Experimental D3D9 Build (2009-12-10)

[Ultraken]

The preferences thing is definitely on the list of things to do.

The problem with the saves is the shell itself, which is not the easiest to modify.

[Red Devil]

Any plans for adding more sound channels or converting to 3D sound?

[Ultraken]

I may swipe Nathan's sound system from BZ2.   

[Commando]

Lol, you know he did redo the graphics system too, right .

[Ultraken]

BZ2's rendering system is so fundamentally different and deeply integrated with the rest of the engine that it would be almost impossible to use without performing a full "engine transplant".  It was easier to work within the existing system, and I learned a lot by doing it.

[Commando]

Wouldn't the same apply to the sound system too?

[Ultraken]

Unlike the rendering system, the sound system was relatively isolated and preserved mostly intact between BZ1 and BZ2.  While I haven't looked that closely, I got the impression that Nathan completely replaced its internal implementation but left its public interface alone.  If that's true, then it should be easy to drop right in.

[Commando]

Cool, would be nice to have 128 sound channels in bz1.  The sound system may need some work, when I updated my sound drivers for my CL X-FI, bz2's sound system had issues releasing sound channels until sound failed completely.

[bb1]

I have Visual Studio 08 (MSDN) for my programmnig classes... wondering if I can contribute anything in any way.