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Dark Basic Pro is ... free #296855
11/03/09 14:45
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Like the Headline said.


Free Dark Basic Pro download

click here

Nice for all the Engine collectors.

Is "TheExpert" still around here?

,gri


"Make a great game or kill it early" (Bruce Shelley, Ensemble Studios)
Re: Dark Basic Pro is ... free [Re: gri] #296857
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oooh. not a bad engine, I'd still prefer a7 com of course but lot more feature filled than lite-c full and unity indie. The only problem with it is its kinda glitcy and a little inefficient to program with.

Re: Dark Basic Pro is ... free [Re: lostclimate] #296862
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I worked with the Dark GDK which uses the DarkBasic engine.
Never really liked it, though.

It felt unfinished and the documentation was pretty poor. But it was easy to udnerstand and allowed using C++. So it was easy to combine it with just about everyhting.
What I did was using it with Newton and my Wiimote code. Worked very well.

Importing models however was a real pain. I ended up writing a MDL5 importer which solved all my import problems laugh


But for free it's worth a try.


Re: Dark Basic Pro is ... free [Re: FBL] #296894
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I htink they try to follow 3D Unity style license !
"the only difference is that this version is supported by advertisements"
Advertisements during gameplay ?
And it is free to sell a gam made with it ?

Slow engine , and have lot of bugs : but even with that some young people have done fantastic creations laugh

Soulhunter

Dego 2D game


Can be a great introduction to programming for game dev !
And it's free ,so why not !!

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Re: Dark Basic Pro is ... free [Re: ratchet] #296906
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unity has triggered an avalanche lol

i tried dark gdk too but besides the easy to understand it, it doesnt deserve the name professional in it imho but as long people uise it its fine for them. and I think it's good for making the first steps in game development but I prefer my way I made with A5 grin

Re: Dark Basic Pro is ... free [Re: V_Software] #296954
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i am curious why all of these companies are offering their software for free. is dark basic good software?


My Famous Quotes: "Hip hop is like a virus, infecting everyone and everything around it. Every form of media has some way,shape or form, assimilated hip hop into it." It has also mutated into other strains like, trip hop, house, rap, gangster, and conscious forms. Once you are infected with it, its with you for life."
Re: Dark Basic Pro is ... free [Re: Blink] #296956
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the underlying codebase is old...and I don't see it as a competitor....still in the end it is the artist, not the brush.


Everybody Poops.
here are some tutorials I made.
http://www.acknexturk.com/blender/
Re: Dark Basic Pro is ... free [Re: Blink] #296959
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Originally Posted By: Blink
i am curious why all of these companies are offering their software for free. is dark basic good software?


A software is just as good as its user.

Seriously: I like the Acknex package a lot more, DarkBasic/GDK did not really feel on par. Of course that might have been just me, but concerning the tools provided I see no real big advantage over A7.
In fact I had not any editor at all since you needed to pay for Tools like 3D World Studio. I did not do that for a short simple contest project.

Re: Dark Basic Pro is ... free [Re: FBL] #296964
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i am truthfully not interested in another engine. i know A6 has its flaws, but learning an new lanquage is not something i am interested in, just wondering about it. i downloaded it, but i will install it another time when i have time to play around. thanks guys.


My Famous Quotes: "Hip hop is like a virus, infecting everyone and everything around it. Every form of media has some way,shape or form, assimilated hip hop into it." It has also mutated into other strains like, trip hop, house, rap, gangster, and conscious forms. Once you are infected with it, its with you for life."
Re: Dark Basic Pro is ... free [Re: Blink] #296982
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even since A7 I'm not a huge fan of acknex I have to say that Darkpro is not a competitor even for free I'd rather play around with blender game engine ( which is limited too ), 3d rad or the billions of free engine out there. Now unity is free this is out of question.

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