Request features for a retro 2d lib.

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Get it up to 20 fps with TPixmap. Can't say how fast your lib would be on my system (1,5 Ghz P-M)

But in the end: 3D hardware does normally not need screen sized images or bufferlocks as they normally are mostly static and change on small parts ... Clonk for example shows how this can be done using pixel modification AND GPU power ... not CPU burnover.

But hey ... we could use a pixelshader if you want per pixel modification AND hardware speed ;-) Would that be more what you want? ;-) (then we have several hundred FPS + 1024x768 pictures ... ;-) )


Such a library btw would be something I would be interested.
An extended library to Max2D with imagebuffers (as Indiepaths render 2 texture) + pixelshader for high speed effects and pixel modification.

I'm not interested in supporting 200mhz systems with vodoo anyway ... most today have GF4 MX or FX5200 or an intel extreme 2+ ... thats enough to run BM ... the small 5% part with no 3D chip at all ... hmm sorry but no minimalistic 3d card -> no game playing ...


PS: As a little sidenode: There is the free GDI module ... so the question would be why one would by a library if there is a free GDI graphics driver that might achieve the same thing ... (I just assume that you sell it ... you haven't shown much interest in free additions for the community so far ...)