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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.


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]].


[http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/windows-all.html mozdev.org - Windows PluginDoc] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200702/http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/windows-all.html]
''Please add new technologies in alphanumeric order.''


[https://gist.github.com/afiestas/135cc16b2ec7a6cca4a7185b3bb38e2d GitHub Gist - a list of over 10,000 plugins]
Here are some places to find more technologies to add to Flashpoint:
 
[http://kmext.sourceforge.net/mplug.htm K-Meleon Extensions Central]


[http://omolini.steptail.com/mirror/win95/win95-dec96-1/plugins.html Windows95.com - Web Browser Plugins]
* [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)]
* [http://www.medtrng.com/plugins.htm Plug-in Gallery]


== QuickTime VR ==
== Unsorted ==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime_VR
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
| Appears to be lost media. Archived site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000526030919/http://www.zicht.nl:80/eng/intro.htm
|
|-
|
| 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
|-
|
| D'Fusion
|
* http://web.archive.org/web/20130323200125if_/http://www.iamironman2.com/plugin/DFusionHomeWebPlugIn.Installer.exe
* http://web.archive.org/web/20101114030032if_/http://www.iamironman2.com/Scenario_5/project.dpd
| .dpd
|-
| [[File:Enliven Logo.png|center|20px]]
| Enliven
| http://web.archive.org/web/19961111211705/http://www.narrative.com/demo_ns.htm
| .nml
|-
|
| EMBLAZE
|
|
|-
|
| Formula One/NET
|
|
|-
|
| 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:mBed Logo.gif|center|20px]]
| mBed
| * Examples: https://discord.com/channels/432708847304704010/714335844940513342/833385248972341269
|
|-
|
| Lightning Strike
|
|
|-
|
| Media Conveyor
|
| .mcs
|-
|
| mPire
| mfactory.com
| .mpl
|-
|
| NCompass
|
|
|-
|
| NoteWorthy Composer
|
* noteworthysoftware.com
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoteWorthy_Composer
| .nwc
|-
|
| Petz Player
|
|
|-
|
| RealAudio
| Discord mention: https://discord.com/channels/432708847304704010/585276436932460549/880068249339985931
|
|-
|
| Sizzler
| https://web.archive.org/web/19961213011122/http://totallyhip.com/sizzler/sizzler.html
| .sprite
|-
|
| Stagecast Creator (formerly Cocoa)
|
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagecast_Creator
* Discord mention: https://discord.com/channels/432708847304704010/516027726851735632/806604847700901890
|.sim
|-
|
| SuperCard Roadster
| Discord mention: https://discord.com/channels/432708847304704010/516027726851735632/806604847700901890
|
|-
|
| TurnTool
| turntool.com
| .tnt
|-
|
| VReam
| https://archive.org/details/moving-worlds
|
* .vre
* .vrw
|-
|
| VR Scout
| possibly just another VRML viewer
|
|-
|
| Winds3D
| awingsoft.com
| .exe
|}


=== Download Links ===
== Adobe SVG Viewer ==
https://support.apple.com/downloads/quicktime
* [https://adobe.fandom.com/wiki/Adobe_SVG_Viewer Adobe Wiki article (stub)]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20081025093656/http://www.adobe.com/svg/viewer/install/ Archival website]


http://www.oldversion.com/windows/quicktime/
=== Downloads ===
* [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/714335844940513342/876727921748885534/SVGView.exe SVG Viewer Installer] (taken from Wayback Machine)
* [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/714335844940513342/876727975654068284/SVGICC.exe Add-on support for ICC colors] (taken from Wayback Machine)


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime_VR
=== Examples ===
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20071022111816/http://www.adobe.com:80/svg/svgfiles/svgtest.svgz SVG Test] (archived)
=== Example Games/Applications ===
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011117180435/http://www.adobe.com:80/svg/demos/chart.svgz Chart] (archived)
https://www.virtualparks.org/scenes/ZvSeIxFqURTrIKUDkLjAFyA.html
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011207142436/http://www.adobe.com:80/svg/demos/svgfiles/hollywood.svgz Hollywood] (archived)
 
http://www.middlestreet.org/cabinet/sebacub.htm


=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
Uses the Windows system directory and is not portable.
* The plugin does not load when it is not installed to the Program Files folder.
* The plugin in Basilisk loads, but some functions do not work.


