Download and Build Quake II for .NETVertigo Software Inc. has released Quake II .NET, a version of id Software's popular Quake II game ported to the Microsoft .NET common language runtime (CLR) using Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003. Download Quake II .NET from Vertigo Software, Inc., including full source code and project files for Visual C++ .NET 2003, as well as a white paper describing the effort. This application demonstrates the powerful capability of Visual C++ to retarget existing C++ code at the .NET CLR with little effort. It shows how a highly performance-critical application like Quake II can retain these characteristics in the CLR environment, while simultaneously offering new features implemented using the .NET Framework. Visual C++ .NET 2003 provides language and compiler support for optimized Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) code generation. Together, these features enable C++ developers to write applications incorporating .NET Framework features, including garbage collection, Windows Forms, and XML Web services.
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