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Icy729 · #1 27th March 2011, 08:20 PM

Okay I've been wondering when Banjo Unity is done is it possible to port into a XNA game and make it so you could play it on the Xbox 360?

Teafed · #2 27th March 2011, 09:08 PM

Posted on 8/20/2010

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Originally Posted by Skill

Banjo Unity is running on top of the unity engine. It was originally being built in XNA but it proved to be to difficult for me to accomplish and ended with only a very small test level.

It currently works using only a keyboard but i would like to add support for an Xbox 360 controller at some stage.

Yellow Kazooie · #3 27th March 2011, 09:09 PM

the resolution of the game is too low for a TV, I think.

But I guess it would be possible

Teafed · #4 27th March 2011, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by YellowKazooie

the resolution of the game is too low for a TV, I think.

But I guess it would be possible

Possible, but I doubt Skill would be willing to do it.

Yellow Kazooie · #5 27th March 2011, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BobbyTheCat

Possible, but I doubt Skill would be willing to do it.

Maybe somebody else could do it?

Alice · #6 27th March 2011, 11:36 PM

But how would they distribute it?

Skill · #7 28th March 2011, 04:31 AM

Just a heads up for people not on RWC, I don't actually work on unity anymore. I now work on Mumbo's Wand.

sp_media and Torrentstorm have the unity source now and I *think* they are working on it.

XNA's issue for me is that its difficult to get collision detection to actually work well and Tri-Tri Collision is very difficult to get working, if someone on here or rwc was able to set up oct trees or quad trees then they could do it. Its not that its impossible its just a lot longer in terms of development time and the difficulty level is higher.

Grey Jinjo · #8 29th March 2011, 01:11 AM

Not to mention the number of people with the capability and licensing to move XNA games to the Xbox is low.

Sajextryus · #9 29th March 2011, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Grey Jinjo

Not to mention the number of people with the capability and licensing to move XNA games to the Xbox is low.

Well I used to have a membership and am able to renew it shortly.

Grey Jinjo · #10 29th March 2011, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajextryus

Well I used to have a membership and am able to renew it shortly.

You and three other people. I don't think an XNA/Xbox release is viable grand-scale.

Guitar · #11 29th March 2011, 06:15 PM

What's XNA?

xxjoesusxx · #12 30th March 2011, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Grey Jinjo

You and three other people. I don't think an XNA/Xbox release is viable grand-scale.

There are a lot of people with XNA accounts, it's a very popular service.

Grey Jinjo · #13 30th March 2011, 06:57 PM

No. .

Grey Jinjo · #14 30th March 2011, 11:20 PM

One, you can't upload a Banjo game to the indie channel.

Two, we're not talking about people that can download Indie games. We're talking about people who can play freely distributed XNA games on their Xbox. It's a paid service. Even if 5,000 people are subscribed as XNA developers, that is still 1 in 10,000 Xbox owners. Furthermore, most of those people AREN'T on the RWP and don't care about Banjo.

The reverse is more important. Most of the Banjo fanbase who would want to play the game don't have the service.

I maintain it isn't a viable option unless you want five tops RWPeople to play it.

Lugbzurg · #15 31st March 2011, 12:05 AM

So, It's very unlikely we're going to play Banjo-Unity on XNA. Is there any need to continue?

I just want to play something more than that Christmas demo with nothing more than the first room of Gruntilda's lair (as far as you could get in Banjo-Tooie) and an Ice Key chamber that mocks you!