Pathing editor

[Darktanion]

I just found this and was curious how it is coming along it looks sweet
Hope it is almost finished I want to try it out to

[sysadmin]

The trouble with the pathing editor is the z vector. To really make it work you have to load the whole zone in a 3d enviroment capable of selecting each path point as an object that can be modified, deleted or added. At the moment I working on creating the engine that does this, but it will take a time to finish it.

[mwmdragon]

Hey, I see you are doing this in VB 6. I have been Technically editing books about VB for years. ON I think would really help you would be

Windows Game Programming with Visual Basic and DirectX
ISBN: 0-7897-2592-4
Publisher: QUE
Author: Wayne S. Freeze


I edited it to perfection and I tested every chunk of code so I know this book would speed up the progress by a very conciderable time span.

No shameless plug, I really want you to check it out. And you could probly get it cheap now that all the new VB games books are being done for VB.NET

Look into it.

[sysadmin]

I will look for it, thanks for the tip MWD.

[Dr Zauis]

Anything happening with this proggy lately??

I found a Delphi example of how to communicate with Mysql so Im working on listing zones/mobs/and positions.
I managed to convert a few zones geometry to .dxf format and Im pretty sure I can render that. Except its going to take time to figure out how to create some kind of engine or something to allow me to draw a box or pyramid or some to represent say a mob on its correct coordinates..

So my first 3d project will be something like ability to select a mob and move him to another location..I can imagine in my mind how to do this and I have the code here in others projects but I can only imagine my future headaches learning this LOL!

[GeorgeS]

Do you have the source/document for obtaining the triangles?
I too thought of making a 3D mob placement tool, but I'm lost


GeorgeS

[Dr Zauis]

Originally Posted by GeorgeS

Do you have the source/document for obtaining the triangles?
I too thought of making a 3D mob placement tool, but I'm lost


GeorgeS

If you are using something close to Delphi 6 I have all you need..I dont understand what you mean by triangles but as for obtaining tris and quads
from the .dxf file for drawing geometry yes I have that.

I have tutorials and sources here for delphi 6 that will teach a person to draw 3d images with a homemade DirectX8.1 3d matrix.

I could probably load the zone directly at some point when I fure out how to use the S3d spy sources.. But for now Ill learn with a .dxf file.

Gvie me a few months to make something to draw the .dxf file as I have to learn the code as I go along. But I know I have all the answers in the stuff I have now..So it can be done..