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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.
This is a list of web game technologies that we hope to '''[[Platforms|support]]''' in the future. If you'd like to help us add one of these technologies to Flashpoint, please join the #plugin-chat channel in our Discord.
 
''Please add new technologies in alphanumeric order.''


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


[http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/windows-all.html mozdev.org - Windows PluginDoc]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200702/http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/windows-all.html mozdev.org - Windows PluginDoc]
* [https://gist.github.com/afiestas/135cc16b2ec7a6cca4a7185b3bb38e2d GitHub Gist - a list of almost 4000 plugins]
* [http://kmext.sourceforge.net/mplug.htm K-Meleon Extensions Central]
* [http://win95.retropc.se/win95-dec96-1/plugins.html Windows95.com - Web Browser Plugins] (backup [http://omolini.steptail.com/mirror/win95/win95-dec96-1/plugins.html here])
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990117022323/http://browserwatch.internet.com/plug-in.html Plug-in Plaza]
* [https://web.hallym.ac.kr/~physics/resource/plugins/3d_animation.html Inline Plug-ins]
* [http://mcs.csueastbay.edu/~grewe/CS3520/HTML/WWWBrowsing/htmlapps.htm Another list]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030212070130/http://www2.gol.com/users/oyamada/ Plug-in Gallery & Demo Links (oyamada)]


[https://gist.github.com/afiestas/135cc16b2ec7a6cca4a7185b3bb38e2d GitHub Gist - a list of over 10,000 plugins]
For plugins which have been successfully added to Flashpoint, see [[Technologies to Add/Added Technologies]].


[http://kmext.sourceforge.net/mplug.htm K-Meleon Extensions Central]
== Unsorted ==
Technologies to be researched and then given dedicated sections.
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable sortable"
|-
! class="unsortable" style="font-weight:bold;" | Logo
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Name
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Links
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Formats
|-
|
| 3DMLW
| 3dmlw.com
| .3dmlw
|-
|
| ActiveVRML
|
|
|-
|
| Animated Widgets
| https://web.archive.org/web/19961107040704/http://www.progtools.com/animplug.html
|
|-
|
| Astound Web Player
|
* golddisk.com
* astoundinc.com
* https://www.heartlight.org/worshipslides/index.html
* http://www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu/oldconfer/html/pbl/cr.html
| .asn
|-
|
| buro Zicht
|
|
|-
|
| CambridgeSoft ChemDraw
|
* cambridgesoft.com
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChemDraw
| .cdx
|-
|
| DevalVR
|
* devalvr.com
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080316030329/http://www.devalvr.com/
| .dvl
|-
|
| Enliven
|
|
|-
|
| EMBLAZE
|
|
|-
|
| GLView
| home.snafu.de/~hg/
|
* .wrl
* .3dv
|-
|
| HyperStudio
|
* hyperstudio.com
* http://web.archive.org/web/20001117175800/http://hyperstudio.com/resource/hsplugin/samples.html
| .stk
|-
| [[File:Hyperwave logo.png|center|20px]]
| Hyperwave
|
|
|-
| [[File:mBed logo.gif|center|20px]]
| mBed
|
|
|-
|
| mPire
| mfactory.com
| .mpl
|-
|
|  NoteWorthy Composer
|
* noteworthysoftware.com
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoteWorthy_Composer
| .nwc
|-
|
| Pixound
|
|
|-
|
| TurnTool
| turntool.com
| .tnt
|-
| [[File:VHSB logo.png|center|20px]]
| VHSB/MHSV
| http://web.archive.org/web/19970616135450/http://www.paragraph.com/vhsb/mhsv/download/
|
* .wrl
* .mus
* .d96[?]
|-
|
| VReam
| https://archive.org/details/moving-worlds
|
* .vre
* .vrw
|-
|
| Winds3D
| awingsoft.com
| .exe
|}


[http://omolini.steptail.com/mirror/win95/win95-dec96-1/plugins.html Windows95.com - Web Browser Plugins]
== Atomic 3D / Neutron Viewer ==
=== Downloads ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19970214041929/http://www.atomic3d.com/downmain.html Download page] (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.atomic3d.com/download/bin/* Different versions]


== QuickTime VR ==
=== Examples ===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime_VR
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20001013114053/http://www2.enecho.go.jp:80/atom/3d/index.htm Lost 3D model of a nuclear power plant]


=== Download Links ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
https://support.apple.com/downloads/quicktime
* "Error creating target directory" in Netscape 4 and Mozilla 1.0.2 on compatibility mode.
* This plugin crashes in the Basilisk browser.
* This plugin does not runs without compatibility mode.


http://www.oldversion.com/windows/quicktime/
== Castle Game Engine Web Plugin ==
[https://github.com/castle-engine/castle-engine/wiki/Web-Plugin GitHub page]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime_VR
=== Downloads ===
* https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/442282445098844177/712673109303623760/cge_3d_viewer.7z Prebuilt binary and example]


=== Example Games/Applications ===
=== Examples ===
https://www.virtualparks.org/scenes/ZvSeIxFqURTrIKUDkLjAFyA.html
The download in Downloads contains an example.
 
http://www.middlestreet.org/cabinet/sebacub.htm


=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
Uses the Windows system directory and is not portable.
* Can't find C:\Program on PATH.


