ISOengine

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Last Updated 05.05.2005

1 Overview
2 Examples and Projects using this Xtra
3 Current Documentation and Discussion Forum
4 Latest Release
5 Advantages
6 Downloads
7 Contact

Overview

The ISOengine is part the the ISOstudio software. It is software and additional components that allow rapid development of cross platform Isometric Macromedia Director Environments. Used for communications (such as multi user), games and other interactive online, downloadable or CD/DVD content.

It has been listed in the Xtra?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢s section because it is an external set of incased functions that can be called upon with Lingo. The next release will be fully MAC OSX/PC compatible, install new behaviors and have MUS (Multi User) functions. At that time it may (or may not) be add it to the Xtras menu for easy access.

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Examples and Projects using this Xtra

1. There is currently one example in the help file of the free authoring, or full version (see the download link). 2. The following link is an example MUS (Multi User) ISOstudio example made for a client. We are currently expanding on this. http://www.isointeractive.com/index.asp?page_id=119

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Current Documentation and Discussion Forum

Current ISOstudio and engine Forum is located at:
http://www.shocksites.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=25&sid=c0bb3f15bfe93abe97ef909453e0ad7f .

There are currently several places for documentation.

1. http://www.isointeractive.com/index.asp?page_id=112 (basic documentation in HTML).

2. http://www.isointeractive.com/products/isointeractiveStudio/assets/ISOinteractiveSTUDIO1-2Help.pdf (PDF documentation)

3. http://www.shocksites.com/news/030305.asp (new updated items)

4. This is additional documentation that is not listed on the product site as of yet but getting multiple requests.

Working with the ISOengine for shockwave output.

In order for the ISOengine to work in a web or shockwave format it has to be preloaded BEFORE any of it?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢s functions or behaviors are used or called.

This only works with the full version and not the authoring version (hint authoring meaning in authoring mode only).

Now you must link the LDM engine with the full URL (http://www.yoursite.com/ISOengine_1_2.dcr) and place it in a cast member. Also if you are using the 1.3.1 engine then replace ?¢‚Ç¨?ìISOengine_1_2.dcr?¢‚Ç¨? with ?¢‚Ç¨?ìISOengine_1.3.1.dcr?¢‚Ç¨?

The following code must be added to the script of the frame (again before anything else)

-- preload the ISOengine

property ISOengineID on beginSprite me

 ISOengineID =preloadNetThing (member("ISOengine_1_2.dcr").filename)

end on exitFrame me

 case getStreamStatus(ISOengineID)[#state] of 
   "error": 
     put "error preloading ISOengine" 
     halt 
   "complete": go to the frame +1 
   otherwise: go to the frame 
 end case

end

Latest Release

Version 1.3.1

PC Release. The downloadable editor for the ISOstudio is only version 1.3 but there was an small update (1.3.1) that is separate and not included the download. Please see the download link.

OSX Pre-Release. This is 1.3.1 however there is no installer and the links for help are not active. That means that you have to install the Lingo Behaviours manually. There is no free download for the MAC OSX version. The price of the Pre-Release is reduced by half untill version 2.

Next release will be for MAC OSX/PC and will have MUS functions in the engine as well as new behaviors.

Next release date is targeted toward December 2005.

Advantages

We call this the ?¢‚Ç¨?ìNo Xtra, Xtra?¢‚Ç¨? because you do not need to go through and install process to use this functionality. No ViriSign or request to install needed.

The editor makes it real easy to export the collision map and even save a project. It exports: IIP ?¢‚Ç¨‚Äú ISOinteractive Project TXT ?¢‚Ç¨‚Äú text file of the collision areas CST ?¢‚Ç¨‚Äú cast file that has the image as well as the exports map information