Technologies to Add

This is a list of web game technologies that we hope to support in the future. If you'd like to help us add one of these technologies to Flashpoint, please join the #other-plugins channel in our Discord.

For plugins which have been successfully added to Flashpoint, see Technologies to Add/Added Technologies.

Please add new technologies in alphanumeric order.

Here are some places to find more technologies to add to Flashpoint:

• mozdev.org - Windows PluginDoc
• GitHub Gist - a list of almost 4000 plugins
• K-Meleon Extensions Central
• Windows95.com - Web Browser Plugins
• Plug-in Plaza
• Inline Plug-ins* (archived version)
• Another list
• Plug-in Gallery & Demo Links (oyamada)
• Plug-in Gallery
• the Latest Web Browser Plug-ins ("Latest" being 2000)

*Because this website does not support TLS 1.2, it cannot be opened in modern browsers. It can still be opened in browsers such as Pale Moon.

This page lists two kinds of plugins: platforms, as well as other technologies such as alternate VRML viewers and compatibility assistants such as Pipelight.

Unsorted

Technologies to be researched and then given dedicated sections.

Platforms

Atomic 3D / Neutron Viewer

Downloads

• Download page (archived)
• Different versions

Examples

• Atomic3d files

Problems Encountered

• All animations need their separate asset files, which can be a problem if some are lost.

Castle Game Engine Web Plugin

• GitHub page

Downloads

• Prebuilt binary and example

Examples

The download in Downloads contains an example.

Problems Encountered

• Can't find C:\Program on PATH.

• Exception "Exception":

windres failed, cannot create Windows resource

Further notes

No precompiled builds are available yet. As such, you may have to download any of the following files to compile the plugin:

• Lazarus (it may be best to download the version with the highest version number)
• Free Pascal (included with Lazarus, but linked to separately just in case)
• Castle Game Engine

Chime

Downloads

• Installer and demos (Archived)

Examples

The installer page links to demos.

Problems Encountered

• Crashes a majority of the time. The FPNavigator and Flashpoint cache must be cleared.
• .pdb files do not show in Netscape

Converse3D

.c3d

Downloads

• https://web.archive.org/web/20090218113152/http://www.converse3d.com/

Examples

• https://baike.baidu.com/item/Converse3D

Problems Encountered

• Something about a missing cab file?

Google Native Client

• Chrome Developers page

Downloads

• Slimjet 10, Used by oshaboy for testing
• GCC and Clang toolchains for Google Native Client (should be useful because some NaCl have been lost in binary form but still exist in source code form)

Examples

• Bomberclone
• Bastion Demo (some assets are lost)
• SuperTux
• Doom (dead)

Problems Encountered

• "[6708:11872:0517/190417:ERROR:nacl_process_host.cc(215)] DuplicateHandle() failed" on Chromium 40
• .nexe and .pexe files get downloaded by the browser, but don't start.
• Slimjet 10 can't see the PNaCl compiler plugin when running through a proxy. (See chrome://components) (That was because the compiler was not in the user folder)

Grail

Downloads

• SourceForge

Examples

• Official demos

Problems Encountered

• "TclError: Can't find a usable init.tcl in the following directories:" error when trying to run Grail Solved.
• "An exception occurred during applet loading : exceptions.TypeError: compile, argument 1: expected string without null bytes, string found" error on all official Grail demo applets, except for Clocks, Play A Sound File, Demos Similar to Common Java Demos, Show Grail's Applet Exception Handling, Calendar and A Little Joke. Grail can't decrypt gzipped HTTP packets.
• "An error occurred in a callback function : audiodev.error : no audio device" error if trying to play a sound in Play A Sound File. It's possible the audio files don't exist where they originally existed.