=== Notes ===
* Exception "Exception":
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.
windres failed, cannot create Windows resource


Registry files: [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/708149898729488414/apple.reg apple.reg] [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/708149900696617070/quicktime.reg quicktime.reg]
=== Further notes ===
No precompiled builds are available yet. As such, you may have to download any of the following files to compile the plugin:
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus/files/Lazarus%20Windows%2032%20bits/ Lazarus] (it may be best to download the version with the highest version number)
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/freepascal/files/Win32/ Free Pascal] (included with Lazarus, but linked to separately just in case)
* [https://github.com/castle-engine/castle-engine/releases/tag/snapshot Castle Game Engine]


Not all data in quicktime.reg is likely needed.
== Chime ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDL_Chime Wikipedia article]


In Flashpoint, Basilisk is currently configured to disable QuickTime by default to avoid conflicts.
=== Downloads ===
[https://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~biotext/chimedemos/getplugins.html Installer and demos]


Some of the npqtplugin.dll files may interfere with other video/audio plugins or built-in behavior. It may make sense to have the QuickTime plugin available only when viewing a QuickTime curation. Basilisk's built-in MIME type configuration dialog can also be used to choose what plugins are used for different types of content.
=== Examples ===
The installer page links to demos.


== Burster 3D ==
=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Download Links ===
* Crashes a majority of the time. The Basilisk and Flashpoint cache must be cleared.
https://web.archive.org/web/20150209071910/http://geta3d.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=18
* .pdb files do not show in Netscape


https://web.archive.org/web/20160421163457/http://geta3d.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=18
==Flatland Rover==
===Downloads===
* [http://www.flatland.com Website]
* [http://original.flatland.com Original website]
* [http://kmext.sourceforge.net/mplugs/nprover.zip DLL]


=== Example Games/Applications ===
===Examples===
http://3d8bits.orgfree.com/pong/pong.htm
* [http://xuriel.com/spots/ xuriel]
* [http://spots.flatland.com/ Open directory]
* [https://www.xml.com/pub/a/1999/01/3dml/xcube.3dml xml.com example]
* [https://www.sean.co.uk/a/webdesign/3d/3dmlworld.shtm Sean's 3DML world]
* [http://zonalandeducation.com/canYou3DML/one.html Can You 3DML?]


https://web.archive.org/web/20111208123049/http://deadcyborg.com/index.html
== FreeHand ==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_FreeHand (please note the article makes no mention of the plugin, but it appears to arise from that)


== Pulse3D ==
Also called '''Shockwave Graphics Player''', or, like the other Shockwave plugins, just Shockwave.
https://www.sandyressler.com/about/library/weekly/aa122000a.htm


https://lostmediawiki.com/Pulse_3D_(lost_3D_web_plugin_content;_1999-2001)
=== Downloads ===
* [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/714335844940513342/813963169440989214/np32fsw.dll DLL]


Pulse3D was previously called "Platinum VRML."
=== Examples ===
All the sites with the icon [[File:FreeHand on Macromedia.gif]] [http://web.archive.org/web/19961026210317/http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/epicenter/ here]. Please note you have to click on the categories. These examples have been saved:
** https://web.archive.org/web/19970727140308/http://www.inlink.com/~terryl/fairgounds.html
** https://web.archive.org/web/19990209093802/http://www.woodmagazine.com/cusserv/shockwave/horsehok.html


=== Download Links ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pulse3d.com:80/players/english/PulsePlayerNsWin.exe
Sometimes throws this error:


Available from <code>MICD2001_11_NR2.iso</code> here: http://archive.org/details/MICD200111/
[[File:FreeHand Error.png]]


https://bluepload.unstable.life/p3d.zip
All three buttons make the plugin stop working.


Installer: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/705092816220717086/PulseStuff.zip
== Google Native Client ==
* [https://developer.chrome.com/native-client Chrome Developers page]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Native_Client Wikipedia page]


Netscape version: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/705175471926673468/PulseNetscape.zip
===Downloads===
* [https://bluepload.unstable.life/slimjet10.exe Slimjet 10], Used by oshaboy for testing
* [https://chromium.googlesource.com/?format=HTML 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)


