well a C++ education but a basic one at that. I need a job and I''m going to make a small puzzle game to ge me one. Am I right in thinking that if I download the DirectX 9.0 and with Visual C++ on my 98 PC and the babani C++ book that I can do this. 1) Do I need to install and can I install DirectX9.0 runtime on my 98 120Mhz PC to view the project? 2) If I did this would that be all I need? Thanks very much for your help James

120mhz ROTFLMAO!!!AHAHAHAAHA

err it''ll be a tad slow. try and find older directx, much older. you can probably make a puzzle game with directx3, but i would definitley not count on getting a job with it. you might want to take a look at a small publisher, like www.dexterity.com, if you made a few games and got them on that site, you might make a bit of money.

You won''t really get anywhere with a 120mhz pc. But if you can make a game with a decent framerate on that, then it bodes well.

You need more than the runtime to develop DirectX apps - the SDK (Software Developer''s Kit) is what you have to have. It has documentation, samples, tools - but most importantly, headers and libs.

A small puzzle game is good, but whether it''s enough will depend on the job you''re aiming for.

Superpig
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Sorry I just checked it out its PII 266Mhz.. the thing is its just the development platform.. I;m not looking to make anything with too much speed requirements I just want to learn the latest version of Direct X. i just need to show some understanding of the coding side.. I''d probably try and make something like multiplayer chess.. surely if I keep the requirements down I can use my SledgehammerX9.0 to crack this nut? Do I need any more?

with an old pc like that you might find it hard to do anything with DX8 or 9 due to the vid card. has it been updated recently? i say this ''cause i had a 166 ''95 box that i could run DX7 on, but only with limited success due to the 8 mb vid card. also, have you been able to keep the vid driver up to date? if not, DX might revert to software reference mode which would be really slow on that slow of a cpu.

are you planning on doing 2D or 3D?

Thanks superpig that was what I was looking for!

oops its windows 95.. i think I would get a faster computer but it really is just to see how to program this stuff. Would I learn alot doing an old version. Are most of the commands the same?

I think DX9 doesn''t work on 95. It only works on 98 and up...

Why sleep? You can do that when your dead.

(Hope you don''t mind if I borrow this: )

you can''t run DX8 or 9 on a ''95 box. only DX7 or older.