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Started by GameDev.net November 03, 1999 05:44 PM

0 comments, last by GameDev.net 24 years, 5 months ago

November 03, 1999 05:44 PM

I read Chris Hecker's rle tutorial from Game Developer and I was wondering if that method would be fast in 16 bit and faster than DX fast blit. The rle is used for blitting isometric terrain tiles (a lot of 'em. bout 72 per frame).

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Alastair

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November 03, 1999 05:44 PM

I think it would be best to store your tiles in video memory surfaces and use a DX blit. This would be fastest. Accessing video memory from a software routine is slow.

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