Thread: Where to start with DirectX 8.0

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    Question Where to start with DirectX 8.0

    Hi, i am pretty good with C++ and im looking into DirectX 8 and was wondering where to start. If you could recommend any Tutorials or Books that would be great.
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    First you must get the sdk if you don't have it already from msdn.

    Cheak out www.sunlightd.com for a dx tutorial.

    BTW what compiler do you use? Since if you use borland or dev you need to get the proper lib files.
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    Cool resources

    For good tutorials :
    www.drunkenhyena.com : This has good tutorials
    nexe.gamedev.net : Some samples, not bad, but not that good.

    Also, keep an eye on www.gamedev.net DirectX forum. You'll mostly find people to answer your questions there.
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    Does anyone know what would be the best book to buy for a beginner starting DirectX 8.0?
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    <a href="http://nexe.gamedev.net>nexe.gamedev.net</a>has some pretty snazzy tutorials for starting out with DirectX 8 (only D3D at the site...)

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