=== Notes ===
=== Notes ===
The latest version available on apple.com requires Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Service Pack 1 MFC.
* Works with Windows 98 to XP, but may require compatibility mode in newer Windows.
* Some of the .svg files that are in the Adobe examples can be easily opened in Inkscape without any distortion, but not in the browser.


Both Apple Application Support and QuickTime are required. Registry entries point to their locations.
== 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]


Registry files: [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/708149898729488414/apple.reg apple.reg] [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516027726851735632/708149900696617070/quicktime.reg quicktime.reg]
=== Examples ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20001013114053/http://www2.enecho.go.jp:80/atom/3d/index.htm Lost 3D model of a nuclear power plant]


Not all data in quicktime.reg is likely needed.
=== Problems Encountered ===
* This plugin crashes in the Basilisk browser.
* When attempting to play animations at the Neutron Viewer, it asks to download files from the Atomic3D website, which no longer works.


In Flashpoint, Basilisk is currently configured to disable QuickTime by default to avoid conflicts.
== Castle Game Engine Web Plugin ==
[https://github.com/castle-engine/castle-engine/wiki/Web-Plugin GitHub page]


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


== Atomic 3D / Neutron Viewer ==
=== Examples ===
https://web.archive.org/web/19970214041929/http://www.atomic3d.com/downmain.html
The download in Downloads contains an example.


=== Download Links ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.atomic3d.com/download/bin/*
* Can't find C:\Program on PATH.


=== Example Games/Applications ===
* Exception "Exception":
[https://web.archive.org/web/20001013114053/http://www2.enecho.go.jp:80/atom/3d/index.htm lost 3D model of a nuclear power plant]


== Panda3D Plugin ==
windres failed, cannot create Windows resource


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


=== Download Links ===
== Chime ==
Install and demos: http://www.ddrose.com/~drose/plugin/install_plugin.html
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDL_Chime Wikipedia article]


Latest runtime: https://www.panda3d.org/download/runtime-1-0-4/
=== Downloads ===
[https://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~biotext/chimedemos/getplugins.html Installer and demos]


=== Example Games/Applications ===
=== Examples ===
Open directory of Panda3D stuff: http://www.ddrose.com/~drose/p3d_7/
The installer page links to demos.
 
[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


=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
Has a huge number of runtime components that are downloaded and installed on demand. They are listed here:
* Crashes a majority of the time. The Basilisk and Flashpoint cache must be cleared.
http://runtime.panda3d.org/contents.xml
* .pdb files do not show in Netscape


The runtime components are all available from this open directory:  
==Flatland Rover==
http://runtime.panda3d.org/
===Downloads===
* [http://www.flatland.com Website]
* [http://original.flatland.com Original website]
* [http://kmext.sourceforge.net/mplugs/nprover.zip DLL]


== MDL Chime ==
===Examples===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDL_Chime
* [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?]


=== 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 ==
== Google Native Client ==
https://developer.chrome.com/native-client
* [https://developer.chrome.com/native-client Chrome Developers page]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Native_Client Wikipedia page]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Native_Client
===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)


Slimjet 10, Used by oshaboy for testing: https://bluepload.unstable.life/slimjet10.exe
=== Examples ===
 
* [https://www.crx4chrome.com/crx/39554/ Bomberclone]
=== Example Games ===
* [https://mega.nz/folder/n5B2GQxZ#dACElxPS66W3ZYJRLECLHA Bastion Demo]</s> (some assets are lost)
[https://www.crx4chrome.com/crx/39554/ Bomberclone]
* [https://supertux.datacivilization.com/ SuperTux]
 
* [https://doom.pdox.net/doom.html Doom]
<s>[https://mega.nz/folder/n5B2GQxZ#dACElxPS66W3ZYJRLECLHA Bastion Demo]</s> (Some Assets lost)
 
[https://supertux.datacivilization.com/ Super Tux]
 
[https://doom.pdox.net/doom.html Doom]


=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
"[6708:11872:0517/190417:ERROR:nacl_process_host.cc(215)] DuplicateHandle() failed" on Chromium 40
* "[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.
.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)
 
<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)


== Grail ==
== Grail ==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grail_(web_browser)
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grail_(web_browser) Wikipedia page]


=== Download Links ===
=== Downloads ===
https://sourceforge.net/projects/grail/files/grail/0.6/grail-0.6.tgz/download
[https://sourceforge.net/projects/grail/files/grail/0.6/grail-0.6.tgz/download SourceForge]


=== Example Games/Applications ===
=== Examples ===
http://grail.sourceforge.net/demo/
[http://grail.sourceforge.net/demo/ Official demos]


=== 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)
* <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.
<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.
 
