Sorry.  Wouldn't you know it: by the time I realized my mistake (regarding the poster's join date vs. the post date), people had already caught me being a moron.  :-) Sorry to hear about Blade3D ... it seemed to have a lot going for it.

Can someone clarify: Has all development and support been discontinued on Blade3D, or is it merely the subscription model that concerns people? The Blade Games World site certainly makes it look as though Blade3D is still a live product, and this Feb. 2009 article in Develop states that Digini has merged with Vyk to provide an ongoing ...

I should add that I'm running Microsoft Cross-Platform Audio Creation Tool 3 (XACT3) by right clicking it and running as Administrator.

Same problem: "Microsoft Cross-Platform Audio Creation Tool (XACT) has stopped working." My Setup: 64-bit Vista Ultimate Visual Studio 2008 SP1 XNA Game Studio 3.1 .NET Frameworks 1.1, 2.0, 3.5 with all known service packs Any starter kits, etc., that include .xap files seem to be dead in the water until I ...