Well H&K,
1) I haven't done a clean install (assuming you mean re-installing windows etc) for 3.5 years. Since I have no problems with my system, why would I need to?
2) I use Tweaknow RegCleaner to clean my registry once a month. Any problems that it reports as "not safe to delete" I leave well alone.
Not sure what you're implying by "so ......"?
I was a software engineer for 17 years (albeit business rather than games orientated) - so am well aware of the nightmare of software theft/fraud. However, I have never installed a cracked piece of software in my life, always pay for shareware etc. that I use (and delete it if I don't) and expect to get nothing from anything I am not prepared to pay for.
However, I WOULD like to re-evaluate BlitzMax (after learning to program 2D games over the last year) before deciding whether to buy it to use alongside Blitz3D - but it looks like I won't be able to do so because I installed/uninstalled the demo earlier this year when deciding between Blitz3D and Max.
At the time I went with Blitz3D because it allowed me the flexibility of 2D or 3D and the way Max handled Types scared the pants off me. Unfortunately I am struggling with 3D and would like to concentrate on 2D. Having got to grips with Blitz3D (and Blitz2D before it) I would prefer to stay with the Blitz family - but before I commit to Max, I would like to play with it again for a few days to assess how big a learning curve would be involved syntax-wise etc. I don't see what's wrong with my wanting to do that?
1) I haven't done a clean install (assuming you mean re-installing windows etc) for 3.5 years. Since I have no problems with my system, why would I need to?
2) I use Tweaknow RegCleaner to clean my registry once a month. Any problems that it reports as "not safe to delete" I leave well alone.
Not sure what you're implying by "so ......"?
I was a software engineer for 17 years (albeit business rather than games orientated) - so am well aware of the nightmare of software theft/fraud. However, I have never installed a cracked piece of software in my life, always pay for shareware etc. that I use (and delete it if I don't) and expect to get nothing from anything I am not prepared to pay for.
However, I WOULD like to re-evaluate BlitzMax (after learning to program 2D games over the last year) before deciding whether to buy it to use alongside Blitz3D - but it looks like I won't be able to do so because I installed/uninstalled the demo earlier this year when deciding between Blitz3D and Max.
At the time I went with Blitz3D because it allowed me the flexibility of 2D or 3D and the way Max handled Types scared the pants off me. Unfortunately I am struggling with 3D and would like to concentrate on 2D. Having got to grips with Blitz3D (and Blitz2D before it) I would prefer to stay with the Blitz family - but before I commit to Max, I would like to play with it again for a few days to assess how big a learning curve would be involved syntax-wise etc. I don't see what's wrong with my wanting to do that?