DirectX Summer Update 2004 is out

Yup, the announcement's come through on DXDEV, so I guess this means they're ready for us now...

(Credit to the people who posted about this an hour or so ago).

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Downloading now :)
I was about to make a new topic and then I saw this sticky

Is anyone else having problems with the installer? The .msi file doesn't work right for me and all of the managed samples throw an exception.

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Original post by JonStelly The final version of the Summer Update is out, check out the new Common Framework, it's pretty slick.

That it is...for all of those who want a *quick* overview of what's new in the SDK, here you go:

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Original post by circlesoft - New Direct3D samples (HDR, PRT, Post-Processing, ect...) - Updated PRT interfaces in D3DX - New sample framework - New GUI framework - Managed documentation is greatly improved - Many new managed samples - Realtime C# scripting - Updated ID3DXEffect - New effect framework interfaces (state blocks for optimizations, ect...) - Removal of DirectShow from the SDK (to be placed in a new MS Media SDK) - Removal of DirectPlay from the SDK (nobody uses it anyways) - New PIX tool - Shader model 3.0

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I <3 dial up.

It now has a GUI framework AND C# scripting engine?

How did I miss this?

Matt

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Original post by Etnu 6.08MB / 227.94MB (2%) 23:17:34 left (At 2.7K/sec) I <3 dial up.

3:33 left (At 500000K/sec) Edit: 850000K/sec now :)
Done in 7 minutes :)
I <3 T3

[lol]

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Original post by frostburn Quote: Original post by Etnu 6.08MB / 227.94MB (2%) 23:17:34 left (At 2.7K/sec) I <3 dial up. 3:33 left (At 500000K/sec) Edit: 850000K/sec now :) Done in 7 minutes :) I <3 T3 [lol]

Bah, if they'd let us use the DVD burners at work, I have a direct connection to an OC-12. I <3 working for an ISP (ok, not really, but...we can pretend).

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Original post by Etnu 6.08MB / 227.94MB (2%) 23:17:34 left (At 2.7K/sec) I <3 dial up.

Brave Warrior!

Why not just go to somewhere with broadband and snap it in 10 minutes? (I mean, life is too short for doing such downloads on 56K)

Ok, here's the first problem with the summer 2004 update:

I can't load my x-files (exported from Milkshape 3D) anymore



I created my Direct3D object using the D3D9b_SDK_VERSION, because I don't want to take advantage of the new 9.0c features. Or should I stay with the summer 2003 update in this case?

"Developing C++ applications with the DirectX 9.0 Summer Update requires Visual Studio .NET 2002 or later. Visual Studio version 6 is no longer supported." [flaming

"Developing C++ applications with the DirectX 9.0 Summer Update requires Visual Studio .NET 2002 or later. Visual Studio version 6 is no longer supported."

Seriously? That's harsh.

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In reality, how many proffesional game developers still use VC6?

More than I thought actually. Saw a lot of "complaints" about this sort of thing during the beta. You can still get it to work with VC6 mind, just it's no longer official/you're-on-your-own...

hth
Jack

The extras downloadp page says it includes .lib files to use D3DX with VC6...

Is there an easy way to tell if your graphics card is compatible with DirectX 9c? I was developing a game on my laptop at home and trying it on my works PC. I had the Summer Update 2003 SDK installed and when I compiled my programs it worked at home (GeForce 2) and at work (integrated Intel 82845G 64MB). But now I have installed the Summer Update 2004 SDK my game only works at home... everything recompiled without any problems with the new SDK installed. I fully uninstalled the old SDK before installing the new one etc. I have even installed the DX 9c end user runtime on my works PC also... Why would it suddenly stop working on one system?

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Original post by unreason "Developing C++ applications with the DirectX 9.0 Summer Update requires Visual Studio .NET 2002 or later. Visual Studio version 6 is no longer supported." Seriously? That's harsh.

So download the completely free .Net Compiler. Problem solved.

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Error: D3DXFERR_PARSEERRORD3DX: 1337: syntax error near "0"

That's mildly amusing.

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I created my Direct3D object using the D3D9b_SDK_VERSION, because I don't want to take advantage of the new 9.0c features.

Why not? You don't lose anything with this version over the previous version.

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Removal of DirectPlay from the SDK (nobody uses it anyways)

So does that mean DirectPlay is dead like DirectDraw? Is it no longer being developed? Or are they just changing it.

It's dead. Nobody uses it anyway, really, and MS would rather just focus on core windows networking technologies that have applications outside of Direct X. There are other things besides games that require high-performance network connections.

WTF!? No more VC 6.0 and:

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Use of DirectDraw is no longer recommended. With the release of DirectX 9.0 all 2D functionality is contained within Direct3D and it's associated helper functions in Direct3D extensions (D3DX).

Fu*king MS!


*MindWipe Downloads SDK

EDIT: "AppWizards were removed." !? Why? I don't get it...

/MindWipe