State of the project

[The 11th plague of Egypt]

I'm really having a hard time in understanding what's going on here.

Is there some kind of usable GM clone yet? If so, I wanna try it (link plz)

[Josh @ Dreamland]

I think you're better off waiting until the next release. It will be friendlier to newcomers, in that it's closer to GM.

However, serprex is fixing up a modified R3 compiler to run R4's source (meaning some improvements on the third demo release. It's like an alpha-beta). I'd recommend you at least wait for that one.

[The 11th plague of Egypt]

Well, I'm looking forward to see it then.

Will there be the possibility of using Game Maker DLLs like Ultimate3D?

[IsmAvatar]

That depends on a few things.
1) That enigma allows external libraries such as dlls. Of course, you can just write your own C code for importing the library
2) That the external library has no GM-specific dependancies, such as trying to access GM's memory structure, or depending on GM's window construction.
3) That your operating system supports the format of the external library. For example, DLLs are windows specific, and would usually need recompiling for linux. That said, provided you're using it on Windows and it's a dll, this requirement is met.

Provided those three requirements are met, I would say yes.

[Josh @ Dreamland]

Condition 1 is met. ENIGMA R4 incorporates LibFFI, a library that allows DLL initialization very close to GM's.
As for condition 2, most libraries do not, but Ultimate3D may be an exception due to the fact that it actually paints on the GM window. If you had 39Dll in mind, that'll be fine.
Condition 3 means Windows.

Note that the goal is to not require either of those DLLs, however.

[RetroX]

Well, I'm looking forward to see it then.

Will there be the possibility of using Game Maker DLLs like Ultimate3D?

Speaking with honesty, it would probably better if someone made a wrapper to use OGRE, instead.  In C++.  Also, I don't have much doubt that tons of 3D functions will be added to ENIGMA once we actually get to the point where we're using 3D.  It's open-source, and therefore can easily obtain tons of community-made wrappers, etc, just as Game Maker has.  It will all happen in due time.

[IsmAvatar]

Yes, I should have mentioned that you will basically be sitting on top of a plethora of tools to design 3d games without needing to rely on a dll. But if you insist on using a dll, you'll need the above conditions to be met.

[Josh @ Dreamland]

I wrote to the Ultimate3D developer, and he sent back that U3D shouldn't have a problem working with ENIGMA, as long as it can provide a window handle. I'll make sure that's integrated along with the DLL functions. Also, I'll see about an option to disable the main GL context.

[Rusky]

It would also be nice to be able to transfer the main GL context to U3D- it shouldn't be too hard to provide an interface for that. Unless U3D uses DX... not sure what it uses.

[Josh @ Dreamland]

I'm almost positive it uses DX.

And now I looked it up, and am 100% positive.

[juggernaut]

omgz when is R4 likely to be released?

[RetroX]

Unless U3D uses DX... not sure what it uses.

Rule of thumb: Game Maker uses DirectX.
Second rule of thumb: If it involves Game Maker, it uses DirectX.

[Micah]

Actually, I'm pretty sure there are several GL dll's for GM.

[RetroX]

Actually, I'm pretty sure there are several GL dll's for GM.

Name one.

[Josh @ Dreamland]

Someone wrote a complete wrapper to it. Seemed interested in joining ENIGMA's team, but then wanted to work on everything -but- graphics.
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