=== Example Games/Applications ===
=== Examples ===
http://www.learningfriends.com/download.htm
* [https://www.crx4chrome.com/crx/39554/ Bomberclone]
* [https://mega.nz/folder/n5B2GQxZ#dACElxPS66W3ZYJRLECLHA Bastion Demo]</s> (some assets are lost)
* [https://supertux.datacivilization.com/ SuperTux]
* [https://doom.pdox.net/doom.html Doom]


https://web.archive.org/web/20030705212152/http://www.digitalproducer.com/pages/protozoa.htm
=== Problems Encountered ===
* "[6708:11872:0517/190417:ERROR:nacl_process_host.cc(215)] DuplicateHandle() failed" on Chromium 40
*.nexe <s>and .pexe</s> files get downloaded by the browser, but don't start.
*<s>Slimjet 10 can't see the PNaCl compiler plugin when running through a proxy. (See chrome://components)</s> (That was because the compiler was not in the user folder)


https://web.archive.org/web/20040204091717/http://launch.pulse3d.com/harvard/index.htm
== Grail ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grail_(web_browser) Wikipedia page]


https://archive.org/details/Pulse3DPWSPWCPW3Files
=== Downloads ===
[https://sourceforge.net/projects/grail/files/grail/0.6/grail-0.6.tgz/download SourceForge]


https://archive.org/details/www_02_2002
=== Examples ===
[http://grail.sourceforge.net/demo/ Official demos]


[http://web.archive.org/cdx/search?url=www.pulse3d.com&matchType=prefix&collapse=urlkey&filter=!statuscode%253A%5B45%5D&fl=original pulse3d.com CDX search]
=== Problems Encountered ===
* <s>"TclError: Can't find a usable init.tcl in the following directories:" error when trying to run Grail</s> Solved.
* <s>"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.</s> 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.


[http://web.archive.org/cdx/search?url=www.pulsenetwork.com&matchType=prefix&collapse=urlkey&filter=!statuscode%253A%5B45%5D&fl=original pulsenetwork.com CDX search]  
=== Notes ===
Old versions of Python and Tcl/Tk are required. These may work:
* [https://www.python.org/ftp/python/win32/py152.exe Python 1.5.2]
* [ftp://ftp.ncnr.nist.gov/pub/cryst/gsas/win/tcltk80p2+.exe Old version of Tcl/Tk]
* All-in-one packages: [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/711328321819902083/Grail.7z Grail.7z], [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/711588211222118450/Grail_but_More_Portable.7z Grail but More Portable]


[http://web.archive.org/cdx/search?url=www.dotcomix.com&matchType=prefix&collapse=urlkey&filter=!statuscode%253A%5B45%5D&fl=original dotcomix.com CDX search]  
== HTML+TIME / XHTML+SMIL ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML%2BTIME Wikipedia page]


[http://web.archive.org/cdx/search?url=www.muppetworld.com&matchType=prefix&collapse=urlkey&filter=!statuscode%253A%5B45%5D&fl=original muppetworld.com CDX search]
===About===
HTML+TIME (Timed Interactive Multimedia Extensions) was a proposal by Microsoft for including animation and interactivity in HTML.


=== Notes ===
===Downloads===
Browser plugins (at least the NPAPI one, didn't check ActiveX) seem to look for Pulse by using ShGetFolderPathA to find CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE | CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES if that function exists (and if not, looking at a Registry entry).
No independent download, added to Internet Explorer in IE 5.5 and removed in IE 9. X-UA-Compatible does not appear to work
* DLLs from Windows XP + Internet Explorer 6 are installable: mstime.dll for time2, datime.dll for time
* IE11 on Windows 10 with DLLs installed and registry entry seems to have issues with transparency.
* IE6 via Utilu on Windows 10 bolds some stuff weirdly.
* Ad demos are apparently older HTML+TIME syntax and only seem to run on IE5.5. Can datime.dll be unblocked on Win10 and syntax added to ensure its inclusion into the page? How large would a rewrite into XHTML+SMIL be?


Some files seem to need a command sent to the plugin (for example, Fozzie needs "play obj=Dummy01 pkg=assets/fozzie/Package2.pws transition=0.30 heading=yes behave=joke"). The NPAPI version of the plugin looks like it relies on LiveConnect, which might not be supported in Basilisk.
=== Examples ===
* [http://www.ludicrum.org/demos/ Ludicrum demos]
* [https://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/demos/XHTML-SMIL/Animate.htm Animation demo]
* [https://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/#demos Audio and video demos]


=== Registry entry ===
<pre>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


== Atomic 3D / Neutron Viewer ==
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default Behaviors]
https://web.archive.org/web/19970214041929/http://www.atomic3d.com/downmain.html


=== Download Links ===
# C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VGX\vgx.dll
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.atomic3d.com/download/bin/*
"VML"="CLSID:10072CEC-8CC1-11D1-986E-00A0C955B42E"


=== Example Games/Applications ===
# C:\Windows\system32\datime.dll
[https://web.archive.org/web/20001013114053/http://www2.enecho.go.jp:80/atom/3d/index.htm lost 3D model of a nuclear power plant]
"TIME"="CLSID:476c391c-3e0d-11d2-b948-00c04fa32195"


