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From: jamin1@psu.edu (Jamin Frederick)
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Subject: Re: Getting a sprite to leave a trail
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 1998 23:07:07 GMT
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This reminds me of someone who was getting more than one sprite
to display with only one sprite struct.  He would sort the sprite,
then change the sprite position and sort it again.  If this could be
done often enough, it would save a lot of memory, as opposed to an
individual struct for each sprite on the screen...


Jamin

On Thu, 28 May 1998 00:02:25 +0100, "Ï<ò" <philg@easynet.co.uk> wrote:

>Hello all
>
>Could anyone give me some clues on how to get a moving sprite leave a
>trail behind it? Would I need a new sprite for each bit of the trail,
>each with its own level of brightness, to give the impression of the
>trail fading away?
>
>Also, any hints on doing other special effects such as screen dissolves,
>melts, morphs etc would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Phil
>