"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 ===
=== Notes ===
Old versions of Python and Tcl/Tk are required. These may work:  
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]


Python 1.5.2: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/win32/py152.exe
== HTML+TIME / XHTML+SMIL ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML%2BTIME Wikipedia page]


Tcl/Tk: ftp://ftp.ncnr.nist.gov/pub/cryst/gsas/win/tcltk80p2+.exe
===About===
HTML+TIME (Timed Interactive Multimedia Extensions) was a proposal by Microsoft for including animation and interactivity in HTML.


Alternatively, an all-in-one package can be used instead.
===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?


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)
=== 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]


== X3D ==
=== Registry entry ===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X3D
<pre>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


=== Download Links ===
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default Behaviors]
A list of some X3D players: https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html


=== Example Games/Applications ===
# C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VGX\vgx.dll
''Examples: Scene Archives for X3D'': https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html#Examples
"VML"="CLSID:10072CEC-8CC1-11D1-986E-00A0C955B42E"


FreeWRL examples: http://freewrl.sourceforge.net/examples.html
# C:\Windows\system32\datime.dll
"TIME"="CLSID:476c391c-3e0d-11d2-b948-00c04fa32195"


=== Problems Encountered ===
# C:\Windows\system32\mstime.dll
Flux Player 2.1 loads indefinitely under TheWorld 3.5.03
"TIME2"="CLSID:17237A20-3ADB-48ec-B182-35291F115790"


== Castle Game Engine Web Plugin ==
# ???
https://github.com/castle-engine/castle-engine/wiki/Web-Plugin
"ANIM"="CLSID:B1549E58-3894-11D2-BB7F-00A0C999C4C1"
"DA"="CLSID:B1549E58-3894-11D2-BB7F-00A0C999C4C1"
</pre>


=== Download Links ===
== igLoader ==
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/442282445098844177/712673109303623760/cge_3d_viewer.7z
* [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]


=== Example Games/Applications ===
=== Downloads ===
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/442282445098844177/712673109303623760/cge_3d_viewer.7z
* [https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://igloader.com/download/igLoader_setup.exe Installer] (archived)


=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Examples ===
Can't find C:\Program on PATH.
* [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)


Exception "Exception":
== MrSID ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MrSID Wikipedia article]


windres failed, cannot create Windows resource
=== About ===
 
An image compression plugin mainly used for orthophotos.
=== 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: https://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus/files/Lazarus%20Windows%2032%20bits/ (it might be best to download the version with the highest version number)


Free Pascal (included with Lazarus, but also linked to separately in case that helps get the plugin compiled): https://sourceforge.net/projects/freepascal/files/Win32/
=== Downloads ===
 
* [https://archive.org/details/bnsc-wouk Window on the UK, Window on the Universe (Volumes 1 & 2) and the plugin installer]
Castle Game Engine: https://github.com/castle-engine/castle-engine/releases/tag/snapshot
 
== Tulip 3D ==
 
http://web.archive.org/web/20021002220716/http://www.exstream.to/
 
https://web.archive.org/web/20020928152956/http://www.tulip-software.org/
 
(Note: It's unclear whether these two links reference the same plugin or two different plugins with Tulip in the name)
 
 
== Adobe Atmosphere ==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Atmosphere
 
 
 
=== Download links ===
 
Latest plugin: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://download.adobe.com:80/pub/adobe/atmosphere/win/2.x/AtmospherePlayer216.exe
 
Standalone version: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://download.adobe.com:80/pub/adobe/atmosphere/win/sa_player/atmosphere_saplayer.exe
 
=== Example Games/Applications ===
 
* http://www.1ec5.org/3d/worlds.html
* http://www.1ec5.org/3d/mingerworld/
* http://www.wedding2004.net/photography/
* http://amasci.com/atmos.html
* http://www.trucker2000.net/directory.html
* http://www.it-quadrat.de/atmosphere/
 
