GSE with VisualStudio.Net2005?

Can I install GameStudioExpress with VisualStudio .NET 2005 instead of C# Express I plan a new build with VISTA and VSNet05 installed.


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GSE with VisualStudio.Net2005?

  • Corinna Vinschen

    Jim Perry wrote:
    As an addendum to the above, once you have GSE installed you should be able to just add references to the XNA DLLs in a VS project and go. You lose the content pipeline, templates, etc. but it should work.

    Saw someone posted a content building tool in this thread: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=1048537&SiteID=1

    So, no teamplates for Windows/Xbox games, and no deployment + no debugging support for Xbox games..



  • raq

    Its been said that it only works with express, XNA Game Studio was aimed specifically at express users, I have heard it can work, however the content pipeline does not.


  • prenney

    The game Studio Express is only targeted to the Visual Studio C# Express Edition, and will not work and is unsupported on all other versions. In the future there will be a version released that will intergrate into the pro and above versions but this will come at a cost. More information on this can be found on the XNA FAQ Site. (http://msdn.com/xna)

    Remember that Visual Studio Express C# and GSE are free and targeted to hobby developers and small Development Houses.



  • aybe

    As an addendum to the above, once you have GSE installed you should be able to just add references to the XNA DLLs in a VS project and go. You lose the content pipeline, templates, etc. but it should work.

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