OK, I tried using DrawImage to put the shadows onto the map instead of Oval/Rect but it seems to be slower! I also had to turn off flag 256 (VRAM) because DrawImage didn't work with it on - didn't get an error, just nothing gets drawn to the texture!? These are the FPS scores I got for the different tests:
- Using Oval/Rect with flag 256 set : 109
- Using Oval/Rect with flag 256 NOT set : 105
- Using DrawImage with flag 256 NOT set : 82
Why does Rect/Oval work with flag 256 but not DrawImage?
Anyway, here's a couple of screenies. Please note this is only test code so ignore the (lack of) models/textures! :P
This is going to be the game's default camera setting. It's so far away that the quality of the shadows isn't too apparent. However, I also plan to have an alternative camera mode that follows the player at a much closer range.
The red cone is the player; the pink ball is a player weapon to throw at enemies; the yellow dots are the 'fruit'; the brown cylinder is a log which can be rolled over enemies to squish them. :)
- Using Oval/Rect with flag 256 set : 109
- Using Oval/Rect with flag 256 NOT set : 105
- Using DrawImage with flag 256 NOT set : 82
Why does Rect/Oval work with flag 256 but not DrawImage?
Anyway, here's a couple of screenies. Please note this is only test code so ignore the (lack of) models/textures! :P
This is going to be the game's default camera setting. It's so far away that the quality of the shadows isn't too apparent. However, I also plan to have an alternative camera mode that follows the player at a much closer range.
The red cone is the player; the pink ball is a player weapon to throw at enemies; the yellow dots are the 'fruit'; the brown cylinder is a log which can be rolled over enemies to squish them. :)