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From: Clint Kelly <clint@erols.com>
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Subject: non-displayed sprites
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 19:56:51 -0400
Organization: Cornell University
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This is kind of a silly question, and I expect there's a very simple 
answer:

What do I do in my game with sprites that I don't want to be displayed?

For instance, in my current game, I begin by defining the maximum amount 
of sprites that I will ever need, and then I figured that I'll store all 
of the inactive ones (for instance, dead enemies that have not 
regenerated yet) off the screen.  Can I just give them negative 
coordinates, or do I have to move them somewhere within the frame 
buffer.

Also, is it standard to just define the maximum amount of sprites that 
will ever be on screen when you start your program, and then change 
their texture page and CLUT addresses to fit them to the type of sprite 
that you need?  I'm wondering cos I want to use interlace mode, so I 
have to keep my frame rate high and therefore I need to make my code as 
efficient as possible.

Clint