Hello

What's the main reason to use C++ \ SDK rather than C - script

a) To implement new graphic features
B) for sophisticated A.I.
C) Complex Game play
d) other

Thanks in advance

C++ is faster then C-script.

On top of that there are things that simply can not be done in c-script, like accessing dirextx functions.

My main usage would be to be able to use
object oriented programming,
which is crucial in very big AI systems.
And C-script does not support objects/classes.
(class-objects as combination of methods and data)

And C++ is (waaaaaaaay) MUCH more powerful than C-Script

No, it is not better in all cases,
it is just more usefull for certain approaches/solutions
that cant be realized in c-scipt, or grow to complicated.
(Multiplayer, complex object orented systems, grafical calculations..)

There are many tasks that can be realized more efficiently in
c-scipt for the usual 3dGS User.

There was a comment I remember about an old Amiga Assebler Book,
where to author states, that the more proficient one is in assebmler, the
less he uses it. -> It is only used for program parts that need
to be fast (calculations in a loop), or cant be realized in Basic or C.
All other processing, that needs no special speed are done in a higher language.

I've been using c-script less and less over the past couple of years. Moving more and more code into C++ .dll(s).

I can see using c-script as the data driven part of making a game, but I've almost totally abandoned this approach for external ascii and binary files that I read in with a custom tokenizer I've written. If you can't program C++, or are making a small game, then c-script is the answer, but conversely C++ is a powerful tool to make mid to large sized games.

Thanks all for your reply
Just a question
Is it possible to mix C++ and 3dgs c script in the same gmeplay code ?
In particular can I keep using the smart(in my opinion) 3dgs entity\action engine structure integrated with c++ code
Same as Daemocle my main target is to develop some rather sophisticated
AI algo's while for the rest of the gane, c script is fine
Thanks again

Sure it´s possible. You just programm your Dll in any compiler (look at the sdk_plugin) in your 3DGS folder, put the Dll in your plugin folder and write some importing stuff like this:

Func Dll:

DLLFUNC var Add_one_to_var(var variable)
{
variable=1;
}

Import code in a wdl script:

dllfunction Add_one_to_var(variable);


Now you can use the 'Add_one_to_var(variable)' Function in c-script.

wouldnt it be

DLLFUNC var Add_one_to_var(var variable)
{
_INT(variable)+=1;
}

?

Since you don´t return the var, both versions are ok. If you would return my version, 1 would be 0.001