ZuneBlade Idea

DoYouLikeWaffle · 05-30-2008, 02:28 PM

Someone should put like all the games out so far and all the applications into ZuneBlade, that way you would only have to restart to exit to the Zune, not to play different games.

Spike! · 05-30-2008, 06:04 PM

For the 100 millionth time, ZuneBlade is a MENU SYSTEM for developers to use in thier game. It is not a stand alone application/game, it is not a library for games, and it was never meant to be used as such, and probably, unless for some unknown reason, someone decides to make it that way, never will be. Furthermore, the zune is built to Restart when you exit a game, there is NO BYPASSING this in the Current CTP.

DoYouLikeWaffle · 05-30-2008, 06:54 PM

Even if it was made for that, what I'm saying is that it could be used to make a game-player so that you wouldn't have to exit out every time to play a different game.

SimReality · 05-30-2008, 08:08 PM

Actually it can't. The way the XNA framework runs is such that you can only run a single game instance. You cannot launch a second game from within another game without a substantial refactoring of that second game's code. It's a pain to restart, but it would be a LOT of work to get this to do what you want. They're working on making it not restart after each game, so hopefully we'll see that when 3.0 actually releases near the end of the year.

Mitch · 05-31-2008, 03:17 PM

Sim wouldn't it be possible to do it if you put all the files into one program....but then you wouldn't be able to add new games without adding new code.

SimReality · 05-31-2008, 03:38 PM

No, it won't work. I just explained why. The framework only allows once instance of a Game class to ever run without shutting down and restarting. It's just the way it was made. It is doable to work around this, but it's a lot of work. It's just easier to quit a game and launch another. Plus we can always hope that the 3.0 release will remove the Zune restarting thing and then it will be less of an issue.

DoYouLikeWaffle · 05-31-2008, 03:55 PM

Even if they do that, this should still be done so that it wouldn't require a million deploys.

SimReality · 05-31-2008, 04:36 PM

Well I highly doubt it will. It really is a pain to get that to work and then it's more hackish and prone to bugs. It's better to just have individual games.

DoYouLikeWaffle · 05-31-2008, 10:17 PM


		I guess so, but it would be cool if it was made. P.S. WA ftw.

05-30-2008, 02:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
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DoYouLikeWaffle Jr. Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 30 Reputation: 9 $zB: 24 Donate	Even if it was made for that, what I'm saying is that it could be used to make a game-player so that you wouldn't have to exit out every time to play a different game. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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05-30-2008, 06:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Spike! Experienced Zuner Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 175 Reputation: 13 $zB: 158 Donate	For the 100 millionth time, ZuneBlade is a MENU SYSTEM for developers to use in thier game. It is not a stand alone application/game, it is not a library for games, and it was never meant to be used as such, and probably, unless for some unknown reason, someone decides to make it that way, never will be. Furthermore, the zune is built to Restart when you exit a game, there is NO BYPASSING this in the Current CTP.

05-30-2008, 08:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
SimReality Jr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 410 Reputation: 60 $zB: 353 Donate	Actually it can't. The way the XNA framework runs is such that you can only run a single game instance. You cannot launch a second game from within another game without a substantial refactoring of that second game's code. It's a pain to restart, but it would be a LOT of work to get this to do what you want. They're working on making it not restart after each game, so hopefully we'll see that when 3.0 actually releases near the end of the year.

05-31-2008, 03:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
SimReality Jr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 410 Reputation: 60 $zB: 353 Donate	No, it won't work. I just explained why. The framework only allows once instance of a Game class to ever run without shutting down and restarting. It's just the way it was made. It is doable to work around this, but it's a lot of work. It's just easier to quit a game and launch another. Plus we can always hope that the 3.0 release will remove the Zune restarting thing and then it will be less of an issue.

05-31-2008, 04:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
SimReality Jr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 410 Reputation: 60 $zB: 353 Donate	Well I highly doubt it will. It really is a pain to get that to work and then it's more hackish and prone to bugs. It's better to just have individual games.

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