I am very new to BlitzMax (still learning the language). I I need help with the following
1. Where can I post requests for new features, or improvement suggestions?
2. How can I find the vertical position of the beam that draws the display. The old blitz I think used to have a Vpos function. I can't find this in BlitzMax (yet!)
3. What is the equivalent of the Vwait command from the old Blitz (waits for the next vertical blank)
4. I have drawn a 16bit 1024x768 background image for my game, is is basically a load of blue platforms (outlined in yellow). I also have a thin yellow line drawn on a black background ( as part of this background). When I set the draw mode to SOLIDBLEND so that it will overdraw any existing image. It draws it fine except the thin yellow line is drawn as a thick yellow line. If I don't specifically set SOLIDBLEND the line is drawn fine. Every other part of the image is drawn as it should be. I think I am misunderstanding something here - please help.
5. Is BlitzMax faster (performance wise) than BlitzPlus or DarkBasic? (especially in terms of drawing images and collision checks). Has anyone done any benchmark testing?
Thanks - Rico :)
1. Where can I post requests for new features, or improvement suggestions?
2. How can I find the vertical position of the beam that draws the display. The old blitz I think used to have a Vpos function. I can't find this in BlitzMax (yet!)
3. What is the equivalent of the Vwait command from the old Blitz (waits for the next vertical blank)
4. I have drawn a 16bit 1024x768 background image for my game, is is basically a load of blue platforms (outlined in yellow). I also have a thin yellow line drawn on a black background ( as part of this background). When I set the draw mode to SOLIDBLEND so that it will overdraw any existing image. It draws it fine except the thin yellow line is drawn as a thick yellow line. If I don't specifically set SOLIDBLEND the line is drawn fine. Every other part of the image is drawn as it should be. I think I am misunderstanding something here - please help.
5. Is BlitzMax faster (performance wise) than BlitzPlus or DarkBasic? (especially in terms of drawing images and collision checks). Has anyone done any benchmark testing?
Thanks - Rico :)