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DarkBASIC Discussion / functions and sprites

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darkpsychosis
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Posted: 30th Mar 2003 02:43
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i have a couple of questions... first, i'm using dbc, and it gives me trouble using functions. first, would it slow down my total fps if i just made the game out of 'goto' subroutines? secondly, if it does, would someone please give me an example of a working dbc function routine?

second, i'm trying to use sprites, i.e. custom menu buttons, but it's not letting me, and i think it is because the filetype is .gif. is there any way to use .gif files, or am i going to have to save it as something else?

thanks, everyone. you've been great.
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IanM
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Posted: 30th Mar 2003 02:53
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I've been told that gosubs are faster than functions in classic.

Gifs are not usable within DB, because you have to pay to licence the technology - something that would have made DB much more expensive. Stick to BMPs, JPGs and PNGs.
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hexGEAR
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gosubs are definately faster than functions, i guess the only reason i end up using functions is that making large games within one single file (with gosubs) can get really complex and hard to recognise after a while, and using multiple files is only possible using functions! The speed of functions could be increased however but it depends greatly on your code efficiency!

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darkpsychosis
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thanks guys, now i've a feeling how to go about finishing this... i hate functions anyway. and thanks for the file advice, ianm.

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