Yeah, its unfortunate that the MFCs are so difficult to get around. I mean, even in other OSs (like linux and the MacOS) there has been standardization for using graphic images and/or sound (as in IMH OPINION, a jpg or png should show up correrctly on a Mac or a linux machine as well as a windows machine, but again its opionion not fact or tested). But coding handlers for using these graphics and sound, as well as setting up the friggin' windows that displays the entire interface (design engine OR game) means that the MFCs are tied in. Modular design means that some of the code should be reusable, but I don't know anything about it
I still need to get some schooling before I can really do anything about it
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