Blitz+ vs. Blitz3d

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CnfuzedCoder (Posted 2003) [#1]

I just purchased Blitz3D having been interested in a demo copy of Blitz2D that came with a book I purchased. I eventually want to get into 3D games but for now am quite happy programming 2d tile based games. Since I am brand new to programming, 2d seems like a good place for me to start. So, does Blitz3D do everything Blitz 2D (Blitz + now I guess) does (same commands etc.) or am I making my learning experience more complicated by writing 2d programs with Blitz 3D?

simonh (Posted 2003) [#2]

Yes, Blitz3D has the same set of 2D commands that Blitz Basic did plus additional 3D commands.

CnfuzedCoder (Posted 2003) [#3]

Cool thanks. Now if I can just figure out this scrolling tiling thing I could get under way!

Apollonius (Posted 2003) [#4]

However Blitz+ has a GUI :)

CnfuzedCoder (Posted 2003) [#5]

A GUI interface to the program or GUI functions you can use in the programs you are writing?

WolRon (Posted 2003) [#6]

GUI functions that you can place within in your programs. Probably the most useful part of it is it allows you to make quick level editors and such. Of course, you can do much, much more with it.

Apollonius (Posted 2003) [#7]

however it miss some really useful stuff in the gui :(

FlameDuck (Posted 2003) [#8]

The cool thing about BlitzPlus is not the GUI, as much as it is the ability to create system friendly applications. There is one noticable difference between Blitz3D and Blitz Basic and BlitzPlus. Only the later two work on my TabletPC (yes, even if you only ever use 2D commands, so no it doesn't have anything to do with GeForce2Go or useless nVidia drivers).