== Tcl Plugin ==
# C:\Windows\system32\mstime.dll
https://people.apache.org/~jim/NewArchitect/webtech/1997/12/junk/index.html
"TIME2"="CLSID:17237A20-3ADB-48ec-B182-35291F115790"


[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.467.7944 academic paper]
# ???
"ANIM"="CLSID:B1549E58-3894-11D2-BB7F-00A0C999C4C1"
"DA"="CLSID:B1549E58-3894-11D2-BB7F-00A0C999C4C1"
</pre>


[https://www.slideshare.net/nyaocat/tcltk-12234163 Japanese presentation]
== igLoader ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070913003821/http://www.igloader.com/ Website] (archived)
* [https://www.mygamer.com/igloader-looks-to-help-indie-developers-2/ myGamer article]


=== Download Links ===
=== Downloads ===
http://www.tcl.tk/software/plugin/download.html
* [https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://igloader.com/download/igLoader_setup.exe Installer] (archived)


https://fossil.e-lehmann.de/tclplugin/tree?ci=tip
=== Examples ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071212124018/http://www.miniclip.com/games/platypus/en/ Platypus] (archived)
* [https://www.managames.com/onlinetennisgame.html Tennis Elbow 2006]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051211062901/http://cloverleafgames.com/webbed.php Webbed] (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070828050251/http://www.binarysun.co.uk/online-games/bubble-blitz/ Bubble Blitz] (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060306190952/http://igloader.com/examples/igshowcase.php Official showcase] (archived)


https://fossil.e-lehmann.de/tclplugin/raw/installers/msi/Tclplugin-4.0.msi?name=5daace0ca3aa9cf7b3a52fde29d5b18923c46e3d
== MrSID ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MrSID Wikipedia article]


=== Example Games/Applications ===
=== About ===
See https://bluepload.unstable.life/tcl-info.txt for many examples.
An image compression plugin mainly used for orthophotos.


=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Downloads ===
The Tcl plugin may not load unless these conditions are met:
* [https://archive.org/details/bnsc-wouk Window on the UK, Window on the Universe (Volumes 1 & 2) and the plugin installer]
# 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 ==
== O3D ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O3D Wikipedia article]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda3D
=== 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


=== Download Links ===
=== Downloads ===
Install and demos: http://www.ddrose.com/~drose/plugin/install_plugin.html
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.


Latest runtime: https://www.panda3d.org/download/runtime-1-0-4/
=== Examples ===
* [https://code.google.com/archive/p/o3d/downloads Sample packs]


=== Example Games/Applications ===
== Opal Player Plugin ==
Open directory of Panda3D stuff: http://www.ddrose.com/~drose/p3d_7/
[https://web.archive.org/web/20001207154700/http://www.cai.com/products/opal/prodinfo.htm Product info page] (archived)


[http://www.ddrose.com/pacbat/pacbat.html Pac-Bat] - tested and working on 2019-07-21
=== About ===
Appears to be for interactives. Potentially doesn't support Vista.


[http://martinsant.net/games/dice/ Dice in a Stone Box]
=== Downloads ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010210212223/http://www.cai.com/products/opal/plugins.htm cal.com] (archived, doesn't work, FTP)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090227134935/http://opal.pascocountyfl.net/opal/download.htm opal.pascocountyfl.net] (archived)


[http://a3p.sourceforge.net/play/ A3P - Acquire, Attack, Asplode, Pwn!] - tries to install Python and crashes
=== Examples ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030502110837/http://www.usmsc.edu/opal/Bowie/Bowie_web/publish/BOA_opal.htm Bowie example] (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100706175625/http://opal.pascocountyfl.net/permit/bccpasco_opal.htm opal.pascocountyfl.net] (archived)


=== Problems Encountered ===
== Panda3D Plugin ==
Has a huge number of runtime components that are downloaded and installed on demand. They are listed here:
=== About ===
http://runtime.panda3d.org/contents.xml
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda3D Wikipedia article]


The runtime components are all available from this open directory:  
=== Downloads ===
http://runtime.panda3d.org/
* [http://www.ddrose.com/~drose/plugin/install_plugin.html Installer and demos]
* [https://www.panda3d.org/download/runtime-1-0-4/ Latest runtime]


== MDL Chime ==
=== Examples ===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDL_Chime
* [http://www.ddrose.com/~drose/p3d_7/ Open directory]
* [http://www.ddrose.com/pacbat/pacbat.html Pac-Bat] (tested and working on 2019-07-21)
* [http://martinsant.net/games/dice/ Dice in a Stone Box]
* [http://a3p.sourceforge.net/play/ A3P - Acquire, Attack, Asplode, Pwn!] (tries to install Python and crashes)


=== Download Links ===
=== Problems ===
Install and demos: https://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~biotext/chimedemos/getplugins.html
* There is a huge number of runtime components that are downloaded and installed on demand. They are listed
[http://runtime.panda3d.org/contents.xml here], and are available from [http://runtime.panda3d.org/ this open directory]. (backed up at [https://flashfreeze.submissions.unstable.life/runtimepanda3dorg.7z Flashfreeze])


=== Problems Encountered ===
== Pipelight ==
When the plugin is installed, navigating to a page that uses the plugin immediately crashes K-Meleon.
=== About ===
Unlike the other technologies on this list, this is not a distinct software platform. Instead, it is a browser plugin that allows Windows-only NPAPI plugins to run on Linux.


