If you have then the install will continue. The installer will ask if you have run Microsoft Visual C at any point before the installation. This will allow the program to perform some initial set up. For Dark GDK to integrate into Microsoft Visual C it is necessary that you have run the compiler at least once. If this is the case then select the option to continue with the installation and then manually set up paths to the August 2007 SDK in the compiler after the installation has ended. For example, if you have the August 2007 version installed and then install the November 2007 version the installer will not be able to detect the August 2007 version. Having multiple versions of the DirectX 9.0c SDK installed may cause some issues with the installation process. When the download for the DirectX SDK has finished install it and then rerun the Dark GDK installer. At this point you may be shown the following dialog: If this dialog is displayed select the option for This program installed correctly. If you select to install the SDK then the installer will attempt to download the SDK installer and prompt you to save this. After this install the compiler and rerun the Dark GDK installer.ΔΆ If the installer does not detect Microsoft DirectX 9.0c SDK August 2007 then you will be asked to install it. If you select to install the compiler then you will be taken to MSDN and provided with a download link. More information on the installation process The installer for Dark GDK will perform several checks: it will determine if you have installed Microsoft Visual C it will determine if you have installed Microsoft DirectX 9.0c SDK August 2007 it will ask if you have run Microsoft Visual C at least once so the compiler can perform initial set up If the installer does not detect Microsoft Visual C then you will be asked to install it.
1 Installation Introduction To use Dark GDK it will be necessary to obtain Microsoft s Visual C and Microsoft s DirectX 9.0c SDK from August Microsoft s Visual C compiler can be freely downloaded from For more details on the rest of the Microsoft Visual 2008 Express package visit Microsoft s DirectX 9.0c SDK from August 2007 can be downloaded from 3e9096ed4b3a/dxsdk_aug2007.exe For more information on this download visit For more details on Dark GDK visit: More information on other game making products can be found at To keep up to date with all the latest information on Dark GDK sign up to The Game Creators newsletter Installation Once you have obtained the required software take the following steps: install Microsoft Visual C install Microsoft DirectX 9.0c SDK (August 2007) install Dark GDK When this process is complete you will be ready to start using Dark GDK.