=== Problems Encountered ===
 
* <del>The Javascript used by Galleries doesn't seem to work in newer IE. Curation guide might need to specify replacing the gallery's Javascript with code to create the <code><object></code> tag. This appears to because of a use of VBScript. VBScript can be reenabled via registry, or it might be cleaner to replace the JS.</del> VBScript and galleries work fine as-is in Flashpoint Secure Player.
* Some older Atmosphere worlds don't work in the plugin. Newer worlds (including galleries) won't work fully in the standalone player.
* Low FPS. Can seemingly be fixed by changing "Throttle when not active". Hardware acceleration can be added by editing a text file, but it results in oddities in the tic tac toe world (http://www.it-quadrat.de/ttt/ttt3d/ttt.aer)
* Cannot point plugin directly at an <code>.aer</code> file, an <code><object></code> tag must be used. (This is an original Adobe Atmosphere limitation)
* Some worlds automatically close chat. Some other worlds put useful information in the chat. The chat open/closed preference is saved, so worlds with chat should probably have some code to open chat embedded.
* Excessive caching may be a possibility.
* Stairs are tricky to climb. Could be related to missing avatars? Might want to include default avatar in htdocs.
 
==LIVEMATH==
https://www.livemath.com/lmplugin/
 
===Example Games/Applications===
 
* https://ae.msstate.edu/vlsm/forcesys/concurrent_force_systems/livemath_examples/livemath_ex2.htm
* http://www.distancemath.com/preview/unit1/mvgrapher.htm


== O3D ==
== O3D ==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O3D
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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
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 ===
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.


No known trustworthy downloads, although source code exists.
=== Examples ===
* [https://code.google.com/archive/p/o3d/downloads Sample packs]


https://www.zhaodll.co/n/20130417/158957.html was tested and works, but the site is sketchy.
== Opal Player Plugin ==
[https://web.archive.org/web/20001207154700/http://www.cai.com/products/opal/prodinfo.htm Product info page] (archived)


=== Example Games/Applications ===
=== About ===
Appears to be for interactives. Potentially doesn't support Vista.


* https://code.google.com/archive/p/o3d/downloads
=== 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)


== Rebol ==
=== Examples ===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebol
* [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)


Plugin for a cross-platform programming language. Unfortunately the plugin only works in Internet Explorer.
== Panda3D Plugin ==
 
=== About ===
=== Download Links ===
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda3D Wikipedia article]
 
http://www.rebol.com/plugin/rebolb6.cab
 
=== Example Games/Applications ===
 
http://www.rebol.net/plugin/demos/
 
== HotSauce ==


Some kind of 3D viewer for .mcf files, which are things like sitemaps
=== Downloads ===
* [http://www.ddrose.com/~drose/plugin/install_plugin.html Installer and demos]
* [https://www.panda3d.org/download/runtime-1-0-4/ Latest runtime]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HotSauce
=== Examples ===
* [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)


https://urbigenous.net/library/MCF/
=== Problems ===
 
* 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://fpfss.unstable.life/web/flashfreeze/files?file-id=686 Flashfreeze (request login)])
=== Example Games/Applications ===
 
https://web.archive.org/web/19970527121925fw_/http://www.hdcity.com/sample_index.html (requires a multitude of plugins)


== Pipelight ==
== 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 https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/datahub/Linux_Support#Pipelight
See [https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/datahub/Linux_Support#Pipelight here] for more information.


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


An image compression plugin mainly used for orthophotos.
=== Downloads ===
* [https://support.apple.com/downloads/quicktime Apple - Support]
* [http://www.oldversion.com/windows/quicktime/ OldVersion.com]


=== Download links ===
=== 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)


Window on the UK, Window on the Universe (Volumes 1 & 2) and the plugin installer: https://archive.org/details/bnsc-wouk
=== Problems Encountered ===
 
* Uses the Windows system directory and is not portable.
= Added Technologies =
 
== Pulse3D - Added in Flashpoint 8.1 ==
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 <code>MICD2001_11_NR2.iso</code> 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
 
[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]
 
[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]
 
[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]
 
[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]


=== Notes ===
=== Notes ===
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).
* 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.


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


== VRML - Added in Flashpoint 8.2 ==
=== About ===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRML
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.