== Google Native Client ==
See [https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/datahub/Linux_Support#Pipelight here] for more information.
https://developer.chrome.com/native-client


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Native_Client
== QuickTime VR ==
=== About ===
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime_VR Wikipedia page]


=== Example Games ===
=== Downloads ===
[https://www.crx4chrome.com/crx/39554/ Bomberclone]
* [https://support.apple.com/downloads/quicktime Apple - Support]
* [http://www.oldversion.com/windows/quicktime/ OldVersion.com]


[https://mega.nz/folder/n5B2GQxZ#dACElxPS66W3ZYJRLECLHA Bastion Demo]
=== Examples ===
* [https://www.virtualparks.org/scenes/ZvSeIxFqURTrIKUDkLjAFyA.html Panorama of Lake Louise Boathouse nr1]
* [http://www.middlestreet.org/cabinet/sebacub.htm Cabinets & Pods]
* [http://www.rewind.ac.uk/expanded/Narrative/BFI_422%22.html Rewind example]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19961221234030/http://www.babylon5.com/cmp/qtvrmed.htm Babylon 5 example] (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19961221231046/http://www.babylon5.com/cmp/qtvrzoc.htm Another Babylon 5 example] (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19961221234014/http://www.babylon5.com/cmp/qtvrob.htm Yet another Babylon 5 example] (archived)


=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
"[6708:11872:0517/190417:ERROR:nacl_process_host.cc(215)] DuplicateHandle() failed" on Chromium 40
* Uses the Windows system directory and is not portable.


.nexe and .pexe files get downloaded by the browser, but don't start.
=== 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: [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/708149898729488414/apple.reg apple.reg], [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/708149900696617070/quicktime.reg quicktime.reg]
* Not all data in quicktime.reg is likely needed.
* In Flashpoint, Basilisk is currently configured to disable QuickTime by default to avoid conflicts.
* Some of the npqtplugin.dll files may interfere with other video/audio plugins or built-in behavior. It may make sense to have the QuickTime plugin available only when viewing a QuickTime curation. Basilisk's built-in MIME type configuration dialog can also be used to choose what plugins are used for different types of content.


== VRML ==
== Scratch ==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRML
* [https://scratch.mit.edu/ Website]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_(programming_language) Wikipedia article]


=== Download Links ===
=== About ===
A list of some VRML players: https://www.vrinternal.com/docs/links.html
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.


Cosmo Player: https://cosmo-player.en.softonic.com/download
=== Downloads ===
* 1.4 Offline Editor: [https://download.scratch.mit.edu/ScratchInstaller1.4.exe Windows], [https://download.scratch.mit.edu/MacScratch1.4.dmg Mac], [http://ubuntu.media.mit.edu/ubuntu//pool/universe/s/scratch/scratch_1.4.0.6~dfsg1-5~ubuntu12.04.1_all.deb Linux]
* 2.0 Offline Editor: [https://scratch.mit.edu/scratchr2/static/sa/Scratch-461.exe Windows], [https://scratch.mit.edu/scratchr2/static/sa/Scratch-461.dmg Mac]
* 3 Offline Editor: [https://downloads.scratch.mit.edu/desktop/Scratch%20Setup.exe Windows], [https://downloads.scratch.mit.edu/desktop/Scratch.dmg Mac]


OpenVRML: https://sourceforge.net/projects/openvrml/files/
=== Examples ===
* [https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23012/ Wodunne's World]
* [https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/91723110/ Snail Platformer v1.4]


=== Example Games/Applications ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
'''*'''; Also contains links to other places containing VRML content.
* 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.
 
Andrew's VRML Games and Puzzles: http://www.soc.napier.ac.uk/~andrew/vrml/
 
VRML GAME'''*''': http://web.archive.org/web/20191016182344/http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~kekenken/main/3d/game/game.htm


Web3D Amusements'''*''' (The English version of VRML GAME. It has VRML programs not in the other version, which is in Japanese): http://web.archive.org/web/20191017225236/http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~kekenken/main/index.html
== Sense8 WorldUp ==
=== Downloads ===
* [http://www.terasoft.com/about/products.html Terasoft website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010622064503/http://www.sense8.com/products/download.html Sense 8 website] (archived)
* [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/785218815679529030/Sense8_exe.7z Files from the Wayback Machine], [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/785219344064970772/Sense8_zip_tar.7z 2 link]


