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VENDOR: Wordup Graphics Toolkit Documentation now on-line!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam Hall)
Thu Jul 24 11:18:39 1997
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 24 Jul 1997 08:07:00 -0400
From: polyex@netsrq.com (Adam Hall)
Reply-To: polyex@netsrq.com (Adam Hall)
Reply-to: polyex@netsrq.com (Adam Hall)
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Wordup Graphics Toolkit Documentation now on-line!
Thinking about purchasing WGT for OS/2? Using the Adobe Acrobat Reader for
OS/2 plugin (works with Netscape for OS/2, and standalone), you can browse the
documentation for the WGT/2 Programmers Guide, API Reference, WGT Map Editor
and the WGT Sprite Editor.
Go to http://www.polyex.com for more information!
What is WGT/2?
Wordup Graphics Toolkit/2 is a suite of libraries/DLL's/applications for the
game developer on OS/2 Warp that provide the following:
WGT/2 Base Library
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Includes dozens of routines from drawing points, lines, circles, polygons and
rectangles to 2-D texture mapping, palette manipulation, image
manipulation,import and export of several different graphics file formats
including PCX and native OS/2 Bitmaps, and special effects like fade and wipe
among others.With function calls for Autodesk(tm) FLI/FLC animation files.
WGT/2 Sprite Library
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A complete library for 2-D sprite's including transparent, translucent and
non-transparent sprites. With routines built in for Ultra-Fast sprite blitting
and ANIMATION.Support for native WGT/2 sprite files and even import
Fastgraph(tm) sprites as well.
WGT/2 Scrolling Library
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Imagine a Parallax scrolling game ,up to 4 levels at once, with animation on
OS/2 Warp. Its here. The WGT/2 scrolling library contains all the routines a
programmer need to make a fast scroller for OS/2.
WGT/2 3-D Graphics Library
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The WGT/2 3-D Library contains routines to import 3-D studio files as well as
DXF files, rendering these models in real time with either Wire-Frame,
Flat-Shading,Gouraud shading, and Phong. Providing source code so you may
build upon this solid base.
WGT/2 Sprite Editor Workshop (Requires DOS)
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A DOS application to manipulate sprite files with. It supports zoom,
cut/paste,rotate,animate, palette customization,mouse cursor design, font
creation, image importing etc. Allowing the developer, artist or programmer to
fine tune and organize sprite graphics.
WGT/2 Map Editor Workshop (Requires DOS)
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A time tested DOS application.The WGT/2 Map-Editor lets the
developer/programmer/artist design worlds for the WGT/2 scrolling library
quickly and easily. Import tiles from WGT/2 sprite files, lay out the way you
want the world to look and save it into the map file for use with the
scrolling library.
WGT/2 has been tested with Watcom 10.6 and IBM Visual Age C/C++ 3.0 it comes
in both static and a new dynamic version (.DLL).
The MSRP for Wordup Graphics Toolkit v5.1 for OS/2 is $149 USD, and is royalty
free. Students may purchase WGT/2 for $99.00, but you must FAX a copy of your
current Student ID and class schedule to 941-751-0254
Go to http://www.polyex.com for more information
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