   The book "Programming Role Playing Games with DirectX"
  Hello I am a newb to start things off. I bought this book without noticing that it uses dx8, I will probably be using dx9 and I was wondering if this will be that big of a problem and how different 8 and 9 are. Thanks to all, and not you Ademan555 [edited by - silentx on February 14, 2004 5:44:51 PM]
  First off, your an idiot, you should have gotten a dx9 book if thats what you wanted. ;quote:Original post by Ademan555  First off, your an idiot, you should have gotten a dx9 book if thats what you wanted.   That''s a pretty harsh response to a newb, isn''t?TO the OT: You can change the code to using DX9 instead, but if you''re no that experienced with DirectX you''ll have your work cut out for you.   Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.William James (1842 - 1910);  9 and 8 are not that much different.. there is the usual parameter order change that microsoft does.. and a few other things. Since you have the book, you might as well learn 8.. its not hard to use 9 after you know d3d. ;  This is what I do to make myself feel better with dated books on an APII have many books, same one as you btw, and I am using dx9 well learning it.  But the value in these books such as the RPG one is that.  That will cover things related to RPG, so it really doesnt matter what API you use.   In the RPG book will have stuff on enemy control, item management, AI, pathfinding.  and that stuff doesnt change to much and it doesnt matter what API you use.What I would do is read the thoery in your new book, but use dx9 code, you can get information about that in dx9 sdk.  Ask your questions here and we can help you if you get stuck.  ;  Thanks a bunch everyone all great info. ;  Hell I got books on directx 3!I wouldn''t get too worked up over it sincethe whole point of directx and com is thatit''s backwards compatible. In other words stuffyou write in directx 7,8 whatever will work with dx9and 10 or whatever comes out.If it really bugs you just use a different api like opengl.And like others posted here stuff like matrices,double buffers,AI, was in my dx 3 book from years ago so that stuff is pretty much always the same.    If God played dice, He''d win.—Ian Stewart, Does God Play Dice? The Mathematics of Chaos ;quote:Original post by Ademan555  First off, your an idiot, you should have gotten a dx9 book if thats what you wanted.   You''re an idiot for defacing someone in the beginners forum ...Yeah like said above DX8 and DX9 are similar, I''m currently using DX8 right now and working on that same book. It''s a good place to start at, and it''s a good book to start with, so don''t worry about the version.    Pumpkin Pieman - [Blogger]Go to war again, blood is freedom''s stain, But don''t you pray for my soul anymore. 