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Vertex arrays or Display Lists?

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Started by Q-Mark July 23, 2002 05:07 PM

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Q-Mark

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July 23, 2002 05:07 PM

This may sound stupid to the guys who''ve been in this business longer... What''s faster, Vertex Arrays or Display Lists? SNAFU - Sitation normal; All fucked up

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niyaw

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July 23, 2002 05:51 PM

depends on your data. for static data, display lists (or compiled vertex arrays) are likely to be faster. for dynamic data, vertex arrays are likely to be faster.

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Q-Mark

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July 23, 2002 06:25 PM

Thanks, I guess I''ll use Vertex Arrays for my Terrain then!

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