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


Cosmo Player: https://cosmo-player.en.softonic.com/download
=== Examples ===
* [https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23012/ Wodunne's World]
* [https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/91723110/ Snail Platformer v1.4]


OpenVRML: https://sourceforge.net/projects/openvrml/files/
=== 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.


=== Example Games/Applications ===
== Sense8 WorldUp ==
'''*'''; Also contains links to other places containing VRML content.
=== 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://discord.com/channels/432708847304704010/516027726851735632/785218816711983104 Files from the Wayback Machine]


Andrew's VRML Games and Puzzles: http://www.soc.napier.ac.uk/~andrew/vrml/
=== Examples ===
* [http://www.cityarts.com/metaverse/ Metaverse]


VRML GAME'''*''': http://web.archive.org/web/20191016182344/http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~kekenken/main/3d/game/game.htm
== Squeak ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060831053239/http://weblogs.media.mit.edu/llk/scratch/faq.html Old Scratch FAQ]


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
=== Downloads ===
* [http://files.squeak.org/2.8/BrowserPlugins/ Squeak 2.8 browser plugin downloads]


A Little Bit About Me: http://members.bex.net/jtcullen515/AboutMe.htm
== Tulip 3D ==
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20021002220716/http://www.exstream.to/ Exstream website] (archived)  
VRML resources for the 3E15 lecture - 14 October 1998'''*''': http://www2.cmp.uea.ac.uk/~jrk/wwwvrml.dir/public-vrml/VRMLLECTURE/
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020928152956/http://www.tulip-software.org/ Tulip Software website] (archived)
 
vrml.sgi.com: http://web.archive.org/web/19980113075629/http://vrml.sgi.com/intro.html
 
A list of chat worlds and games at VR Internal (on the left sidebar): https://www.vrinternal.com/docs/links.html
 
FreeWRL examples: http://freewrl.sourceforge.net/examples.html
 
''Internet Archive Search: subject:"VRML"'': https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22VRML%22
 
Google search for VRML, limited to .ac.uk addresses'''*''': https://www.google.com/search?q=VRML+site%3Aac.uk
 
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
=== Problems ===
It's unclear whether these two links reference the same plugin or two different plugins with Tulip in the name.


The Haunted House (created by Nekochan member nongrato): http://web.archive.org/web/20190704003702/http://sgizone.co.nf/haunted/
* 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).


Google search for VRML, limited to VRML archives'''*''': https://www.google.com/search?q=VRML+archive
== Visviva Animation Player ==
An interactive animation player, available as a web plugin and a standalone player.


Google search for VRML, limited to gainos.org addresses'''*''': https://www.google.com/search?q=VRML+site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fgainos.org
=== Downloads ===
* 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]


Google search for VRML, limited to .edu addresses'''*''': https://www.google.com/search?q=VRML+site:edu
=== Examples ===
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030421092726/http://www.visviva.com/gallery/index.html Official gallery]
Lots and Lots of VRML 1: https://bluepload.unstable.life/lotsandlotsofvrml1.7z
 
All VRML worlds from Archive Team's Geocities scrape (1,985 .wrl files total) https://flashfreeze.submissions.unstable.life/geocities.7z


=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
Flux Player 2.1 is stuck loading under TheWorld 3.5.03
* 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.


Too many players with variations: Which ones should get included?
== Wildpockets ==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20110210153645/http://www.wildpockets.com/ Official Website] (archived)
* [https://wildpockets.fandom.com/wiki/Wildpockets_Wiki Wildpockets Wiki]


<del>Live3D: Crashes on page navigation</del> resolvable by using in Netscape 4
=== Downloads ===
* [https://launchpad.net/wildpockets Source code]


Cosmo Player: Struggles with large worlds. Direct3D renderer (the default) seems to cause dropped polygons (in Mod Gun and Beat Monk Bash at least) and drifting cameras (in Mod Dance Party) and wrongly rendering textures (in Dilbert animation I Think Therefore I Am). Have been unable to get software renderer to work. OpenGL renderer (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CosmoSoftware\CosmoPlayer\2.1.1\renderer = OPENGL) seems to work fine on one system, needs testing before any decision to hardcode.
=== 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])


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.
== 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.


