Are my sprites slowing this down?

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Gir

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Posted: 25th May 2004 18:50

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This is what i have before the main menu loop, just sorting out my sprites but it takes absolutely ages,over 30 seconds to load up, maybe over a minute. any ideas oin how to do the same thing but speed it up?

sync on : sync rate 30 : autocam off

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sync
`if check display mode(1600,1200,32)=1
`BackW#= 1280
`BackH# = 1024

`else

`if check display mode(1280,960,32)=1
  ` BackW#= 1024
   `BackH# = 768
  ` else

`  if check display mode(960,720,32)=1
      BackW#= 1600
      BackH# = 1200
    `  endif

`endif
`
`endif

set display mode BackW#,BackH#,32
load image "Title.jpg",11
sprite 11,0,0,11
stretch sprite 11,(BackW#/1280)*100,(BackH#/960)*100
paste sprite 11,0,0
sync

`load sound "SoundsBackground.wav",2
`loop sound 2

`Load Menu Images
load image "DaveFuryBack.jpg",1
load image "Cursor.tga",2
load image "ImagesMenuStartSel.png",4
load image "ImagesMenuStart.png",3
load image "ImagesMenuLoadSel.png",6
Load image "ImagesMenuLoad.png",5
load image "ImagesMenuOptionsSel.png",8
load image "ImagesMenuOptions.png",7
load image "ImagesMenuExitSel.png",10
load image "ImagesMenuExit.png",9
`Background

sprite 1,0,0,1
stretch sprite 1,(BackW#/1280)*100,(BackH#/960)*100
`Cursor
sprite 2,0,0,2
`Menu Setup
`Referential Setup, depending on the screen resolution
sprite 3,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),BackW#/5,3
sprite 4,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),BackW#/5,4
sprite 5,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),(BackW#/5) + sprite height(3)+20,5
sprite 6,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),(BackW#/5) + sprite height(3)+20,6
sprite 7,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),(BackW#/5) + (sprite height(3)+20)*2,7
sprite 8,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),(BackW#/5) + (sprite height(3)+20)*2,8
sprite 9,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),(BackW#/5) + (sprite height(3)+10)*3,9
sprite 10,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),(BackW#/5) + (sprite height(3)+10)*3,10

for i = 2 to 10
stretch sprite i,(BackW#/1280)*100,(BackH#/960)*100
next i

load sound "SoundsStorm.wav",1
loop sound 1
load sound "SoundsEmpty.wav",2

set Sprite Priority 2,4
set sprite priority 4,3
set sprite priority 6,3
set sprite priority 8,3
set sprite priority 10,3

Hide sprite 4
Hide Sprite 6
Hide Sprite 8
Hide Sprite 10

`hide sprite 11
paste sprite 1,0,0
MenuLevel = 1

L1Selected# = 1
L2Selected# = 1
L3Selected# = 1
L4Selected# = 1
LastSel# = 1

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sync on : sync rate 30 : autocam off

hide mouse



sync
`if check display mode(1600,1200,32)=1
`BackW#= 1280
`BackH# = 1024

`else

   `if check display mode(1280,960,32)=1
  ` BackW#= 1024
   `BackH# = 768
  ` else

    `  if check display mode(960,720,32)=1
      BackW#= 1600
      BackH# = 1200
    `  endif

   `endif
`
`endif

set display mode BackW#,BackH#,32
load image "Title.jpg",11
sprite 11,0,0,11
stretch sprite 11,(BackW#/1280)*100,(BackH#/960)*100
paste sprite 11,0,0
sync

`load sound "SoundsBackground.wav",2
`loop sound 2


`Load Menu Images
load image "DaveFuryBack.jpg",1
load image "Cursor.tga",2
load image "ImagesMenuStartSel.png",4
load image "ImagesMenuStart.png",3
load image "ImagesMenuLoadSel.png",6
Load image "ImagesMenuLoad.png",5
load image "ImagesMenuOptionsSel.png",8
load image "ImagesMenuOptions.png",7
load image "ImagesMenuExitSel.png",10
load image "ImagesMenuExit.png",9
`Background



sprite 1,0,0,1
stretch sprite 1,(BackW#/1280)*100,(BackH#/960)*100
`Cursor
sprite 2,0,0,2
`Menu Setup
`Referential Setup, depending on the screen resolution
sprite 3,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),BackW#/5,3
sprite 4,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),BackW#/5,4
sprite 5,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),(BackW#/5) + sprite height(3)+20,5
sprite 6,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),(BackW#/5) + sprite height(3)+20,6
sprite 7,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),(BackW#/5) + (sprite height(3)+20)*2,7
sprite 8,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),(BackW#/5) + (sprite height(3)+20)*2,8
sprite 9,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),(BackW#/5) + (sprite height(3)+10)*3,9
sprite 10,BackH#/2-(BackH#/25),(BackW#/5) + (sprite height(3)+10)*3,10

for i = 2 to 10
stretch sprite i,(BackW#/1280)*100,(BackH#/960)*100
next i


load sound "SoundsStorm.wav",1
loop sound 1
load sound "SoundsEmpty.wav",2


set Sprite Priority 2,4
set sprite priority 4,3
set sprite priority 6,3
set sprite priority 8,3
set sprite priority 10,3


Hide sprite 4
Hide Sprite 6
Hide Sprite 8
Hide Sprite 10

`hide sprite 11
paste sprite 1,0,0
MenuLevel = 1


L1Selected# = 1
L2Selected# = 1
L3Selected# = 1
L4Selected# = 1
LastSel# = 1

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Pincho Paxton

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Posted: 26th May 2004 01:15

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What does all that sprite stretching do? Maybe you can load the sprites in their correct proportions.

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Gir

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Posted: 26th May 2004 05:38 Edited at: 26th May 2004 05:39

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It is basically setting up the sprites to load at the right size and place depending on the screen resolution, so that the user can change the resolution and the images and menu buttons will still fit. This seems to take a very long time, im sure well over a minute maybe two. It works fine but it juts takes a very long time, im sure it should not take this long.

Edit: the sprite stretching was added after i noticed the long loading time, i dont think it adds much time to the whole thing.

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Pincho Paxton

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Posted: 26th May 2004 11:43

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Actually, if this is DBPro I think it had a slowdown when it first came out. They fixed it I think in later patches. Have you got the latest DBPro patches?

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Posted: 26th May 2004 14:57

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Yeah it is pro, i dont think i have 5.2 i heard it messed up .x files, which i kinda heavily rely on. I think it was 5.2 anyway so i didnt install it

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