Hello, I have done several searches on the VN boards Google, and even on the Decal Dev boards. I have not been able to find any C++ Plugin templates. Can anyone guide me to the right place for one?


Thank you

no i cant


but i can tell you what they would tell you


if you cant create a plugin with out a template then you shouldnt be using a template


anyway sorry to be an ass


you could look at some of the other language templates and see what it is you need to have


or just use one of the c# templates


best of luck

that's exactly what I'd say.


Templates and Frameworks are for developers who need to save time and tedium from doing the same thing over and over again.. but have already been able to create a plugin from scratch without Template/Framework assistance.


Your best bet is to attempt to track down some open source C++ plugins and look at what they do. Study the functions that are needed by Decal and just generally see what is required in making a C++ plugin. Try not to "copy/paste" code as you should make it all by hand at least once to get an understanding of what you're doing.


make sure you also read http://jvarga.berkeley.edu/decal/rules.htm as it is very important. It sets some guidelines for developing plugins and requesting assistance.


and just as an FYI... .NET Plugins (in C# or VB.NET) are MUCH easier than a C++ plugin. If you REALLY want to create one in C++ then good luck with that, but many of the previous plugin developers are switching to .NET because of how easy it is.

C++/CLI plugins are just as easy as C# or VB.NET plugins. Noob Drakier!

 

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if you do it in CLI/C++.NET


I was under the assumption however that when someone asks for C++, they generally don't mean CLI/C++.NET


maybe that was a wrong assumption to make, but the rest of the information holds true..


(not to meantion finding open plugin source in CLI/C++.NET is a bit more difficult unless you plan on releasing the code to some of yours =P)

I already did, not here though.

 

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