is Microsoft Windows XP going to be compatible with MASM programing or vice versa
i need to know if cuz i want to update my windows to it
but i still wanna beable to program
thanks..
i need to know if cuz i want to update my windows to it
but i still wanna beable to program
thanks..
If you follow the same rules as for nt/2k, you should be fine.
Hi IcedMonkey
I am using WinXP developing RadASM using masm.
No unsolved problems so far. :)
KetilO
I am using WinXP developing RadASM using masm.
No unsolved problems so far. :)
KetilO
oh ok
thank you
i think i might eventually upgrade to it
thank you
i think i might eventually upgrade to it
Would a program i write for 98 run correctly on 2000?
If you play by the rules, yes. This means preserving ebx,esi,edi (if
you use them) in callbacks, clear eax in dlgprocs if you don't process
the message, and not trying to go ring0 in unconventional ways.
you use them) in callbacks, clear eax in dlgprocs if you don't process
the message, and not trying to go ring0 in unconventional ways.
I have noticed a speed increase with audio/video, or multiple applications and WinXP. But this is only on my newest machine, all the other ones are a little slower it seems. :( This is probably a driver problem - the other machines have less WinXP certified drivers for the hardware. I think I'll reinstall Win2K on those machines.
XP possibly requires a bit more "initial horsepower" from your machine,
but it should be able to utilize "additional horsepower" a lot better
than the old 9x systems...
but it should be able to utilize "additional horsepower" a lot better
than the old 9x systems...
Yeah, should have thought of that. :) It scales better, but has a higher initial cost. I wonder what we'll be doing on 10Ghz machines? Well, besides some really cool games. ;)
Speaking of really cool games, have you seen "Red Faction"? The
engine is sorta plain (except a detail I'll be raving about a bit later),
the plot is a ripoff of Total Recall (with a few added thingies), the
persons have no personality (would have been better to do it
half-life style where at least you have your own "feelings", not
being forced to look at the person you control behave stupidly
in cutscenes). The textures are okay, the level geometry is boring
(indoor areas at least - even good old halflife had more variance).
But it has GeoMod. Realtime deformation of the level geometry.
And not just some fake bull, as far as I can see it's true boolean
operations on the level data. This is pretty fun when you fire a rocket
after someone, unless you hit solid steel, it will usually leave a hole.
You don't like the look of that tank that's going over that bridge,
heading the same direction as you? Blow the bridge :P.
Too bad they put a limit of 128 geomods in the engine, seemingly
fixed. The have a LOT of cheesy excuses. I messed around a bit,
and set the explosion radius of the rockets "pretty damn high",
and made some pretty marvellous craters. It's definitely not a limit
on the "amount" of damage you do, it's the *number* of modifications.
If you go too far, you hit the edge of the level, so to say. And then
something weird happens. Everything goes black. The level is still
there, with the same geometry and stuff, but all the textures go black.
I think it's a bit cheesy... if they put a check for this (or had a default
indestructible box JUST at the edge of the level), I can't see any
reason for limiting the number of geo-mods.
The larger the explosions are, the more time it takes to do the mod.
On my athlon700, the *DAMN* large explotions took about 1/4th
second I guess, enough to give a little lag, but pretty okay taking
into consideration the amount of changes that are being done.
Now imagine what you could do with unlimited geomods... TRUE
BULLET HOLES :P. With a heavy machinegun, you could make
smallish holes in rock, which would look absolutely cool, and be
fast enough that there's no lag...
too bad those volition guys have no visions :/. And they have so
many zealous fanboys that questioning the geomod limit will get
you flamed off their boards, by people who are too incompetent
to even know why the limit is there in the first place.
So you're left with a mediocre game, that is OK fun though...
I'm considering reversing the game to try and amend the 128-limit
on the number of geomods, but I'm afraid it might be something
like "GeoMod *geoMods;", which will be "pretty
damn hard" (at best) to fix.
engine is sorta plain (except a detail I'll be raving about a bit later),
the plot is a ripoff of Total Recall (with a few added thingies), the
persons have no personality (would have been better to do it
half-life style where at least you have your own "feelings", not
being forced to look at the person you control behave stupidly
in cutscenes). The textures are okay, the level geometry is boring
(indoor areas at least - even good old halflife had more variance).
