Hi,
I've got hold of an open source 3D game written in Java (using Eclipse) as the game engine and Irrlicht as the graphics engine.
I'd like to port the game engine to .NET 2005 (either C# or VB).
First... is it possible
Second... I tried to find the Java to C# Conversion Assistant 3.0 that should be installed with VS2005 but I can't seem to find it.
Thanks,
Ivan
Java to C# Conversion...
R.Tutus
Definitely possible although you'd probably do better to find a game engine written in C# as it would be more efficient. Language conversions are great and all but they bring the language limitations with them. Conversions are good when you're on a time crunch but I wouldn't base a new architecture on it because you'll want to eventually rewrite it all in clean C# code.
The conversion tool is an option during installation. It sits under the Visual C# option. It might not be available in all editions but it is at least in Professional+.
Michael Taylor - 7/7/06