A Little Bit About Me: http://members.bex.net/jtcullen515/AboutMe.htm
=== Examples ===
* [http://www.cityarts.com/metaverse/ Metaverse]


VRML resources for the 3E15 lecture - 14 October 1998'''*''': http://www2.cmp.uea.ac.uk/~jrk/wwwvrml.dir/public-vrml/VRMLLECTURE/
== Squeak ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060831053239/http://weblogs.media.mit.edu/llk/scratch/faq.html Old Scratch FAQ]


vrml.sgi.com: http://web.archive.org/web/19980113075629/http://vrml.sgi.com/intro.html
=== Downloads ===
* [http://files.squeak.org/2.8/BrowserPlugins/ Squeak 2.8 browser plugin downloads]


A list of chat worlds and games at VR Internal (on the left sidebar): https://www.vrinternal.com/docs/links.html
== ThingWorld ThingViewer ==
* Looks like they're intended to be single-asset
* Some Javascript mentions possible sitelocks
* The installer installs plugins (ActiveX and NPAPI) and a standalone viewer


FreeWRL examples: http://freewrl.sourceforge.net/examples.html
=== Downloads ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020128084644if_/http://www.thingworld.com:80/download/ThingViewer_Install.exe Latest version]
* ThingMaker may be on [https://archive.org/details/computerbuyercd-1998-09 this CD]


''Internet Archive Search: subject:"VRML"'': https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22VRML%22
=== Examples ===
 
* [http://www.junkyardjake.com/Games/thingworld.htm ThingWorld Football Games]
Google search for VRML, limited to .ac.uk addresses'''*''': https://www.google.com/search?q=VRML+site%3Aac.uk
* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.thingworld.com/* Wayback Machine www.thingworld.com search (filter by .tms)
 
Floops episodes 7, 10, 24, 28, 29, 31, 36, 38 and 46 from Floops' Greatest Hits, a CD-ROM published in 1997 by Silicon Graphics: https://github.com/Sgeo/floopsArchive/tree/master/floops
 
Google search for VRML, limited to altervista.org addresses'''*''': https://www.google.com/search?q=VRML+site%3Aaltervista.org
 
The Haunted House (created by Nekochan member nongrato): http://web.archive.org/web/20190704003702/http://sgizone.co.nf/haunted/
 
Google search for VRML, limited to VRML archives'''*''': https://www.google.com/search?q=VRML+archive
 
Google search for VRML, limited to gainos.org addresses'''*''': https://www.google.com/search?q=VRML+site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fgainos.org
 
Google search for VRML, limited to .edu addresses'''*''': https://www.google.com/search?q=VRML+site:edu
 
Lots and Lots of VRML 1: https://bluepload.unstable.life/lotsandlotsofvrml1.7z


=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
Flux Player 2.1 is stuck loading under TheWorld 3.5.03
* When loading .tms files, ThingViewer gives an Invalid File error
 
Too many players with variations: Which ones should get included?
 
Live3D: Crashes on page navigation


Cosmo Player: Struggles with large worlds
== Tulip 3D ==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20021002220716/http://www.exstream.to/ Exstream website] (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020928152956/http://www.tulip-software.org/ Tulip Software website] (archived)


Blaxxun Contact 4.4: If a world has sounds but a sound has not played yet, low FPS. This seems to occur in a full install too.
=== Problems ===
It's unclear whether these two links reference the same plugin or two different plugins with Tulip in the name.


== Grail ==
== Visviva Animation Player ==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grail_(web_browser)
An interactive animation player, available as a web plugin and a standalone player.


=== Download Links ===
=== Downloads ===
https://sourceforge.net/projects/grail/files/grail/0.6/grail-0.6.tgz/download
* http://web.archive.org/web/20070214114303/http://www.visviva.com:80/download/webplug/VaeCtrl.CAB Internet Explorer plugin]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20091201043805/http://www.visviva.com/download/webplug/npvaemsw.jar Netscape plugin]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030421090321/http://www.visviva.com/download/vae2_56.exe Standalone player]


=== Example Games/Applications ===
=== Examples ===
http://grail.sourceforge.net/demo/
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030421092726/http://www.visviva.com/gallery/index.html Official gallery]


=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
<s> "TclError: Can't find a usable init.tcl in the following directories:" error when trying to run Grail </s> (Solved)
* vaengine.dll seems to use both WSOCK32 and WININIT, but the primary download is via WSOCK32. Flashpoint currently does not support proxying WinSock.
 
