Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/06/08/15:15:22
There is a big thread going on now, called something like "Tile Maps: We
Need A Better Way" on rec.games.programmer, you might want to check
there. You might want to use a news archive like dejanews to get back to
the genesis of the discussion, since it has since degenerated into
something political. If you read r.g.p you know what I mean :-)
Ethan Giordano wrote:
>
> I've got a basic smooth-scroll tile engine that works, but I wanted to get
> some ideas from you guys about what the most effecient means of redrawing
> the screen is.....as of now, everytime the view is to shift, everything is
> redrawn to a new buffer and then blitted to the screen.....it's not too bad
> but pretty bad....does anyone have any better ideas??
>
> Thanx,
>
> ~Ethan
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