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DimensioneX on SourceForge.net

 

If you just want to play: no need to download anything! just go to play now! This page is for wanna-be game developers only!

Installation instructions? Watch the video! (to save on your PC, right-click, save as..) - watch it using Windows Media Player.
Quick start here: README.pdf . For inexperienced users we recommend the detailed Installation Manual.

Java Technology Home Page

http://java.sun.com

Java SE 5 SDK (version SE SDK 1.5.0) - Free

  • Version SE SDK 5 (1.5.0) - For Windows, approx. 53MB
    (from its original site, shortcut)

    after accepting the license agreement Windows users should choose:
    Windows Offline Installation - Multi Language
  • All versions and platforms - browse original site

Note: If you already have Java already installed you may keep it and skip this download. In that case please verify your java has version number 1.5.0 or greater (you can use the command "java -version" to verify).

Component 2 of 3 (mandatory)

http://tomcat.apache.org

A java-enabled web server: Tomcat v. 5.5 - Free 

Choose one of the following:

  • Tomcat 5.5 for Windows only, self-extracting-and-installing exe (from its original site, shortcut ), approx. 9 MB
  • For all other platforms, (browse original site, choose Download->Tomcat 5.5 from menubar on the left, then choose the desired version and format. Windows users please download and install the .exe version. For non-windows platforms please follow Tomcat's own documentation for installation instructions.

Note - DimensioneX works with other Java webservers - in that case you will have to adapt instructions to your chosen web server.  

Component 3 of 3 (mandatory)

 
 http://www.dimensionex.net

 

  
  • The DimensioneX KIT - It is a ZIP archive with a size of only 2 Mbytes.
    Includes:
    + the game engine for developing and running multiplayer games
    + ReadMe (quick start) with link to the detailed Installation Manual (english)
    + 13 sample worlds (incl. 2 full games, several demos)
    + 3 skins
    + language support for English, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Spanish, French, Polish, Dutch, Russian and Ukrainian
    + Java sources of the game engine

For ALL computers running a java-enabled webserver, pre-configured for Tomcat 5.x

This software is provided as Freeware - Open Source under the GNU General Public License.

or

Be sure to read Readme.pdf (a copy is also included in the kit) for instructions about installing and configuring all 3 components.

 

Essential Software for Game Developers
DimensioneX Developer's Reference

Documentation for developing games on DimensioneX, a PDF document. 

or

 

http://www.textpad.com		 TextPad (highly recommended!)

It's a very good and light text editor. Avoid using Windows Notepad (which can't save UTF-8 text format). Use this one to produce games in local language. Great ease of use in only 2.5 MB and colored syntax helper extension available. 

or

this syntax file will allow you to develop DimensioneX - DXW files with helper colors. How to install the helper: Video Tutorial

 

- or - alternative to TextPad

http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net
 		 Notepad++

Free text editor, this one also can write files in UTF-8 text.

Download it from http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net  

http://www.editplus.com		 EditPlus

Another text editor, this one also can write files in UTF-8 text.

Download it from http://www.editplus.com/download.html

this plugin written by Tom Maaswinkel will allow you to develop DXW code with helper colors.

 

Essentials and Utilities

 

Other recommended software

www.foxitsoftware.com		 FoxIt Free PDF Reader (must have)

You need it in order to read the PDF documentation. Stop using that slow and sluggish Adobe Reader! This is really FAST and free. About 1MB in size only! A must-have.

Download installer from here: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/foxitreader/foxitreader.exe

http://www.jasc.com		 Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop (very handy)

Open, convert, edit, manipulate, optimize for the web. This great image manipulation software will let you prepare images for great games on your DimensioneX platform, and it's much cheaper than other packages. Includes Animation Shop (for making animated GIFs).

Download version 7.02 (30 days evaluation) from our members section or another, newer version from http://www.jasc.com

http://www.winzip.com		 WinZip (must have)

You will use it to unpack the files as explained in the instructions. 

Download it from http://www.winzip.com

 

More Third-Party Utilities

Provided by DimensioneX users, you might find them useful too.

WordPress Free Multiplayer Games Plugin

If you use this great, Open Source CMS (Content Management System) then you will enjoy this opportunity. This plug in instantly adds all the existing Multiplayer Games into your own web site! (the WordPress CMS can be found on http://www.wordpress.org ).

 Download and installation instructions on our multiplayer plugin page.
PHPNuke Multiplayer Block

This plug-in instantly allows to see the game server status on your PHPNuke powered website.

Download it from DunedinRPG.com: http://www.dunedinrpg.com/DimxGameserver.zip
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Extra stuff for registered, project members 

can be freely downloaded in this section. Registration required.