Is this book any good...

[CyberCarsten]

Hi
A few months ago I bought 3D Game Programming with C++ by John De Goes, but I didn't understand much of the D3D due to DD experience....Now I have created my first 2D game using C++ and DirectDraw and I want to move into Direct3D. I have a heard some bad things about the book, so I hope you can help casting some lights on it....

[NoteMe]

For that book...look at this page:

Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1576104001/qid=1038704446/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-8670230-6231333?v=glance&s=books)

...lol:D

[Machaira]

Sounds like people that slammed it because it wouldn't write a 3D game for them. :)

[Zaei]

Originally posted by Machaira
Sounds like people that slammed it because it wouldn't write a 3D game for them. :)
What, no MakeGoodGame() function?

Z.

[NoteMe]

Originally posted by Machaira
Sounds like people that slammed it because it wouldn't write a 3D game for them. :)

Machaira: So it sounds like your book is not gone contain that function...:D So what is it about...I'm curious...?

[CyberCarsten]

Sounds like I have been wasing my money after reading the reviews on Amazon :D
But is is hard to find a good book in Direct3D....any suggestions??

[NoteMe]

I have heard about something called something like "The Zen of 3D programming". If you do a search at Amazon.com, you probably will find what I'm talking about....

[NoteMe]

This one:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0761534296/qid=1038744123/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/102-8670230-6231333?v=glance&s=books '

I'havn't read it, but people say it's rather good...

[petrus]

Special Effects with Direct 3D & The Zen

[CyberCarsten]

Yeah, I have looked at the Zen before and I think thats gonna be my new book! :D

[Machaira]

Originally posted by NoteMe
Machaira: So it sounds like your book is not gone contain that function...:D So what is it about...I'm curious...?
Well, it won't contain a function, but it should contain a full (albeit small) game. It's going to be on RPG game development with VB.

[NoteMe]

That's something that should be standing in my shelf. Maybe I should order it right away ;)

BTW: Any DX in that book, or only plain VB an API???

[petrus]

The Zen and Special Effects are for C++

[Machaira]

Originally posted by NoteMe
That's something that should be standing in my shelf. Maybe I should order it right away ;)

BTW: Any DX in that book, or only plain VB an API???
If you're referring to my post, it's using DirectX7/8 - 7 for DirectDraw and 8 for everything else - sound, network, input. I'm thinking about going to 8 for graphics, but I'm not sure if I want to spend the time to do that. It's taking enough time as it is.

[NoteMe]

Originally posted by Machaira
If you're referring to my post, it's using DirectX7/8 - 7 for DirectDraw and 8 for everything else - sound, network, input. I'm thinking about going to 8 for graphics, but I'm not sure if I want to spend the time to do that. It's taking enough time as it is.

Yes I was refering to your post...

I can't belive why MS took out DDraw out of DX. It's so much fun. You can make so many cool arcade games fast and easy in DD. But I suppose I can do the same in D3D, but it takes a bit more effort to start making a game in D3D...

BTW: I'm looking forward to see that book of yours...

[Machaira]

Originally posted by NoteMe
BTW: I'm looking forward to see that book of yours...
Thanks, but don't hold your breath. :D It's not as easy as I thought it would be. Out of 15 chapters (which probably isn't the final count) I have about 4 or 5 a good way through, 3 or 4 others barely started, and the rest waiting for attention.

Real Life(tm) is too much of an interference. Maybe I should just delete it! :p ;)

[NoteMe]

...lol....yes delitet it.....BTW post if you need some help with the rest of the chapters....lol again...:D