Chroma:
"If scaling your graphics is causing your game drop below 60fps then you should take some programming classes."
I have to side with GA here. The speed at which the game draws these days is due to the speed of the video hardware, not, generally, one's coding experience. Sure I could probably go way out of my way to make the code faster on systems like that, and make sure I don't blend large transparent objects. But really, it's people like MGE who have an Intel graphic chip and try to run at resolutions over 800x600 who are the problem, not the code. :-)
"If scaling your graphics is causing your game drop below 60fps then you should take some programming classes."
I have to side with GA here. The speed at which the game draws these days is due to the speed of the video hardware, not, generally, one's coding experience. Sure I could probably go way out of my way to make the code faster on systems like that, and make sure I don't blend large transparent objects. But really, it's people like MGE who have an Intel graphic chip and try to run at resolutions over 800x600 who are the problem, not the code. :-)