VB Game Engine

Pillar Software Inc. requires Game Engine component written in VB 6.0 Here what you need to get done: 1) Read PNG Files 2) Support PNG Transparency Levels 3) Z-Ordered Transparent Bitmaps up to 4 levels...yes you can use an array...but minimize memory utilization please. 4) Support Boards like Chess/Checkers 5) Support Hex boards for games like Squad Leader 6) Support Irregular Vector overlays on top of a back-ground bitmap...so for example you could build a Risk-like game 7) File Format will be XML, use MS XML 4.0. Read/Write XML. 8) Edit Mode...will support Board Layout, Rows, Columns, and simple editor to draw Irregular Vectors (Circle, Rect, PolyGon) Write clean code with lots of comments. ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Installation package that will install the software (in ready-to-run condition) on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) Complete ownership and distribution copyrights to all work purchased. ## Platform Windows 98 Windows XP Windows 2000