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 #development-chat channel in our Discord.
QuickTime VR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime_VR
Download Links
https://support.apple.com/downloads/quicktime
http://www.oldversion.com/windows/quicktime/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime_VR
Example Games/Applications
https://www.virtualparks.org/scenes/ZvSeIxFqURTrIKUDkLjAFyA.html
http://www.middlestreet.org/cabinet/sebacub.htm
Problems Encountered
Uses the Windows system directory and is not portable.
Further notes
The latest version available on apple.com requires Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Service Pack 1 MFC.
Both Apple Application Support and QuickTime are required. Registry entries point to their locations.
Registry files: apple.reg quicktime.reg
Not all data in quicktime.reg is likely needed.
Basilisk disables QuickTime when detected by default.
Burster 3D
Download Links
Example Games/Applications
http://3d8bits.orgfree.com/pong/pong.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20111208123049/http://deadcyborg.com/index.html
Pulse3D
https://www.sandyressler.com/about/library/weekly/aa122000a.htm
https://lostmediawiki.com/Pulse_3D_(lost_3D_web_plugin_content;_1999-2001)
Pulse3D was previously called "Platinum VRML."
Download Links
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pulse3d.com:80/players/english/PulsePlayerNsWin.exe
Available from MICD2001_11_NR2.iso here: http://archive.org/details/MICD200111/
https://bluepload.unstable.life/p3d.zip
Installer: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/705092816220717086/PulseStuff.zip
Netscape version: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/705175471926673468/PulseNetscape.zip
Example Games/Applications
http://www.learningfriends.com/download.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20030705212152/http://www.digitalproducer.com/pages/protozoa.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20040204091717/http://launch.pulse3d.com/harvard/index.htm
https://archive.org/details/Pulse3DPWSPWCPW3Files
https://archive.org/details/www_02_2002
Atomic 3D / Neutron Viewer
https://web.archive.org/web/19970214041929/http://www.atomic3d.com/downmain.html
Download Links
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.atomic3d.com/download/bin/*
Example Games/Applications
lost 3D model of a nuclear power plant
Tcl Plugin
https://people.apache.org/~jim/NewArchitect/webtech/1997/12/junk/index.html
Download Links
http://www.tcl.tk/software/plugin/download.html
https://fossil.e-lehmann.de/tclplugin/tree?ci=tip
Example Games/Applications
See https://bluepload.unstable.life/tcl-info.txt for many examples.
Problems Encountered
The Tcl plugin may not load unless these conditions are met:
- The page with the Tcl embed has to be the first page loaded by the browser (not counting about:home).
- The page must be allowed to complete loading without scrolling the page or moving the mouse over the embed area.
Tested in latest K-Meleon (non-Goanna) version on 2019-08-17.
Panda3D Plugin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda3D
Download Links
Install and demos: http://www.ddrose.com/~drose/plugin/install_plugin.html
Latest runtime: https://www.panda3d.org/download/runtime-1-0-4/
Example Games/Applications
Open directory of Panda3D stuff: http://www.ddrose.com/~drose/p3d_7/
Pac-Bat - tested and working on 2019-07-21
A3P - Acquire, Attack, Asplode, Pwn! - tries to install Python and crashes
Problems Encountered
Has a huge number of runtime components that are downloaded and installed on demand. They are listed here: http://runtime.panda3d.org/contents.xml
The runtime components are all available from this open directory: http://runtime.panda3d.org/
MDL Chime
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDL_Chime
Download Links
Install and demos: https://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~biotext/chimedemos/getplugins.html
Problems Encountered
When the plugin is installed, navigating to a page that uses the plugin immediately crashes K-Meleon.
Google Native Client
https://developer.chrome.com/native-client https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Native_Client