Successful build!!

[sdw195]

I finally got Transcendence to build from the source, with a lot of help from gambitdash

steps after following the readme.

change Linker/Input Additional Dependencies = "dxguid.lib version.lib vfw32.lib winmm.lib dsound.lib ddraw.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib ws2_32.lib" to
"version.lib vfw32.lib winmm.lib dsound.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib ws2_32.lib"

open CScreenMgr.cpp and change
line 402 to m_bWindowedMode = true;
line 430 to m_bDX = false;
line 448 to hr = NULL;


if you get an error about "afxres.h"
change it to "windows.h" in
Transcendence.rc line 10 and
Transcendence.rc line 37

save and build!

you MUST run in windowed mode if you do these changes, otherwise it will crash

[GambitDash]

Just to provide some background -

The reason why I had sdw195 change those lines is that it was easier than telling him to do the LoadLibrary call and GetProcAddress (see this blog post about the deprecation of the DirectDrawCreateEx and other functions) to get the necessary function call pointer by loading ddraw.dll directly.

If someone wanted to make that change so that it will compile with a DXSDK from this decade (these functions were deprecated in 2002) then I'm sure they would be adopted gratefully

Cheers,
--G

[Ttech]

I'm going to have to try this out when I get a chance, mostly just picking at the source when I have free moments.

[ronelm2000]

Just to provide some background -

The reason why I had sdw195 change those lines is that it was easier than telling him to do the LoadLibrary call and GetProcAddress (see this blog post about the deprecation of the DirectDrawCreateEx and other functions) to get the necessary function call pointer by loading ddraw.dll directly.

If someone wanted to make that change so that it will compile with a DXSDK from this decade (these functions were deprecated in 2002) then I'm sure they would be adopted gratefully

Cheers,
--G

hmm...

On the assumption that instructions are still needed for compilation, can I ask what are these instructions Gambit is talking about?

[sdw195]

they are in a readme included in the source

[NMS]

Time to update this, since I just built the game myself and things have changed a bit.

First, you'll need Visual Studio. I used the Community 2017 version, available for free here: https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/
Make sure you install the indicated components:

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Then follow the README:

TRANSCENDENCE SOURCE CODE

Copyright (c) 2016 by Kronosaur Productions, LLC.
http://transcendence.kronosaur.com
[email protected]
@Transcendence

This package contains the source code for building the Transcendence.exe client,
which is used to run any Transcendence adventure, including "Domina & Oracus".

BUILD INSTRUCTIONS

If you are downloading the repos in order to submit future pull requests, it is
worthwhile to keep repositories synced with kronosaur:

https://help.github.com/articles/syncing-a-fork/

General help on using git is available through official sources:

https://help.github.com

Also see Getting started with git and github.

You will need to install the February 2010 DirectX SDK release, as later versions
do not include necessary libraries. The correct DirectX SDK can be downloaded
here:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download ... x?id=10084

Note the DirectX SDK's install location on your computer.

It may be necessary to uninstall certain Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables
when installing DirectX SDKs:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2728613

I had to run the installer in compatibility mode for Windows 7, but otherwise had no trouble.

Use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 or later. Load Transcendence/Transcendence.sln,
which is the Transcendence solution file. The following warnings, if shown under
Output from Solution, may be safely ignored:

<root dir>\Alchemy\zlib-1.2.7\contrib\vstudio\vc10\zlibstat.vcxproj :
warning : Platform 'Itanium' referenced in the project file 'zlibstat'
cannot be found.

<root dir>\TransCore\TransCore.vcxproj : error : Project
"...\TransCore\TransCore.vcxproj" could not be found.

Select the Transcendence project as the StartUp project. Ensure that the correct
locations of the DirectX SDK Include and Lib folders are specified for the
Transcendence project (under the Transcendence solution) by bringing up the
project's Properties page, and checking the following property sets:

Configuration Properties > VC++ Directories > General > Include Directories
Configuration Properties > VC++ Directories > General > Library Directories

Always point the Library Directories variable to the \Lib\x86 folder of the SDK.

Build the solution. Executables will be placed in the Transcendence/Game
directory.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

For security reasons the source code does not include certain files to
communicate with the Hexarc arcology (the cloud service). The code will compile
without it, however, as long as you add CHexarcServiceStub.cpp to the build.

In Visual Studio, find the CHexarcServiceStub.cpp file in the TSUI project under
the \Source Files\CloudInterface Files folder. Bring up the Properties page for
the file and under General properties set "Exclude from Build" to "No".

EDIT: Similarly, you also have to set CHexarcService.cpp to be excluded. This will change the config file Mammoth/TSUI/TSUI.vcxproj. To get git to ignore local changes to this file without changing your remote, use:

Code: Select all

git update-index --assume-unchanged Mammoth/TSUI/TSUI.vcxproj

Now you should be able to build the game engine.

[NMS]

Edited since I had to redo some steps with the switch to a single repository.