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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / Considering Getting DBPro, But...

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Ole Sparky
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Posted: 20th Feb 2003 21:35
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A: Do sprites move faster/slow down a computer less in DBPro programs then they do in DB programs?

B: Is DBPro actually worth $100 dollars if I already have DB?
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The Big Babou
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Posted: 20th Feb 2003 21:39
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I thought upgrading costs $85?
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Morales
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id stick with darkbasic v1 im thinking about geting v1
and i have pro. with v1 you can load 3ds files
if i were you id just stay with v1 for about 5 monthe then
get pro.
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Ole Sparky
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Posted: 20th Feb 2003 22:50
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Well, I need faster 2D sprites, because I'm still only programming 2D stuff and I haven't even touched 3D yet, so would DBPro be better for that then normal DB?

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Rob K
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Posted: 20th Feb 2003 23:06
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You can buy the full version at Amazon for the discount (cheap) price (£49).


Sprites are waaay faster in DBP definately - in fact it was one of DBP's main highlights. The 2D commands other than sprites haven't really changed much.

Oh and an invaluble tip now: when loading images always add an extra ,1 at the end (eg: LOAD IMAGE "test.png",1,1) - otherwise DBP blurs them.

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Rob K
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Posted: 20th Feb 2003 23:10
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As for 3D:

- Faster (Although currently very slow with lots (500+) objects on screen but this is fixed in Patch 4)
- BSP support (Reasonable but geometry is sometimes screwed up and BSPs cause lots of other problems eg ghosted objects ghosting the BSP as well)
- Particle engine (Pretty good actually)
- Shaders (Which don't work half the time)
- Blending FX (Powerful features with sod-all flexibility)
- Terrains (Terrains are pretty half-assed though with very few commands, will be extended around Patch 6 or 7)

generally the memblocks & TPCs are useful for general DBP work (they actually work and have been used to great effect )

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