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Okay... So I am an avid programmer. I have been writing applications in C, C++ and C# for almost 10 years now. I'm also a second year computer science student. Like many people I love computer games, more specifically adventure/ rpg games like runescape, elder scrolls etc. I have programmed …

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In [this post](http://computers.toptenreviews.com/gaming/digital-storm/digital-storm-vanquish-3-review.html) the link shows as broken and when I click on it I get taken to the [Daniweb Broken Link page](https://www.daniweb.com/posts/bad_link/2199201?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcomputers.toptenreviews.com%2Fgaming%2Fdigital-storm%2Fdigital-storm-vanquish-3-review.html). However, when I copy the link text and paste it into my browser address bar it takes me to the correct page.

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My number two son is looking to replace his old(ish) Alienware laptop with a new gaming desktop. He is leaning toward another Alienware (although desktop this time rather than notebook). Does anyone have any recommendations that aren't in the super-ultimate-deluxe-megabucks category? His reason for going to a desktop system is …

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the game unturned is running with low fps. I have a late 2011 MacBook pro. 2.4ghz cpu i5. intel hd 3000, 512mb. with bloom and light shafts I'm getting about 29fps. when I turn up the detail distance it drops to 6fps. clearly 2.4ghz is fast enough not to do …

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I'm very new to the Raycasting algorithim, and was reading a webpage on how it works with CPP code to accompany. I followed what the page described and converted it into Python/Pygame and then ran it, but my result was *very* different. I have a feeling it has something to …

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Hey, still a beginner in Python. I was wondering if anybody could help me out with all this info. Im planning to make an actual game, but first i have to get classes/methods etc. I thought maybe this would be some good classes: Trainer, Pokemon, Moves, Stats, Type, Pokeball, Pokedex …

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I want to make a menu driven program in which I have 4 options 1) input() -Inputs the data WITH A UNIQUE KEY (AND CHECKS FOR REPETION) and writes it to a file 2)output() - Outputs the data using a UNIQUE KEY (WHICH WHEN NOT FOUND GIVES AN ERROR) 3)delete() …

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Please Help me out!! After many tries I'm unable to return a string from a function. Please reply with the corrected code! I want it for my High School. Thanks in advance! I've shortened the code here. #include<iostream> #include<iomanip> #include<conio.h> #include<cstdlib> #include<fstream> #include<string.h> #include<stdio.h> using namespace std; string logdisplay(int log) …

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Please help me to use the functions. The program does not move ahead of main() to use the functions. I mean once the main() statements are executed the program doesn't execute the calling of functions. I've used Turbo C++ which does not allow string instead of char data type(Though I've …

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**Please fix the errors in the code ! I've used Turbo C++. I need it for my High School Project ** #include<iostream.h> #include<iomanip.h> #include<conio.h> #include<process.h> #include<fstream.h> #include<string.h> #include<stdio.h> //logistics //site fees //transaction fee //packaging fee //FK //SD //AZ //PayTM //eBay //ShopClues char categdisplay(); char logdisplay(); char wbdisplay(); void display(); char …

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hello, this is the part of the code I'm having a problem with if(a1==r1a || a2==r1b) {//REPLACING for(p=0;p<8;p++) { for(r=0;r<8;r++) { if( i[p][r]==1) { i[p][r]=0; } if(p==a1 && r==a2) { i[p][r]=1; r1a=p; r1b=r; } } } } I have only 2 units in the board of my chess game, intiger …

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This is my code. I am learning this through the microsoft C# for absolute beginners book. I am on chapter 8 on the final soccer program and have no errors. The only problem I have is when I run it. I get $exception {Index was outside the bounds of the …

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I need some help in deciding which mobo/cpu to choose. My requirements are: 1) Preferable Intel CPU (4 cores) which should be able to address 64GB RAM. 2) 64 GB RAM onboard (4 slots -> 16 GB DIMM ?) 3) Support for USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 (and maybe 3.1 …

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I am having trouble figuring out an efficient way to perform the checks for how a winner is determined in a 3D tic tac toe program (that is 3x3x3). Winners can be three spaces in any vertical, horizontal, or diagonal, including those between the 3 "boards." There are over 50 …

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I was wondering if it would be more efficient to render a single BufferedImage instead of rendering a bunch of BufferedImages in a double for loop? I have an idea of how to do it, I just don't know what methods in BufferedImage you would use to create the bigger …

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i have this problem about the betting system of my game. Here's the scenario: Your money: 300 Your bet: 300 JOptionPane appears: "you have insufficient money to bet" Here's the code for the main program: /* * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties. * To …

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hi I am trying to build this multiplication game program, well it is the same multiplication game as before. It seems to be working fine but it is not giving me the exact output. first: - when the user enter the correct answer the first time, the game stop when …

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I really appreciate your work. I am here after a long time as I get bed rest. But after watching the new updates on here. I just say "WOW"... Nice, proceed the new updates as you did :)

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Hello, I've been slowly getting into PC gaming over the past few months. I've recently been playing Fallout: New Vegas. After about half an hour of playing, i will be taken out of fullscreen and back to the desktop, with a window telling me to close Fallout to save memory. …

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The year is about to end.. It is time to start voting for your favorite game.. Post here

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]18455[/ATTACH]Today we look at an often forgotten and overlooked component of the PC ecosystem, the Uninterruptable Power System (UPS). In general UPS’s do not tend to get a lot of attention, they are not sexy gadgets, have limited activity and much like insurance. No one really cares about it until …

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I am trying to get in the habit of practicing coding on daily basis. I decided to try do do tic tac toe in powershell. This took my a rediculous amount of hours to finsh. I am glad to be done. Nest projec will be something more useful like automating …

