Hello,
I was thinking about all those graphics you have.
Do you use them all in one level, stage, area, etc. etc.?
In a message dated 9/18/04 4:17:57 PM, email@hidden writes:
>> Yes, slightly, assuming relatively modest object counts (say, a dozen
>
>> layers, one thousand sprites.) You trade per-frame CPU sorting for the
>
>> depth buffer clear time and the per-pixel depth test comparison. These
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>> are very optimized on recent GPUs though so it won't make a big
>> difference. You will however also save the VRAM used by the depth
>> component of the framebuffer, which might be nice if you're already
>> low on VRAM.
>
>Well every bit of VRAM counts :-)
If you have a sprite that won't show up untill the end of the level, then
you can wait till it is time to load it in VRAM.
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