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DarkBASIC Discussion / A radar

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Emperor Baal
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Posted: 3rd Dec 2003 20:24
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I want a radar in Dark Times... How do you make
a FAST one? (I've already seen the tutorials + codebase)

Dark Times supports 200 objects at the same time (100 for player + 100 for ai)

now, if I update the radar using the one from codebase (circles + lines) things slowdown (from 60 to 10 fps ) I need a fast radar or at least give me some hints
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Penfold
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Posted: 3rd Dec 2003 23:13
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I don't know much about code base but if its anything like DB how about a flat object with a texture overlay?

Is this the kiwi from new zealand story?

Ok so its not a mouse.
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Jess T
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Posted: 4th Dec 2003 08:38
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My Radar function in the code base isn't designed for so many objects at once.

2D operations in DB are very slow which is where you're losing FPS.

I might be able to modify that one for you so it can handle some more objects if you like? ( But, anything greater than about 20 or 30 will kill your FPS, In DBPro, this isn't a problem, It's just DBC's 2D Functions )

Hope I Helped...


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indi
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Posted: 4th Dec 2003 09:42
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instead of leaving all the dots and circles in your main loop make it a function or take all those commands and have it display an update every half second. It will improve the speed as your not drawing these things every loop. You can also draw all of those things to a backbuffer bitmap and display it on the screen with a timer to save cpu power each loop.
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Jess T
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Lol, that's exactly what i was thinking of changing it to, Indi... ( The delay that is ).


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Posted: 4th Dec 2003 15:45
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