ok so if i want to make a game that is above the DATA 0,0,1,0,1 level i need to use dubble buffering. any other tips? lib's are a must i hear.
na_th_an wrote a tutorial on how to use double buffering in SCREEN 13:
http://faq.qbasicnews.com/?blast=DoubleB...ngConcepts
It uses Plasma's sub SetVideoSeg (the code is in the tutorial). You won't need any libraries.
You will probably want to download a sprite editor, but you can create your own sprites in any drawing program.
I suggest PP256 for your sprite editor, you should beable to find it on any big qb site.
i use this following routine to load a PP256 .put file
Code:
Defint A-z
SUB LoadPUT (File$, Array())
F = FREEFILE
OPEN File$ FOR BINARY AS #F
MemSize = (LOF(1) - 7) / 2 - 1
CLOSE #1
REDIM Array(MemSize)
DEF SEG = VARSEG(Array(0))
BLOAD File$, VARPTR(Array(0))
END SUB
and call it like this....
LoadPUT "Image.put",ArrayToStoreImages()
make the array dynamic ($Dynamic), and just dimension it to 0 (Dim Array(0)) as the routine will resize it for you.
Code:
Defint A-z
'$Dynamic
Dim Images(0)
Screen 13
LoadPUT "Images.put",Images()
Put (0,0),Images()
System
hope that's any help.
I don't know if it helped him , but you have no idea how much it helped me! thanks very much. will this work on screen 7 (i think it should, i don't see why not) so i can combine this with page flipping?
Quote:ok so if i want to make a game that is above the DATA 0,0,1,0,1 level i need to use dubble buffering. any other tips? lib's are a must i hear.
what do you mean by above the data... level?
If you want to it for specifically screen 13 then use Rellib. If you want to use SVGA (upto 1600*1200*32Bpp) then use Future.Lib.
Thats a very vague question. Its a SVGA library coded in ASM. Have a look at my tut.
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A better host =P
Stop spamming. Post something useful. Whats he gonna understand by "SETVIDEOSEG".
