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Newcomers DBPro Corner / 2D or 2D-Using-3D?

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Dreq934
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Posted: 21st Dec 2003 21:58
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Well I'm not sure about the internals of DarkBasic through and through, and my sytem will be, in essence, 2D, but I want to support png aplha, and overall alpha (each layer on the map will have an alpha value).. Which of course will need Direct3D as DirectDraw is stone-age technology that pretty much bi-passes my Gforce4 abilities and uses standard processing time.. I'll also need the 3D side for the particle effects (which i know DB supports internally).. Can I use Images and Sprites, or should I intead code it the hard way with textured polygonal squares (quads if its supported).. And if i use polygons, can I still support PNG alpha layers as well as an overall alpha?

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Dreq934
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Posted: 22nd Dec 2003 01:37
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Since no one has responded, I'll dumb the post down a bit
- Is the "Paste Image" command using direct3D api, or direct draw
- Does 3D textures in DB support png-alpha
`- if so, can i apply a global alpha ontop of that?

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Chris K
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Posted: 22nd Dec 2003 14:34
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Put this on the DBPro or DB board. No-one in the newcomers corner will have the faintest clue.

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