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Hello Everyone, So I've begun a new project, in an attempt to show off my progress with Javascript. I'm making a little text-based RPG. However, I would like for it to permanently save your character and their progress. Thus, I need a MySQL database. I won't lie, I've only used …

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I am interested in building a piece of software for computers. I'm a web developer without much experience in the desktop game, so I'm probably going to hire this out, I just wanted to make sure it isn't a crazy deep project before I start because my development budget isn't …

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So I've always toyed around with C# code with the idea of gaming. Lately I've been dabbling in communication. Initially I tried sockets and TcpClient and that was hit and miss. So I decided to give pipes a go. Frankly I dont have much of a preference of one of …

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I have some source code done back when time first started and long before unicoding of a old gaming/chat system used mostly in 90s knowing to millons of young gamers as mplayer.com now questions I have is the server side was coded for Solaris Sparc/Intel server core using Sun workshop …

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How to design levels at all in FPS Creator? and how to insert a desert and trees? and please how to improve AI?

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Hello Daniweb Community, I have recently been thinking about switching from a Wi-Fi connection to a direct connection over ethernet, however when I tried an ethernet connection from my router to my PS4, I calculated the average download speed after about 5 Wi-Fi connection tests and 5 ethernet connection tests …

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**BREAKOUT GAME IN OPENGL** code is in C. Use the 's' and 'd' to move the paddle. Bounce the ball off the paddle to keep it from falling off the bottom of the screen. Break all the bricks to win. So far the program is running. but the right brick …

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Im building a new desktop for my budget and I want to know if which is best to buy AMD or Intel and what cheap motherboard should go in it not over the $90 range I heard Asrock is a budget/gaming motherboard.

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So I know in a Tile Based game its more effecient to have static final instances of each tile, then populate your array with those instances. But what about Rendering? You have to pass the position that tile should be rendered into your method you use for rendering. Is there …

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Hello, DaniWeb Community! I figured I would take the time to make a little introduction about myself. I am Jimmy, currently 20 years of age, and live in Sunny Southern, California. Most of the time if I am not cruising down the beach, you'll catch me screwing around on the …

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I recently posted a code sample to rosettacode on the "8th" section there, for the '24 game'. The code is also present as well as some discussion on the 8th forum, here: http://8th-dev.com/forum/index.php/topic,294.0.html It shows some interesting techniques that are 8th-specific, like restricting the user's access to the underlying interpreter …

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I want to have a home-network for my newly built home. The square footage of the house is about 1500 (140 sq m approx.), with 3 floors, yielding a total living area of about 4500 Sq Ft. On the ground floor, there is a home office, with two computers and …

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Im not sure this is where to put this but to me it seems right. I am looking for advice on how to build my own gaming desktop, but am not sure about all the hardware to put in it. If anyone has done this on there own and could …

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Hi, Does this old motherboard of my friend supports Pixel Shader version 3.0 and Vertex Shader version 3.0. The Board is:**Intel 946GZ Express Chipset Family** Reply as soon as possible. Thanks,uxama

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I am new to the site but I actively participate in the DANIPAD events for Dani. I host gaming events here every so often and I would like to know if any of you guys compete, play casual or just watch video games and get to know you all.

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Hi Guys,...Just wanna ask if what brand should I look for in a laptop. And what specs should I look for if I'll use it in programming, gaming, photo editing. Thank you in advance.

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So far, every program was either installable by *.deb* file or through *Ubuntu Software Something*. What it did is create a nice file, which I could search up, which had a nice looking icon, and I could drag this icon, onto bar and it would be saved as favorite. I …

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2014 was not a good year for Microsoft, with the Xbox Live network being disrupted at both ends of December by [Lizard Squad DDoS attacks](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/game-development/news/488412/lizard-squad-claims-responsibility-for-taking-down-xbox-live-today) and then as the year was finally coming to an end a different hacking collective dropped another bomb onto Xbox. A posting on Twitter simply …

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//compiled with cmd command:gcc main.c -std=c11 -o main.exe //this is only file #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <windows.h> #include <string.h> //user changeable variables int boardSize = 9;//board hight and width are of equal size #define NUMBER_OF_GRID_CHOICES 7//this has to be an odd number(increase it by two if you add another …

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All, We have some unfortunate news which was confirmed by Dani and Prit. Our good old friend, Melvin aka Ancient Dragon passed away on Aug 21, 2014. :`( His obituary can be found [here](http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Melvin-Stober&lc=4243&pid=172212890&mid=6094698) (link courtesy of Prit). Those who have been here for a long time and those who …

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Hello, I posted on this forum two times before about a particular pair of non-printing characters being inserted into my code. You can find the threads [here](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/threads/441611/stray-non-printing-characters-in-my-programs) and [here](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/cpp/threads/450296/arbitrarily-appearing-non-printing-character). Two great posters tried their best to solve this problem (mike_2000_17 and deceptikon) to no avail. Finally, using the hints that …

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Hi im new to python and am trying to make a simple tank game where I want the tank gun to follow the position of the mouse cursor. Im am having some trouble in doing this. Below is my code. Whenever I run I get an error. So far I …

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Hey guys, Not sure if i should be posting this here so i'll just give it a shot. I've been planning a board game but as of this moment i'm just thinking of concepts for the movement of a player. Because it is an Alien theme where aliens invade earth …

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hello everyone this is my first offical post lol i just wanted to know the requirements of being a programmer in todays gaming industry. i want to get as much information as possible before making a descison regarding my future. here are a list of things im intrested in.if you …

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hello im sort of new to game development and i want to know how to make my own 3d models i searched online and found alot of tools to use such as blender ,maya ,3ds max ... etc , but i dont which one to learn . Im using unity …

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