Time for action - downloading and installing Visual C++ 2010 Express

If you are a programmer and do not own the professional version of Visual Studio and wish to complete the later examples that utilize the game code, you will need to download and install Visual Studio Express, which is the free version of Visual Studio available to everyone.

When you installed the CryENGINE Free SDK, a folder is created in your root directory called Code. This folder contains the solution files required to edit and recompile the game.dll file.

To compile the game code, we need Visual Studio:

1. First, go into <engine root> | Bin32 and rename the original CryGame.dll file to CryGameBACKUP.dll. Repeat this step in the Bin64 folder.

2. Download and install Visual C++ 2010 Express Edition. Here's the link—http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-cpp-express.

3. In the root directory of your build, under Code | Solutions, open the file CryEngine_GameCodeOnly_Express.sln, as seen in the...