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This any good for algorithm research?

If I turn off the tile plotting funcs, the game runs at around 130-170 fps

Which means that about 95% of the time each frame is taken up by the C tile plotting funcs

Could an Iyonix version use Simon's nVidia driver?

Why won't this SWI return an error?!?!

The physics is kind of working now. Doesn't seem quite as good as the website suggested, though.

*goes to poke*

#define INRANGE(sprx,spry,scrx,scry) (((sprx)>=0) && ((spry)>=0)
                                   && ((sprx)<(sprw >> 16)) && ((spry)<(sprh >> 16))
                                   && ((scrx)>=0) && ((scry)>=0)
                                   && ((scrx)<scrw) && ((scry)<scrh))

// code snippet assumes following vars already set:
// f1616 sprx,spyr - sprite coordinates of top left corner (as seen on screen)
// int scrx,scry - screen coordinates of top left corner
// int len - Line length, pixels
// f1616 sprxd,spryd - sprite deltas per screen x (parameters supplied by caller)
// int sprw,sprh,scrw,scrh - sprite, screen sizes

while (len > 0) {
  // (Insert call to the line plotter func here, can't remember name/syntax)
  // Go down a row
  scry++;
  sprx -= spryd;
  spry += sprxd;
  // Move left edge of line out
  while (INRANGE(sprx,spry,scrx,scry)) {
    scrx--;
    sprx -= sprxd;
    spry -= spryd;
    len++;
  }
  // Move right edge of line out
  while (INRANGE(sprx+(len-1)*sprxd,spry+(len-1)*spryd,scrx+(len-1),scry))
    len++;
  // Move left edge back in
  while (!INRANGE(sprx,spry,scrx,scry) && (len > 0)) {
    scrx++;
    sprx += sprxd;
    spry += spryd;
    len--;
  }
  // Move right edge back in
  while (!INRANGE(sprx+(len-1)*scrxd,spry+(len-1)*spryd,scrx+(len-1),scry) && (len > 0))
    len--;
}

Actually, if I were to release a build+source+docs tomorrow (today), how many people would return the favour by promising to provide some code/graphics/sounds/designs?

(Hint: If the answer is zero, I won't bother releasing a copy )

I may have a go at writing a new rotated/scaled sprite plotter.

Actually, if I were to release a build+source+docs tomorrow (today), how many people would return the favour by promising to provide some code/graphics/sounds/designs?

(Hint: If the answer is zero, I won't bother releasing a copy )

I guess that'll be zero, then.

Cheers,
Rich.

Actually, if I were to release a build+source+docs tomorrow (today), how many people would return the favour by promising to provide some code/graphics/sounds/designs?

(Hint: If the answer is zero, I won't bother releasing a copy )

I guess that'll be zero, then.

I'd love to volunteer, but I don't have enough time for the things I'm supposed to be doing now, never mind taking more on!