What makes a Game Slower/Faster?

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CokeBoi

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Posted: 13th Oct 2009 20:47

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Hi again! I was wondering, what code/practices makes the code slower (So I don't do them/So I can fix them) and what code/practices makes the code faster (So I can add them in). My Game is an FPS so there is always some action going on. I also wish to make it multiplayer with Raknet. Anyone have any ideas to make it faster? (So far there isn't code to show but I just want to know what can slow down a game and what makes it faster)

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SFCBias

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Posted: 13th Oct 2009 21:55 Edited at: 13th Oct 2009 21:55

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Well there are generally ALOT of ways to achieve the same goal and generally the shortest may or may not be the best.

calling functions more than once in a loop is one thing that will slow down code execution with usually no benefit(In some cases it may be necessary)

memory allocation is another. say for instance you have a char cExample[2046]; if you know that the char will NEVER be closed to filled, its best to allocate the array to a smaller value. Although doing something like this may not really show if there is just one , even though it is bad practice to do so, when you get into bigger , more advanced programs(such as a game) it will make a difference.

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Posted: 15th Oct 2009 16:44

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Are we talking about the speed of the game or the speed of the coding process?

to help make the loading time of the game shorter, use .x files for as much of your 3D as you can. .3ds files makes it slower.