SSquared Member Posts: 654 From: Pacific Northwest Registered: 03-22-2005 |
It's a good day in Microsoftland. Visual Studio 2008 is released along with other goodies. XNA 2.0 beta is also released and will now work with the non-Express versions!!!! Yeah! I'm not sure, but I think this version (or maybe for the final 2.0 release) they have XNA redistributables, too. So your friends/family no longer need to install the whole XNA/C# Express suite of applications. This release still does not contain the ability to add XNA into a WinForm, but that will be available for the final 2.0 release. On the other hand, there may be posts with workarounds to get this accomplished. I really want to use XNA, but I just know too many family/friends with Macs so I need to maintain cross-platform capability. |
spade89 Member Posts: 561 From: houston,tx Registered: 11-28-2006 |
it woud be nice if there was a mono version of xna wouldn't it?? or if there was a way to make xna work on non-windows machines. ------------------ Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. |
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SSquared Member Posts: 654 From: Pacific Northwest Registered: 03-22-2005 |
Amazingly, there is Mono.Xna. I think it's kind of humorous how it uses OpenGL for 3D. I know nothing about this project other than there is a webpage about it, so I don't know to what extent they have converted things. This does somewhat open up possibilities, but still requires too much installation for non-computer geeks. [This message has been edited by ssquared (edited November 19, 2007).] |
jestermax Member Posts: 1064 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: 06-21-2006 |
hey, when does it go non-beta? i've been waiting for that for a while... ------------------ |
HanClinto Administrator Posts: 1828 From: Indiana Registered: 10-11-2004 |
SSquared, I dug a bit into Mono.XNA and found out a little more. It looks like it's currently usable on at least a very basic scale. It has a decent Google Group that looks like the place to be for talking with the developers. I'm excited that it's usable -- the XNA framework sounds like a really good structure and layout -- I'm somewhat interested in checking this out. Cool stuff! --clint |
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SSquared Member Posts: 654 From: Pacific Northwest Registered: 03-22-2005 |
Thanks Clint for that information. Looks like the port is well on its way. Although I was sort of bashing the original XNA beta from a year ago, XNA has really matured. Most of my complaints have been resolved. Yeah! The community is just absolutely terrific. You will find helpful tutorials, sample games, a bunch of tools, physics engines, and plenty more. Plus it's C#. I still struggle with having people required to install .NET 2.0. I know I harp on that a lot, but I just don't see 2.0 in much use for the average home user. Once Vista becomes more prevalent, I will most likely start focusing on XNA. I enjoy C# too much and really want to take advantage of my current favorite programming language as much as I can. Crazy, but I've thought of going back to an older version of SDL.NET just so I can compile against .NET 1.1. |
