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 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
 Quick start here:
README.pdf
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inexperienced users we recommend the detailed
Installation Manual.
Essential Software for Game Developers
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DimensioneX Developer's
Reference Documentation for developing games on
DimensioneX, a PDF document.
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Journal to RSS converter PHP
script Converts on-the-fly any DimensioneX game's journal (plain text
format, proprietary) into a standard RSS feed.
The resulting RSS feed can then be piped via twitterfeed.com or
hootsuite.com for great Web 2.0 reuse (Facebook pages, Twitter, you name
it).
Requirements: Needs to be installed on a PHP website
and
read the tutorial
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- or - alternative to TextPad
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http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net
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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
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Essentials and Utilities
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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) clicking here 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 |
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More Third-Party Utilities
Provided by DimensioneX users, you might find them useful too.
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