SilasBedwydrin
Member
Since my last video thread was a disaster, I'm packing ideas this time. 
After playing around with outside API calls using the RPGXP scripting interface, I might have come upon a solution to the fullscreen, or any resolution for that matter, video problem. If it works, all I need is help scripting it.
The idea is this: in many older games, say late-90's-ish, movies were played by calling certain video players in exe format from within the game, and passing along a resolution and filename using an API call from within the game. For a moment, the cutscene would be superimposed over the game. Though the interface was sometimes slow and unwieldy, it worked.
I can't recall a particular program, but the videos were in a format that could not be easily viewed without a specific viewer, and thus were safegaurded from players viewing important late-game details.
All I'm asking at this point is this: is it possible to call an exec from within a game? I warn that you be cautious in answering (yes, really) as this could be used to distribute malware with games. If you can help, however, many thanks in advance!
After playing around with outside API calls using the RPGXP scripting interface, I might have come upon a solution to the fullscreen, or any resolution for that matter, video problem. If it works, all I need is help scripting it.
The idea is this: in many older games, say late-90's-ish, movies were played by calling certain video players in exe format from within the game, and passing along a resolution and filename using an API call from within the game. For a moment, the cutscene would be superimposed over the game. Though the interface was sometimes slow and unwieldy, it worked.
I can't recall a particular program, but the videos were in a format that could not be easily viewed without a specific viewer, and thus were safegaurded from players viewing important late-game details.
All I'm asking at this point is this: is it possible to call an exec from within a game? I warn that you be cautious in answering (yes, really) as this could be used to distribute malware with games. If you can help, however, many thanks in advance!