2D games and applications?

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mikelandzelo

(Posted 2005) [#1]

Hi there!

I did not know where to post this, but I think it's best here.
I did not find this anywhere so, can I create 2D games AND applications with BlitzMax (lik BlitzPlus) or only 2D games?

Thanks, Banjo

Red	(Posted 2005) [#2]

yes, you could.
I made a screensaver.mod ( mixed 2D and windows GUI )

But it's not easy to code an app for the moment.
In fact, there's no decent GUI module to code win,mac,nux app.

Dreamora

(Posted 2005) [#3]

at the moment only games.

With the non-free GUI Module you will be able to create GUI apps as well.

ImaginaryHuman

(Posted 2005) [#4]

You could currently make an application that uses its own gui system but it wouldn't be able to easily interact with the rest of the desktop/os.

Robert Cummings

(Posted 2005) [#5]

You can create Gui apps. You could use wxwindows or any gui dll.

Snarty

(Posted 2005) [#6]

http://www.codersworkshop.com/viewshowcase.php?id=98

BlitzPad above is an example of an application written in BlitzMax and BlitzPlus. So yes, totally possible with Max in it's current state.

Dreamora

(Posted 2005) [#7]

with BM + xx you can do a lot but this is useless for multiplattform and "real" non-hack approaches (like interconnecting to other blitz)

Robert Cummings

(Posted 2005) [#8]

Then use wxwindows.

Hint: it's cross platform :)

Dreamora

(Posted 2005) [#9]

yepp but DLLs aren't ;-)

mikelandzelo

(Posted 2005) [#10]

Ok, I see.
But one more question: Is there the same "problem" with BlitzPlus, or just that difficult in BlitzMax?

Dreamora

(Posted 2005) [#11]

BlitzPlus has a GUI System and is Windows only so it does not suffer this problems.

BM won't suffer of it in near future as well as a crossplattform GUI module is on the way (Linux / Windows IDE are done with it for example)

mikelandzelo

(Posted 2005) [#12]

So if I want to create applications, my choice should be BlitzPlus for now?
btw, thanks for the other informations ;)

FlameDuck

(Posted 2005) [#13]

So if I want to create applications, my choice should be BlitzPlus for now?

I would wait for the Max GUI module if it was me.

Hotcakes

(Posted 2005) [#14]

I'm with Flameduck on this. It might not be out -right- -now-, but if you start playing and learning the 2D side of BlitzMax now, when the GUI module does come out you'll be able to use it effectively straight off the bat.

Probably.