FPSC Bonanza

[Jackolantern]

Trying to keep the doors open for XP users is going to become less of a concern in the next year or two. With the release of Windows 7, XP users will be 2 versions behind, and with the release of DirectX 11, they will be 2 versions behind there, too. It will become increasingly unimportant for game developers to try to keep XP users in the loop as other commercial games and applications begin to stop supporting it, ushering them forward to newer versions. In two years or so, it would be like leaving out current technology from a game to support Windows 2000 users today. 2000 was a great OS for the time (MS's other offering was Windows ME), but it is just too old to steer development decisions today, and Windows XP is heading that same direction. The only thing that may hold it up a bit longer is the early instabilities of Vista, which kept XP viable for a longer period of time.

[hallsofvallhalla]

XP is the greatest Microsoft OS to date. Nearly all large companies use it and Vista or windows 7 is not being approved for large businesses yet. Isee it sticking around for a while, but I do agree games will all start making the move eventually.

[Jackolantern]

XP is the greatest Microsoft OS to date. Nearly all large companies use it and Vista or windows 7 is not being approved for large businesses yet. Isee it sticking around for a while, but I do agree games will all start making the move eventually.

While this really doesn't prove anything, neatly all large companies I have ever worked for, for ones I have seen their systems, used Windows 2000 (after XP was available). Not exactly sure why. Maybe they were just cheap.

[hallsofvallhalla]

eeewww 2000 We actually have a few machines left here that are 2000. Its just that IT is to lazy to upgrade them

[Jackolantern]

eeewww 2000 We actually have a few machines left here that are 2000. Its just that IT is to lazy to upgrade them

I actually did not mind 2000. It was the first OS that MS made that was pushing into the modern era of their OSs. I did not think it was that bad, particularly when compared to 98 or (ewww...) ME.

[hallsofvallhalla]

this is true. compared to 98, 2000 was quite the step up.

[ZeroComp]

I'm gonna get the discount one it comes 9 fricken free model packs for 30$ with the engine!

[rpglords]

They also are having a sale on DarkBasic I think. It will save you somewhere around $300. As for the guy who said it takes a while to ship to the us, I can honestly say that my FPSC came in the mail within a week and a half, and I live in the US.

[hallsofvallhalla]

actually mine didn't take too long. Though I used it for about a week then it went on my shelf. Maybe one day I will pick it back up.

[Mustardy]

Is FPSC even worth it?
It's a whole new scripting language.
I personally think FPSC isnt as good as FPSCx10.
Oh and btw, FPSCx10 doesn't allow modifications/plugins or whatever you call them.
It's gay, i know.