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From yesterday's webcast (where was everyone ), it was mentioned that a puzzle starter kit would be included in the RTM version and that the XNA Racer starter kit would come with the Creator's Club membership. I didn't get a chance to confirm this. Is this the case Also, are there any plans for other starter kits down the road


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  • JohnnyP34

    I don't have an Xbox 360.  I'd love to have one but its not in the budget.  Without one, the Creator's Club seems kinda pointless to me.  Plus, I imagine there are plenty of people who only care about Windows Development.  Me and many others will just be left out in the cold.  I just don't see the point not making all starter kits freely available.  Its certainly not going to make me sign upfor the club.

  • Chintan Jhaveri

    true, but you have to wonder at the rationale behind it ... I mean, the starter kits are obviously meant to be modded and redistributed. So what's the stop a generous creator's club member of creating a new XnaRacer project, send to > Compressed file, FTP up to his website, announce "Starter kits for one and all!"

    Why not just give the starter kits out for free since they have a generous license (I imagine) in the first place


  • Malacki

    Joel Martinez wrote:
    btw, I'm terribly excited about what was shown in the c9 video ... very cool stuff. I was however disappointed to find out that XNA won't work with the 360 wireless adapter. Now I'll have to do some rewiring to support that setup -- not sure if I'll be able to get to that before the end of the year :-(

    Before doing any rewiring, try it with the wireless adapter first. While you will certainly get the best performance and less chance of lag/disconnect issues with a wired connection, everyone on the XNA team who has tried it has been able to use wireless. With a poor signal, deployment of files is slow, and remote debugging is choppy, but with a good signal the difference in performance is usually not noticeable.

    For best results the recommended setup is to use wired for both your Xbox 360 and PC, but a wireless connection should be okay, too.

    --Stephen

  • sagittarian

    Jim Perry wrote:

    I'll be getting a Creator's Club membership so I'm not concerned.


    Good point :-P


  • Phil333

    Another option is to use an ethernet over power adapter. While some can be pricey, I've been able to find 85mbps for $30 (which has gotten 28mbps throughput) and I know there's a number of kits for 14mbps adapters where you can get 2 of them for $100 or so.

    It's a good option if wireless signal strength is an issue, but running cable isn't feasible.

  • mobigital

    Joel Martinez wrote:
    Hmm, a quick google search turns up nothing ... I suppose maybe I was just remember this post. :-)

    I remember that thread. I'd love to see FPS and RTS starter kits. There's a lot of other possibilities - board game, RPG, side scroller, etc.



  • UnWiNd

    Hmm, a quick google search turns up nothing ... I suppose maybe I was just remember this post. :-)


  • arashikage

    that's great news ... Frank Savage seemed pretty sure that it wouldn't work in that c9 video.

    I get a pretty good signal so I think I'll give it a go. I have been meaning on running some wire over to my entertainment center anyways just to get that extra bandwidth on XBL :-P I'll probably do that sometime next year.

    Edit: sorry for hijacking your thread Jim ... bring on the starter kits!! :-P


  • themightyspang

    Joel Martinez wrote:
    Edit: sorry for hijacking your thread Jim ... bring on the starter kits!! :-P

    I'll forgive you this time. Don't do it again!



  • Fadi Kahhaleh

    So I gotta shell out $99 to get the XNA Racer starter kit

  • gmcbay

    There was a webcast thems XNA people are slackin' with the blog posts then ... because I think I've got just about everyone involved in xna on my rss reader :-P or are you talking about the channel9 video

    btw, I'm terribly excited about what was shown in the c9 video ... very cool stuff. I was however disappointed to find out that XNA won't work with the 360 wireless adapter. Now I'll have to do some rewiring to support that setup -- not sure if I'll be able to get to that before the end of the year :-(

    As far as starter kits, haven't they mentioned an RTS kit would be available at some point and I'd be surprised if an FPS kit wasn't done :-)


  • francisk

    Joel Martinez wrote:
    There was a webcast thems XNA people are slackin' with the blog posts then ... because I think I've got just about everyone involved in xna on my rss reader :-P or are you talking about the channel9 video

    Nope, this was an MS Events webcast. I've downloaded the Channel 9 videos but haven't checked them out yet.

    Joel Martinez wrote:
    As far as starter kits, haven't they mentioned an RTS kit would be available at some point and I'd be surprised if an FPS kit wasn't done :-)

    Any idea where the RTS kit was mentioned



  • kiran1234

    Joel Martinez wrote:
    true, but you have to wonder at the rationale behind it ...

    I try not to wonder, I just go with the flow. I'll be getting a Creator's Club membership so I'm not concerned.



  • BenHarper

    Yeah, but the Starter Kit is just icing on the cake.

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