Notes

Old versions of Python and Tcl/Tk are required. These may work:

• Python 1.5.2
• Old version of Tcl/Tk
• All-in-one packages: Grail.7z, Grail but More Portable

igLoader

• Website (archived)
• myGamer article

Downloads

• Installer (archived)

Examples

• Platypus (archived)
• Tennis Elbow 2006
• Webbed (archived)
• Bubble Blitz (archived)
• Official showcase (archived)

mPen Clicktoons

.clt

Downloads

• http://web.archive.org/web/19991127231202/http://mpen.com/Plugins/download.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/19991110031437/http://www.musicpen.com:80/Plugins/download.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/19991104081148/http://www.clicktoons.com:80/download.htm

Problems Encountered

• Needed .pag files, which the Wayback Machine did not seem to have archived

O3D

About

A proposal by Google for a standard 3D API for the Web. WebGL supplanted it. Google eventually wrote a WebGL version of O3D, but conversion is not automatic and the Beach demo was not converted

Downloads

There are no known found trustworthy downloads, although source code exists. https://www.zhaodll.co/n/20130417/158957.html has been tested and works, but the website is sketchy.

Examples

• Sample packs

Problems Encountered

• After installing DirectX Redistribution from June 2010 it shows grey screen on VirtualBox. Check, if works on real hardware.
• Some examples requires a newer version of O3D, which is lost on binary version.

Opal Player Plugin

Product info page (archived)

About

Appears to be for interactives. Potentially doesn't support Vista.

Downloads

• cal.com (archived, doesn't work, FTP)
• opal.pascocountyfl.net (archived)

Problems Encountered

• Missing assets
• Unsupported 16-bit application error, that can't be installed in 64-bit Windows. Probably requires OTVDM and maybe works in newer 32-bit Windows.

Examples

• Bowie example (archived)
• opal.pascocountyfl.net (archived)

OpenSimulator

About

Open-source server for hosting virtual worlds. Official page.

Downloads

• Latest release

Examples

• Zadaroo OpenSim Resources
• OpenSimulator Archive

Notes

• External server is required to work, but can be configurated to work offline.
• Online worlds works offline with OpenSimulator?
• This needs to be configured so that the server will unload the OAR when the Viewer is turned off.
• Viewer is required to fully experience of OpenSimulator. For example Singularity Viewer.

Panda3D Plugin

About

Wikipedia article

Downloads

• Installer and demos
• Latest runtime

Examples

• Open directory
• Pac-Bat (tested and working on 2019-07-21)
• Dice in a Stone Box
• A3P - Acquire, Attack, Asplode, Pwn! (tries to install Python and crashes)

Problems

• There is a huge number of runtime components that are downloaded and installed on demand. They are listed here, and are available from this open directory. (backed up at Flashfreeze (request login))

Scratch

• Website

About

An online block-based virtual language, currently based upon Blockly, then previously Flash, and before that, Java (Squeak 2.8 for the offline editor). While it is possible to curate Scratch games in Flashpoint using converters and packagers, they are not in their original form.

Downloads

• 1.4 Offline Editor: Windows, Mac, Linux
• 2.0 Offline Editor: Windows, Mac
• 3 Offline Editor: Windows, Mac

Examples

• Wodunne's World
• Snail Platformer v1.4

Problems Encountered

• Scratch 2 and 3 do not have Linux versions. However, it may be possible to run their respective Windows versions in Wine or use a web version.

Sense8 WorldUp

Downloads

• Terasoft website
• Sense 8 website (archived)
• https://discord.com/channels/432708847304704010/516027726851735632/785218816711983104 Files from the Wayback Machine]

Examples

• Some WorldUp examples
• Glasbead
• Glasbead desktop version

Problems

multiasset .wup files not working

Tulip 3D

• Exstream website (archived)
• Tulip Software website (archived)

Problems

It's unclear whether these two links reference the same plugin or two different plugins with Tulip in the name.

• Exstream: 3D does not play unless the proper codec is available for the (usually? always?) .asf file. The codec in use appears to be 0x75 VoxWare Metasound. The downloads available for this codec do not appear to work directly. ffmpeg can process it but it sounds terrible. MPlayer, when given its binary codecs and the -ac voxware option, sounds excellent. However, the binary requires a file to be present in SysWOW64. We may need to reencode the .asf files via MPlayer (and then ffmpeg if MPlayer cannot output an .asf file).

WildPockets

• Official Website (archived)
• WildPockets Wiki

Downloads

• Source code

Examples

• SAS: Zombie Assault 3D (Trailer)

Problems

• Appears to call for a defunct website?
• Appears to be a lost media.

Other technologies

Pipelight

About

A browser plugin that allows Windows-only NPAPI plugins to run on Linux.

See Linux Support/Outdated Packages#Pipelight for more information.