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You will find me where the light don't shine, where the people are silently friendly, where we are the most intelligent, and where all can live down under, until our trip to heaven.

I would personally recommend restarting the project from scratch in Visual C++ unless there is anybody on CCN who can give better advice

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global chiefy to yer old seafarin' seadog maties

As to visual c++, it is a lot slower to develop games in, though it would seem to be the best choice if you would like to go professional. I whole heartedly recommend getting the book "Windows Game Programming for Dummies" by Anthony LaMothe. It is the best I've seen for learning game programming in C++, but it still shows how tough it can be.
Having said that, you seem like a brave and committed lad, so good luck to you.

There's a trade-off here.

Blitz Basic gives you a quicker development time and less FPS.
Straight C++ gives you a MUCH longer development time, learning curve, etc, but much faster FPS if you are an accomplished programmer in the language. If you've never coded in C++, plan on a one to two year learning curve.

My recommendation would be to look at Truevision3D.com. Their engine is free to use, and inexpensive to publish. They have many languages you can look at: C++, C#, VB, VB.NET and Delphi.

You will not have to start from scratch if you take that route, or another C++ engine would do better for you.

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We are at war. Not to take lives, but to save them.

It doesn't mention network support though, which is surprising, but it could be hidden deeper in the specifications some where.