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Leafman
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The software from Microsoft, SilverLight is a powerfull software for animation (just like flash). And with it can made any animation that Flash can. So, for games it's not so good, but i need your opinion.
http://www.dmxzone.com/downloads/images/silverlight%20vs%20flash2.jpg

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TSL3_needed
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I played Diver just a few minutes ago. Great example of what you can do with SilverLight. It's easily on par with flash.

Now I got a problem with it. How exactly do I get the out of browser thingy up? I can't seem to figure it out >>.<<

And don't give me the "Open it." I know that. I need to know how to open it. Thanks for any help.

SoulHack117
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Yeah, I am having trouble with that too, I don't really understand how to make this thing work haha...

parrot657
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is it free?

TSL3_needed
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is it free?


As far as I know, yes. Free is much cheaper than $700.

Now if I could just open the dam thing >>.<<"
parrot657
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lol. and does it have actionscript or is an entirely new language?

Leafman
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C# isn't an entirely new language!

SwordAndShield
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Ya I gotta say I just am used to Flash

JeffWeber
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Diver doesn't currently support "out of browser". It was developed using Silverlight 2, which doesn't support out of browser. Silverlight 3, which was recently released is the version that added "out of browser" support.

FYI, the game I'm working on now will have it's own online editor and the ability to record/playback levels.

Here is an early tech preview of the game. It's called Krashlander.

Vid: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX2ZxrGgy34]

JeffWeber
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Hmm, no way to edit previous post.

Here is the link to the video

Darkroot
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Doesn't really matter to me as long as it doesn't cost $700


Yeah but pivot doesn't cost anything either, it doesn't make it a better program.

Microsoft just want more dominance because it's really slowly losing the web with flash and firefox. So it make silverlight to bad flash is in like everything in the web and it works perfectly fine you can have like the oldest flash and it will still run perfectly fine and I don't forsee it becoming as popular and as good as flash.
Buttersnack
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I actually saw that video already, Jeff. Looks good.

Flash is very very very easy to use, and is Mac, PC and Linux friendly, so it's easier for it to be dominant.

TSL3_needed
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Yeah but pivot doesn't cost anything either, it doesn't make it a better program.


Did I say better? I don't care how easy or better it is as long as it doesn't cost $700. I'm not exactly going into commercial programming -.-

Flash is very very very easy to use, and is Mac, PC and Linux friendly, so it's easier for it to be dominant.


It is very limited in its' ability to become ever expanding, due to only a select few who can actually produce it. Most people aren't going to use it for fun when they are going to pay an astronomical amount for it.
Buttersnack
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Tip: you can legally get Flash for about $100 from a college. That's less. And you can share it with friends.

master565
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stick with flash player

Buttersnack
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As far as players go, it's idiotic not to have both.

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