Array Tlist and leaks

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Tom

Hi,

Thoughts for optimising:

Try a fast square root calculation:
http://supp.iar.com/FilesPublic/SUPPORT/000419/AN-G-002.pdf

How about a square root lookup table? (memory hog!)

In your move loop try to use multiplication rather than division. Have a Const in your type:

Const sz:Float = 1.0 / GRIDSIZE

And replace:

XGridCurr=XPos / GRIDSIZE
YGridCurr=YPos / GRIDSIZE

With..

XGridCurr=XPos * sz
YGridCurr=YPos * sz

Same thing for the division in your draw loop:
this could be pre-calculated > (480.0/PIX_PLAYAREA)

Your demo averages 5ms, with some of the things I said there I got it down to a 'flickery 4!' :P