@Fred: v4 Sprite2D und 3D question...

va!n · Post by **va!n** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:54 pm

hello fred!
just a small question about v4... afaik you may think about an option to select between using DX7,DX8,DX9,OGL...!? If so, you dont must comment it... i am still patienced to see the final and its results

But if you want add something like this, it would be nice when the user dont must compile a DX7 only, a DX9 only, an OGL only version for example... What about adding a command instead slecting by the compiler options what engine the user want to use? For example it could looks something like:

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InitDrawingEngine(#PB_DX7|#PB_DX9|#PB_OGL)  ; Including Engine routines to exe...
UseDrawingEngine(#PB_DX9)   ; Init the defined engine at progstart...

If the coder add this three flags for example, the engine for DX7 based, DX9 based and OGL based drawing options will be added/included to the exe... So you can code a game or demo and the user can select between DX7,DX9,OGL for example instead having for each version an standalone executeable!? Hope you guys got the point of this idea!?

Anyway keep on your nice work and stay cool...
regards...

Post by **Polo** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:49 pm

What you're suggested is good, but Fred told us, I think, that it will be an option we would choose with the compiler, and so only one rendering engine by exe.

Post by **Fred** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:01 pm

Exactly. You can still write a front end to selected which exe to launch, i don't think it's really problematic. Another problem of virtual stuff like that is each call will be from a function pointer instead of direct call, so for every game related function you will have a small hit, which is not really good when performance is a must have.

va!n · Post by **va!n** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:16 pm

@fred:
i agree with you... your solution is the best way... you are doing a great job! keep it on ...

Brice Manuel · Post by **Brice Manuel** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:04 am

I agree with Fred.