But it has GeoMod. Realtime deformation of the level geometry.
And not just some fake bull, as far as I can see it's true boolean
operations on the level data. This is pretty fun when you fire a rocket
after someone, unless you hit solid steel, it will usually leave a hole.
You don't like the look of that tank that's going over that bridge,
heading the same direction as you? Blow the bridge :P.
Too bad they put a limit of 128 geomods in the engine, seemingly
fixed. The have a LOT of cheesy excuses. I messed around a bit,
and set the explosion radius of the rockets "pretty damn high",
and made some pretty marvellous craters. It's definitely not a limit
on the "amount" of damage you do, it's the *number* of modifications.
If you go too far, you hit the edge of the level, so to say. And then
something weird happens. Everything goes black. The level is still
there, with the same geometry and stuff, but all the textures go black.
I think it's a bit cheesy... if they put a check for this (or had a default
indestructible box JUST at the edge of the level), I can't see any
reason for limiting the number of geo-mods.
The larger the explosions are, the more time it takes to do the mod.
On my athlon700, the *DAMN* large explotions took about 1/4th
second I guess, enough to give a little lag, but pretty okay taking
into consideration the amount of changes that are being done.
Now imagine what you could do with unlimited geomods... TRUE
BULLET HOLES :P. With a heavy machinegun, you could make
smallish holes in rock, which would look absolutely cool, and be
fast enough that there's no lag...
too bad those volition guys have no visions :/. And they have so
many zealous fanboys that questioning the geomod limit will get
you flamed off their boards, by people who are too incompetent
to even know why the limit is there in the first place.
So you're left with a mediocre game, that is OK fun though...
I'm considering reversing the game to try and amend the 128-limit
on the number of geomods, but I'm afraid it might be something
like "GeoMod *geoMods;", which will be "pretty
damn hard" (at best) to fix.
Max Payne does a great job with bullet holes and the such. Bodies and blood stay where they were left and dont disappear as the level progresses. Bullet holes stay in the objects you hit :). AND you can't beat the SLOW MO mode which makes the action slow down to a crawl (not performance wise) which makes it easier to dodge (you can see the bullets exit the barrel and watch it come toward you, matrix style :)) and easier to aim. I absolutely love that game :).
Torch
Torch
Too bad the bullet holes aren't real but just sprites. GeoModding
allows *true* bullet holes.
allows *true* bullet holes.
What do you consider "true"?
Actual modification of the level geometry. Like if you have a gun that's
big enough (or the rocket launcher or the detpack), you can blow
holes in walls and actually walk through. Or blast a hole in the floor
of a skyscraper for a quick route to the floor below. The geomodding
in Red Faction becomes slower as the blast radius increases, but
I noticed no slowdown when using very small holes. Too bad they
have the 128-mod limit :mad:. Phukers.
Oh yes, of course it should be possible to turn off "real" bulletholes
in favour of sprite bulletholes on slower machines :).
big enough (or the rocket launcher or the detpack), you can blow
holes in walls and actually walk through. Or blast a hole in the floor
of a skyscraper for a quick route to the floor below. The geomodding
in Red Faction becomes slower as the blast radius increases, but
I noticed no slowdown when using very small holes. Too bad they
have the 128-mod limit :mad:. Phukers.
Oh yes, of course it should be possible to turn off "real" bulletholes
in favour of sprite bulletholes on slower machines :).
Sounds like a good idea.
Why haven't more games used this? We have the hardware now.
Why haven't more games used this? We have the hardware now.
Let's move this discussion to the heap. Look for a post about
Realtime Level Deformation (weeh, sounds fancy). After all, this
thread start being about windows XP compatibility ;).
Realtime Level Deformation (weeh, sounds fancy). After all, this
thread start being about windows XP compatibility ;).