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trouper
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Posted: 16th Jul 2005 14:05
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It sucks, right...

http://darkbasic.thegamecreators.com/?m=codebase_view&i=66dd9e554e00b0b0751cdea138b5e7cc

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 18th Jul 2005 04:32
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It would be better to lower the number of sprites on the screen at once. I was getting 2 frames per second... which is VERY BAD. Use only about 10 to 15 bad guy sprites. At a glance it looks like you have about 55 bad guy sprites... that's what causes the slowdown. You can create a routine that replaces any sprites that get hit... so the sprite count is always the same.

The sync rate needs to be set at zero too. Zero will sync the display as fast as the computer running it can update the screen.

Speed it up with the above suggestions and you've got a really good game. I love da-man graphics.
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trouper
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Posted: 19th Jul 2005 06:31
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Cool thanks for the responds. I knew the game was slow and I needed some feedback. I'm kind of new and im not sure how to pull off a routine? Any help would be awesome.

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trouper
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Posted: 19th Jul 2005 06:35
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Oh, thanks....
Yeah the game is uber' slow, kind of sucks that's why I needed some feedback. I'm still really new to programming and game stuff. I could use some help pulling off some 'routine' if anyone could help out, would be awesome.

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 19th Jul 2005 16:20 Edited at: 19th Jul 2005 16:20
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I won't re-code the whole game for you but i'll point you in the right direction.

First your do loop is way too big. You need to use functions to split up all the code to small functions. If you need help with functions heres a link to a message talking about them.

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=57265&b=10

Second you can achieve the same results by putting the x coordinates of each bad guy sprite in a dim statement. Instead of having: j jj jjj jjjj jjjjj jjjjjj You can take it all down to:



When things are dimed like that you can easily switch with a simple for next loop:



So it's easy to move all sprites with one for next loop rather than 15 lines of basically the same code.

Try some things out and if you get stuck post the code you've got so far and i'll try to help you more.
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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 20th Jul 2005 02:18
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Who are you talking to?


Need a team? No noob bullshit, visit http://www.teamrequest.com
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Robot
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Posted: 20th Jul 2005 04:03
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It's different people, same avatar.

The happenings of tommorow are behind us now
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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 20th Jul 2005 07:35 Edited at: 20th Jul 2005 09:26
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It's kinda freaking me out too.

Edit: I found a new one on the internet and changed it a bit so this repeat avatar thing won't happen again (at least to me).
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