What is the best software for game dev with XNA?

As the title states, what software will be good to have. I am going to download Visual C# Studio Express, but what else is good for stuff like graphics or sound. I have a limited budget so I am looking for something in the free to $100 price range, if possible. Thanks for any help you can give me.

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# 1

For creating graphics there's plenty of apps - Paint Shop Pro is cheap for 2D stuff, Blender and Milkshape for 3D. You can try Googling "free sound tools" for that area.

JimPerry at 2007-8-30 >

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# 2

When choosing a 3D tool you'll want to make sure it supports exporting either .FBX or .X so you can easily get your data through the XNA Framework Content Pipeline. As for sounds tools, you can use something else to edit your sounds but you'll need to use XACT (Available in the DirectX SDK) to author the project you'll need for XNA.

MichaelKlucher-MSFT at 2007-8-30 >

# 3

Will XACT be included with GSE?

Pon_teh_pony at 2007-8-30 >

# 4

GameSpace Light is a good and free (limited to 600 polygons per model and 5000 per scene) 3D app which supports the .x file format. For textures and the like, GIMP 2.2 is a great app for that. Good luck with your project.

teh_programerer at 2007-8-30 >

# 5

which one would u recommend Blender 3D or Milkshape 3D?

m0nkeyforce at 2007-8-30 >

# 6

I like Milkshape, it has a trail and is not too hard to learn.

aka_Big_Wurm at 2007-8-30 >

# 7

Is possible to export x. or fbx. files in Blender?

the_developer at 2007-8-30 >

# 8

It exports .x out of the box. .fbx will be a bit trickier at this time, though.

zorgneb at 2007-8-30 >

# 9

I installed Blender 2.42a and Python 2.4, now, In the Menu File > Export I don't see the option to export files in .x or .fbx format. So I want to know something, Is It possible to export .x or .fbx files in Blender?. And other question is, In what formats can work XNA Framework(I mean what formats can import).

the_developer at 2007-8-30 >

# 10

the_developer at 2007-8-30 >

# 11

Theoretically, once the content pipleline is out there, you can import any type of content (3D or 2D). MS is trying to move away from the export mindset (i.e. find an application that exports .x or .dds files) and allow the community to develop importers for XNA. From what I understand, the retail version of Express will support .X and .dss importing, and in order to import other types (i.e. .obj), you modify the pipeline (or download someone else's code) to convert the model into the genericized DOM object.

JRNip at 2007-8-30 >

# 12

Big post on the XNA Team Blog about the content pipeline. Read it, learn it, love it.

JimPerry at 2007-8-30 >

# 13

Will XNA come with a COLLADA importer?

Naicigam at 2007-8-30 >

# 14

Will XNA come with a COLLADA importer?

Naicigam at 2007-8-30 >

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