RMXP and ocx

[pat_the_irish_king]

ok i know there was a thread on rmxp and dlls but that was confuzing so could someone explain how i would do the script with O2CPlayer.OCX
(linked here View attachment 733 )

 

[linkz0r]

*Looks more of a request...

ocx is a special format of library. Ruby can itself load and use any dll functions, but i´m quite sure it can´t do directly with .ocx files. If you want to use them you must find out the correct dll (and function) to load it and use; the dll should do all the work. So, by default it´s not possible. This requires a good knowledge of Win32API and Windows´s API.

 

[pat_the_irish_king]

rpxp can load it but i cant get the thing right if it helps here is an o2c object View attachment 734 just unzip then right click open with O2CPlayer.OCX (in other zip) theres not much to it

 

[linkz0r]

RMXP can load it because it was made in another language that´s not Ruby (maybe C or C++). In truth a Ruby Interpreter is embedded into the program, while the main process is done by the other language. So the program can take advantage of a powerful language operating in the background while the maker uses a more friendly language to make his/er games. And if it´s loaded, i´m sure you won´t change it. It may be a hidden process of the Audio module. You can´t change nor taking anything from it.

BTW, why do you need to load .ocx files? Isn´t fmod or winamp plugin enough for you?

 

[pat_the_irish_king]

o2c object are 3d graphic files

 

[linkz0r]

I don´t make any sense on how it could load then, i thought it was some kind of audio plugin, since you´ve said about dlls and the audio scripts came in my mind.

Well, good luck xD

BTW, how do you know that RMXP can load a 3D graphic file?

 

[pat_the_irish_king]

the plugin allows any program to view the 3d file

 

[Tohsaka]

The RMXP Engine itself cannot utilize 3D Models.

 

[linkz0r]

I´ve already answered something that may help...

ocx is a special format of library. Ruby can itself load and use any dll functions, but i´m quite sure it can´t do directly with .ocx files. If you want to use them you must find out the correct dll (and function) to load it and use; the dll should do all the work. So, by default it´s not possible. This requires a good knowledge of Win32API and Windows´s API.

So you have to research and do it yourself or wait until some crazy japanese guy do it for you. I´ve never heard soemone using 3D graphics in RMXP, EVER. Maybe you should add the GL library (a.k.a. OpenGL) into your game (Yes, Ruby has it, but not by default).

Irish what exactly are you wanting to do? Load 3D meshes and show them into a RMXP game? And if so, why? RMXP is a tool supposed to produce 2D games, and anything more than that should lead to an extreme and annoying lag.

EDIT: Your answer may be here, you just have to find it, decode it into a Ruby code and put it into your game. ^^ For that you may even use the Windows´s dlls or create your own to make the work. Just make sure to know how to use this control.

 

[Roman Candle]

I remember Fuso or rgpmaker used to have a thread about getting 3D to work with Ruby and RMXP, back on .net. There was no actual script availlable for it though, it was more of a thought experiment, as I remember.

I suspect that RMXP may be able to load the information of the 3D object, but has no way to display it. You'd probably need to use OpenGL or DirectX to do that, but I'm pretty sure that Ruby and RGSS in particular do not mesh well with either of them.

 

[pat_the_irish_king]

bump o2cplayer.ocx is the code for viewing the 3d stuff