Blaxxun Contact 4.4: Some worlds rely on RealPlayer G2. Include in Blaxxun config? Example world: http://www.e-spaces.com/portfolio/ssg/vrml/main.wrl
=== Examples ===
* [https://www.cs.vu.nl/~eliens/hush/archive/wt/sdk/ SDK samples]
* [https://do2learn.com/games/safetygames/streetsafety/ StreetSafety Lesson]


== Tcl Plugin - Added in Flashpoint 8.2 ==
== X3D ==
https://people.apache.org/~jim/NewArchitect/webtech/1997/12/junk/index.html
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X3D Wikipedia article]


[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.467.7944 academic paper]  
=== Downloads ===
* [https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html List of players]


[https://www.slideshare.net/nyaocat/tcltk-12234163 Japanese presentation]
=== Examples ===
 
* [https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html#Examples Examples: Scene Archives for X3D]
=== Download Links ===
* [http://freewrl.sourceforge.net/examples.html FreeWRL examples]
http://www.tcl.tk/software/plugin/download.html  
* [http://doc.instantreality.org/media//uploads/downloads/2.8.0/instantReality-testset-2.8.0.zip instantreality examples]
 
https://fossil.e-lehmann.de/tclplugin/tree?ci=tip
 
https://fossil.e-lehmann.de/tclplugin/raw/installers/msi/Tclplugin-4.0.msi?name=5daace0ca3aa9cf7b3a52fde29d5b18923c46e3d
 
=== Example Games/Applications ===
See https://bluepload.unstable.life/tcl-info.txt for many examples.


=== Problems Encountered ===
=== Problems Encountered ===
The Tcl plugin may not load unless these conditions are met:
Flux Player 2.1 loads indefinitely under TheWorld 3.5.03.
# 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.


== Burster - Added in Flashpoint 8.2 ==
== XVR ==
=== Download Links ===
=== Downloads ===
https://web.archive.org/web/20150209071910/http://geta3d.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=18
* https://web.archive.org/web/20160513043225/http://client.vrmedia.it/XVRPlayer.cab


https://web.archive.org/web/20160421163457/http://geta3d.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=18
=== Examples ===
* [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 ===
http://3d8bits.orgfree.com/pong/pong.htm
[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.
 
https://web.archive.org/web/20111208123049/http://deadcyborg.com/index.html
 
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://geta3d.com*

Revision as of 21:44, 16 November 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.

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:

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 Appears to be lost media. Archived site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000526030919/http://www.zicht.nl:80/eng/intro.htm
CambridgeSoft ChemDraw .cdx
DevalVR .dvl
D'Fusion .dpd
Enliven Logo.png
Enliven http://web.archive.org/web/19961111211705/http://www.narrative.com/demo_ns.htm .nml
EMBLAZE
Formula One/NET
GLView home.snafu.de/~hg/
  • .wrl
  • .3dv
HyperStudio .stk
MBed Logo.gif
mBed * Examples: https://discord.com/channels/432708847304704010/714335844940513342/833385248972341269
Lightning Strike
Media Conveyor .mcs
mPire mfactory.com .mpl
NCompass
NoteWorthy Composer .nwc
Petz Player
RealAudio Discord mention: https://discord.com/channels/432708847304704010/585276436932460549/880068249339985931
Sizzler https://web.archive.org/web/19961213011122/http://totallyhip.com/sizzler/sizzler.html .sprite
Stagecast Creator (formerly Cocoa) .sim
SuperCard Roadster Discord mention: https://discord.com/channels/432708847304704010/516027726851735632/806604847700901890
TurnTool turntool.com .tnt
VReam https://archive.org/details/moving-worlds
  • .vre
  • .vrw
VR Scout possibly just another VRML viewer
Winds3D awingsoft.com .exe

Adobe SVG Viewer

Downloads

Examples

Problems Encountered

  • The plugin does not load when it is not installed to the Program Files folder.
  • The plugin in Basilisk loads, but some functions do not work.

Notes

  • Works with Windows 98 to XP, but may require compatibility mode in newer Windows.
  • Some of the .svg files that are in the Adobe examples can be easily opened in Inkscape without any distortion, but not in the browser.

Atomic 3D / Neutron Viewer

Downloads

Examples

Problems Encountered

  • This plugin crashes in the Basilisk browser.
  • When attempting to play animations at the Neutron Viewer, it asks to download files from the Atomic3D website, which no longer works.

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


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

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

Tulip 3D

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).

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.