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The other main programming project is a basic Real Time Strategy(RTS) game that I built from scratch. It also uses the DX SDK for the graphics, sound, ect. Although the system is set up to easily allow different units by simply modifying some files, I lack the artistic tallent to make any more units than the siege tank that I "barrowed" from Starcraft as a test unit. My unit can not go into siege mode though as I never spent any time trying to devise a way to do abilities. The units are on different sides and are color coded. They do attack each other and kill each other, so my basic goal was met. You also can scroll around the map, but I must admit that the map is a HUGE bitmap stored in memory which is sooooo inefficient. Luckily I can afford it because I have a 256 MB video card. I also have a copy of Microsoft Visual C++, so I have some very good debugging tools availible. Its expensive, but you might be able to "barrow" a copy from someone if you know some programmers and its a much better than any other debugging tools I've used, although you can do some things that I'm not entirely sure you should be allowed to do(like change variable's values during a program's run), but it all really does help debugging.