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Graphics Memory Manager - 1000101 - 12-23-2005
Weeks ago Pritchard asked a question and I suggested a method of managing graphics where the system loads/unloads the graphics as needed. The system had to be smart enough to only unload them after a certain amount of time that way they were still available for a while if needed. Tonight I took the time to make an example of this. While it doesn't use a particularily good look-ahead for graphics to be needed, it works fairly well all the same.
Anyway, here it is!
http://ecowles.dyndns.org/download.php?filename=stuff/gfx_manager.zip
Everything is controlled through the defines at the top as to how it works.
Feel free to steal my code.
Graphics Memory Manager - Deleter - 12-23-2005
Haven't looked at your code yet, but wouldn't it make sense for the program to load/unload as it goes? It ought to know when its done with a graphic, for example once the user has gone through the main menu, the title screen graphics can be unloaded, when a new level is loaded, some of the monster graphics can be unloaded etc. For a while seems pretty unreliable...but maybe I should look at your code first
