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- On 07-Apr-97, Svante Danielsson wrote:
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- >I wonder if anyone out there has made a decent platform game
- >scroll (like "Super Mario") in this language.
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- >I have tried, but it moves very jerky (on a 1200). The screen is
- >built up with 20*14 icons with the size of 16*16 pixels each that
- >are drawn using "Paste Icon".
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- >The scroll is achieved using "Screen Offset". I know the thing
- >that slows everything down is when the icons are drawn, but
- >does anyone know how to make this procedure faster?
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- Well, that word ("faster") always gets my attention as like Ben I
- am a bit of an optimization-nut!! (No offense meant, Ben!)
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- Perhaps a bit more info is in order. What is the structure of the
- current scroll-module?
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- You say that the scroll is achieved using "Screen Offset". I
- assume you mean you are using a hybrid hardware/software
- scroll correct?
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- Also, what are the requirements of this scroll-module? Do you
- simply need horizontal scrolling or do you need to allow vertical
- scrolling as well?
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- Give an example of the specific scrolling requirements as well as
- your current scroll-module.
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- It'll be fun to see just how fast we can get it to GOOOOOO!!
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- >Or are there any extensions for scrolls like this?
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- Someone else will have to address this as I have heard of some
- extensions but, personally, I never use them!!
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- Garfield (Unlimited Design) gbenjam@ix.netcom.com
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