Is Quest 2.X compatible with Quest 3.X

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DarkAng3l posted 10-11-2001 22:08 GMT
I have a few projects in Quest 2.X. If I use Quest 3.X, will I be able to use them?
Computer Whizz posted 10-11-2001 22:25 GMT
Yes. Quest 3.x is backwardly compatible with Quest 2.x!
I would advise going into ASL 300 though because of some very nice additions to the language!
Computer Whizz
DarkAng3l posted 10-11-2001 22:47 GMT
Thanx!
Alex posted 11-11-2001 12:58 GMT
Quest 3.x will run your Quest 2.x games correctly, but "upgrading" your Quest 2 games to Quest 3 games will be tedious if they're big - the Quest documentation has information on the differences between ASL2xx games and ASL300 games.
Computer Whizz posted 11-11-2001 18:13 GMT
Well, yes it would - but if you kept the code "as-is" and just coded in 300 from then on, it should work, shouldn't it?
Computer Whizz
Alex posted 11-11-2001 19:14 GMT
If you didn't change the asl-version tag of course you could carry on developing the game as though you were still using Quest 2.x, although you won't be able to use any Quest 3.x features.
Computer Whizz posted 12-11-2001 02:30 GMT
Reading my response it comes to me that I have made an ass out of myself!
# coughs #
Right, here's how it SHOULD have been:
Yes, that's true Alex.
But if you change the asl <2xx> to asl <300> then wouldn't it still work?
I mean, you don't literally STOP the setvar, ect.. from working, do you?
Computer Whizz
Alex posted 12-11-2001 23:38 GMT
If you change ASL2xx to ASL300 then...
SOME THINGS WILL STOP WORKING!
e.g. Quest will entirely ignore all your items and collectables. This is the whole point of having an asl-version tag.

Author	Topic: Is Quest 2.X compatible with Quest 3.X
DarkAng3l	posted 10-11-2001 22:08 GMT I have a few projects in Quest 2.X. If I use Quest 3.X, will I be able to use them?
Computer Whizz	posted 10-11-2001 22:25 GMT Yes. Quest 3.x is backwardly compatible with Quest 2.x! I would advise going into ASL 300 though because of some very nice additions to the language! Computer Whizz
DarkAng3l	posted 10-11-2001 22:47 GMT Thanx!
Alex	posted 11-11-2001 12:58 GMT Quest 3.x will run your Quest 2.x games correctly, but "upgrading" your Quest 2 games to Quest 3 games will be tedious if they're big - the Quest documentation has information on the differences between ASL2xx games and ASL300 games.
Computer Whizz	posted 11-11-2001 18:13 GMT Well, yes it would - but if you kept the code "as-is" and just coded in 300 from then on, it should work, shouldn't it? Computer Whizz
Alex	posted 11-11-2001 19:14 GMT If you didn't change the asl-version tag of course you could carry on developing the game as though you were still using Quest 2.x, although you won't be able to use any Quest 3.x features.
Computer Whizz	posted 12-11-2001 02:30 GMT Reading my response it comes to me that I have made an ass out of myself! # coughs # Right, here's how it SHOULD have been: Yes, that's true Alex. But if you change the asl <2xx> to asl <300> then wouldn't it still work? I mean, you don't literally STOP the setvar, ect.. from working, do you? Computer Whizz
Alex	posted 12-11-2001 23:38 GMT If you change ASL2xx to ASL300 then... SOME THINGS WILL STOP WORKING! e.g. Quest will entirely ignore all your items and collectables. This is the whole point of having an asl-version tag.