* DirectPlay is required.
<s> "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. </s> (That's because 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.
== Wildpockets ==
* [https://wildpockets.fandom.com/wiki/Wildpockets_Wiki Wildpockets Wiki]


=== Notes ===
=== Downloads ===
Old versions of Python and Tcl/Tk are required. These may work:
* [https://launchpad.net/wildpockets Source code]


Python 1.5.2: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/win32/py152.exe
=== Examples ===
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20100526110154/http://www.ninjakiwi.com/Games/Action/Play/SAS_Zombie_Assault_3D.html SAS: Zombie Assault 3D] ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1DBrpE8XIc Trailer])


Tcl/Tk: ftp://ftp.ncnr.nist.gov/pub/cryst/gsas/win/tcltk80p2+.exe
== WildTangent Web Driver ==
* The SDK is usable from Java, JavaScript or VBScript.
* Pages typically launch wthost.exe, which itself uses an ActiveX plugin
* FlashpointProxy.dll needs to be attached to wthost.exe. (it's currently attached to webdriver.dll)
* A newer version, recommended by WildTangent Discord, doesn't seem to support WinInet.
* Most games will need MS Java.
* Antiviruses hate anything WildTangent related.
* When producing a combined webdriver+Java config, be sure to only have one classpath entry.


Alternatively, an all-in-one package can be used instead.
=== Examples ===
 
* [https://www.cs.vu.nl/~eliens/hush/archive/wt/sdk/ SDK samples]
All-in-one packages: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/711328321819902083/Grail.7z, https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/711588211222118450/Grail_but_More_Portable.7z (more portable version)
* [https://do2learn.com/games/safetygames/streetsafety/ StreetSafety Lesson]


== X3D ==
== X3D ==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X3D
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X3D Wikipedia article]


=== Download Links ===
=== Downloads ===
A list of some X3D players: https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html
* [https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html List of players]


=== Example Games/Applications ===
=== Examples ===
''Examples: Scene Archives for X3D'': https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html#Examples
* [https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html#Examples Examples: Scene Archives for X3D]
 
* [http://freewrl.sourceforge.net/examples.html FreeWRL examples]
FreeWRL examples: http://freewrl.sourceforge.net/examples.html
* [http://doc.instantreality.org/media//uploads/downloads/2.8.0/instantReality-testset-2.8.0.zip instantreality examples]


=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
Flux Player 2.1 loads indefinitely under TheWorld 3.5.03
Flux Player 2.1 loads indefinitely under TheWorld 3.5.03.


== Castle Game Engine Web Plugin ==
== XVR ==
https://github.com/castle-engine/castle-engine/wiki/Web-Plugin
=== Downloads ===
* https://web.archive.org/web/20160513043225/http://client.vrmedia.it/XVRPlayer.cab


=== Download Links ===
=== Examples ===
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/442282445098844177/712673109303623760/cge_3d_viewer.7z
* [http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/VE/Slides/2006-2007/week07/week07-xvr-framework.pdf Introduction to the XVR technology: the basic framework]
* [https://github.com/Gabryxx7/TheTower The Tower]
* [http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/F.Tecchia/XVR/personalprojects.htm Franco Tecchia's personal projects page]
* [http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/F.Tecchia/XVR/publicprojects.htm Franco Tecchia's public projects page]
* [http://www.vrmedia.eu/demos/ Demos]


=== Example Games/Applications ===
=== Notes ===
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/442282445098844177/712673109303623760/cge_3d_viewer.7z
[https://web.archive.org/web/20051223071519/http://www.pureform.org/virtualGallery.htm This sample], linked from personal projects, reportedly has Flash <-> XVR interaction. This might not be supportable in Flashpoint unless Flash can be added to Flashpoint Secure Player or an NPAPI version of XVR is found.
 
=== Problems Encountered ===
Can't find C:\Program on PATH.
 
Exception "Exception":
 
windres failed, cannot create Windows resource

Revision as of 20:50, 1 August 2021

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 #plugin-chat channel in our Discord.

Please add new technologies in alphanumeric order.

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

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

Unsorted

Technologies to be researched and then given dedicated sections.

Logo Name Links Formats
3DMLW 3dmlw.com .3dmlw
ActiveVRML
Animated Widgets https://web.archive.org/web/19961107040704/http://www.progtools.com/animplug.html
Astound Web Player .asn
buro Zicht
CambridgeSoft ChemDraw .cdx
DevalVR .dvl
Enliven
EMBLAZE
GLView home.snafu.de/~hg/
  • .wrl
  • .3dv
HyperStudio .stk
Hyperwave
mBed
mPire mfactory.com .mpl
NoteWorthy Composer .nwc
Pixound
TurnTool turntool.com .tnt
VHSB/MHSV http://web.archive.org/web/19970616135450/http://www.paragraph.com/vhsb/mhsv/download/
  • .wrl
  • .mus
  • .d96[?]
VReam https://archive.org/details/moving-worlds
  • .vre
  • .vrw
Winds3D awingsoft.com .exe

Atomic 3D / Neutron Viewer

Downloads

Examples

Problems Encountered

  • "Error creating target directory" in Netscape 4 and Mozilla 1.0.2 on compatibility mode.
  • This plugin crashes in the Basilisk browser.
  • This plugin does not runs without compatibility mode.

