mtasa -- modding with C++, what about Delphi?

[[VCM]Mafia]

Hi. I am a Delphi programmer. Anybody who has ever learned Delphi can probally agree that its one of the best development tools ever(RAD). I was woundering if there is anyway I could use the Delphi language to develope modifications for mtasa? I know the SDK will be in C++, so I am asuming this yeilds Delphi usless. If this is the case, how exactly will the SDK be interfaced? Will there be a class, set of functions, an ActiveX or some sort of component with which we can midify what aspects of the game exactly?

Sorry for being an SDK newb, I program alot but I have never actaully used an SDK.

if mtasa.owns them mtasa.play else if sa_mp.owns then mtasa.playAnyway;//j/k

btw delphi owns

--Thanks

[s0beit]

hopefully after a initial SDK release there will be releases in other languages as well...

or at least addons to support other languages.

[orappa]

or at least addons to support other languages.

I'd imagine that that would be the job of third-party developers.

[s0beit]

i never said who they would be made by...

including the Delphi SDK release. (or lack there of)

[eAi]

I can't really say this for certain, but I find it unlikely that delphi could compile a dll that would run with MTA. DLLs have to be very specific - everything has to "line up", if it doesn't its not going to work. What could be done, is someone could create a mod that would act as an interface for a delphi (or visual basic) mod, perhaps using COM (you'd have to for VB I think). I'm sure its possible to do, but I'm pretty sure you'll need some experience of C++ first to map things across in a mod. Of course, someone else could do this for you, if you're lucky.

[Cray]

I believe it is possible since I believe Delphi can compile native win32 dll's, but we won't know for certain until someone tries. I find it extremely hard to believe it would be worth doing so though as the entire sdk and examples we will be releasing will be C++.