Useful software
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:51 am
Hi all,
Just to get the ball rolling, I though I might list some of the software I use to maintain this project.
For the actual programming bit, I use MS VC6. It's an old compiler now (’98), but I'm more comfortable with the VC6 UI than with VC7's floating-window idea (it gives me the shits at work). I’m thinking about upgrading to VS2005 next year.
To build the website, I mostly use Notepad++ to edit the HTML, Firefox to view it (occasionally IE, to check for buggy rendering), and FileZilla's FTP client to upload it. This forum is phpBB, the users' gallery is Coppermine, and the wiki is DokuWiki. I use Google Analytics for site stats.
My preferred terrain renderers are L3DTVi2 and VTP Enviro (both real-time). I occasionally play with Terragen, but I'm generally too impatient to wait for long renders, and I'm not very good with it in any event. However, I have found Terragen to be excellent for generating the skyboxes for L3DTVi2.
Hmmm…that’s about it.
So, what tools do you use, and why?
Just to get the ball rolling, I though I might list some of the software I use to maintain this project.
For the actual programming bit, I use MS VC6. It's an old compiler now (’98), but I'm more comfortable with the VC6 UI than with VC7's floating-window idea (it gives me the shits at work). I’m thinking about upgrading to VS2005 next year.
To build the website, I mostly use Notepad++ to edit the HTML, Firefox to view it (occasionally IE, to check for buggy rendering), and FileZilla's FTP client to upload it. This forum is phpBB, the users' gallery is Coppermine, and the wiki is DokuWiki. I use Google Analytics for site stats.
My preferred terrain renderers are L3DTVi2 and VTP Enviro (both real-time). I occasionally play with Terragen, but I'm generally too impatient to wait for long renders, and I'm not very good with it in any event. However, I have found Terragen to be excellent for generating the skyboxes for L3DTVi2.
Hmmm…that’s about it.
So, what tools do you use, and why?