicks.

Anyway, have a look in the "What's new" link for more information.

Jeremy Chatelaine
www.kamron.net 

[GameIncubator-News] New project using the GI: DNA

[Jeremy C. <jch...@us...>]

A new project added in the Projects section: DNA (by Christophe Kohler)

http://gi.kamron.net/english/Community/projects.php

It's a sweet little platform game in 2D very well done.
It's already playable so feel free to try it!

On a different topic, the next SDK's big improvement will be the GIScript
with true support for scripting language using LUA (www.lua.org). Will be
available in the next SDK (May).

Enjoy
Jeremy Chatelaine
www.kamron.net 

[GameIncubator-News] Genetic

[Jeremy C. <jch...@us...>]

The Genetic demo along with the source code is now available if you want to
grab them or simply have a look at them.

Enjoy,
Jeremy Chatelaine
www.kamron.net 

[GameIncubator-News] March SDK Available

[Jeremy C. <jch...@us...>]

Hello,

The March SDK is now available for download:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/gameincubator/

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82549&package_id=84665
&release_id=214671

As usual Full version contains the sources and Light version the library for
fast development

Here is what's new in this version:

* GIHelp.chm

Start of the help file for the GameIncubator

* GIFont

Allow font to be loaded with constructor parameters

* GIMouse

Typo: uniformity of function name
GetPosX becomes GetPositionX
GetPosY becomes GetPositionY
SetMouseX becomes SetPositionX
SetMouseY becomes SetPositionY

* GIApplication

Typo: uniformity of function name
GetPosX becomes GetPositionX
GetPosY becomes GetPositionY

void	SetTitle(const char *windowtitle); // to change the window title

* GIKeyboard

void	PushStringToTheQueue(const char *sentence, ...); // send a string to
the buffer (as a nice complement of PushCharToTheQueue)

* GIPath

Sources added

* GIDisplay

RegionInSprite: enable you to have a sprite that is holding many sprite or
to do sprite animation By default, sprites are now stretched and not tiled

Handle properly windows change in size now (changes in GIApplication too)
void	UpdateSize(); // to be called if Application change of size
(GIFramework will call it automatically)

Shaders are not loaded by default, use SetDefaultVertexShader and
SetDefaultPixelShader to specify the default shaders before loading a 3D
Scene

* New module GIScript

GIScript is still very much work in progress.
It uses VisualBasic Script or Java script independently.
As usual, dead easy to work with (GI powered ;)) It's very much function
oriented, you can declare function in your application and your script can
call those function (no custom type yet).
The idea is toward having scripts that runs your gamelogic:
eg. you have doors in your game, your attach a script to them and run the
script each gameloop.
The script can be: if someone is close enough, call OpenGate. So the door
will open if someone is close enough. Nice heh?

Future version of the GIScript will support Lua 5.0 (http://www.Lua.org)



Jeremy Chatelaine
www.kamron.net