Castle Game Engine Web Plugin

GitHub page

Downloads

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:

Chime

Wikipedia article

Downloads

Installer and demos

Examples

The installer page links to demos.

Problems Encountered

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

Flatland Rover

Downloads

Examples

FreeHand

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_FreeHand (please note the article makes no mention of the plugin, but it appears to arise from that)

Also called Shockwave Graphics Player, or, like the other Shockwave plugins, just Shockwave.

Downloads

Examples

All the sites with the icon FreeHand on Macromedia.gif here. Please note you have to click on the categories. These examples have been saved:

Problems Encountered

Sometimes throws this error:

FreeHand Error.png

All three buttons make the plugin stop working.

Google Native Client

Downloads

Examples

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

Wikipedia page

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:

HTML+TIME / XHTML+SMIL

Wikipedia page

About

HTML+TIME (Timed Interactive Multimedia Extensions) was a proposal by Microsoft for including animation and interactivity in HTML.

Downloads

No independent download, added to Internet Explorer in IE 5.5 and removed in IE 9. X-UA-Compatible does not appear to work

  • DLLs from Windows XP + Internet Explorer 6 are installable: mstime.dll for time2, datime.dll for time
  • IE11 on Windows 10 with DLLs installed and registry entry seems to have issues with transparency.
  • IE6 via Utilu on Windows 10 bolds some stuff weirdly.
  • Ad demos are apparently older HTML+TIME syntax and only seem to run on IE5.5. Can datime.dll be unblocked on Win10 and syntax added to ensure its inclusion into the page? How large would a rewrite into XHTML+SMIL be?

Examples

Registry entry

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default Behaviors]

# C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VGX\vgx.dll
"VML"="CLSID:10072CEC-8CC1-11D1-986E-00A0C955B42E"

# C:\Windows\system32\datime.dll
"TIME"="CLSID:476c391c-3e0d-11d2-b948-00c04fa32195"

# C:\Windows\system32\mstime.dll
"TIME2"="CLSID:17237A20-3ADB-48ec-B182-35291F115790"

# ???
"ANIM"="CLSID:B1549E58-3894-11D2-BB7F-00A0C999C4C1"
"DA"="CLSID:B1549E58-3894-11D2-BB7F-00A0C999C4C1"

igLoader

Downloads

Examples

MrSID

Wikipedia article

About

An image compression plugin mainly used for orthophotos.

Downloads

O3D

Wikipedia article

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

Opal Player Plugin

Product info page (archived)

About

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

Downloads

Examples

Panda3D Plugin

About

Wikipedia article

Downloads

Examples

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)

Pipelight

About

Unlike the other technologies on this list, this is not a distinct software platform. Instead, it is a browser plugin that allows Windows-only NPAPI plugins to run on Linux.

See here for more information.

QuickTime VR

About

Wikipedia page

Downloads

Examples

Problems Encountered

  • Uses the Windows system directory and is not portable.

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.
  • In Flashpoint, Basilisk is currently configured to disable QuickTime by default to avoid conflicts.
  • Some of the npqtplugin.dll files may interfere with other video/audio plugins or built-in behavior. It may make sense to have the QuickTime plugin available only when viewing a QuickTime curation. Basilisk's built-in MIME type configuration dialog can also be used to choose what plugins are used for different types of content.

Scratch

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

Examples

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

Examples

Squeak

Downloads

ThingWorld ThingViewer

  • Looks like they're intended to be single-asset
  • Some Javascript mentions possible sitelocks
  • The installer installs plugins (ActiveX and NPAPI) and a standalone viewer

Downloads

Examples

Problems Encountered

  • When loading .tms files, ThingViewer gives an Invalid File error

Tulip 3D

Problems

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

Visviva Animation Player

An interactive animation player, available as a web plugin and a standalone player.

Downloads

Examples

Problems Encountered

  • vaengine.dll seems to use both WSOCK32 and WININIT, but the primary download is via WSOCK32. Flashpoint currently does not support proxying WinSock.
  • DirectPlay is required.

Wildpockets

Downloads

Examples

WildTangent Web Driver

  • The SDK is usable from Java, JavaScript or VBScript.
  • Pages typically launch wthost.exe, which itself uses an ActiveX plugin
  • FlashpointProxy.dll needs to be attached to wthost.exe. (it's currently attached to webdriver.dll)
  • A newer version, recommended by WildTangent Discord, doesn't seem to support WinInet.
  • Most games will need MS Java.
  • Antiviruses hate anything WildTangent related.
  • When producing a combined webdriver+Java config, be sure to only have one classpath entry.

Examples

X3D

Wikipedia article

Downloads

Examples

Problems Encountered

Flux Player 2.1 loads indefinitely under TheWorld 3.5.03.

XVR

Downloads

Examples

Notes

This sample, linked from personal projects, reportedly has Flash <-> XVR interaction. This might not be supportable in Flashpoint unless Flash can be added to Flashpoint Secure Player or an NPAPI version of XVR is found.