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From: "Ben James" <meep42@clara.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Own BG with GsSPRITES
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 14:18:12 +0100
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Hi Rikki,
Looks to me like you need to calculate the t-page value for each cell...
-Ben

"Rikki Prince" <rprince@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I've been testing out drawing my own BGs using the GsSortSprite to
> display the cell depending on the number in an array, but I can't seem
> to get it to draw more than 4 GsSPRITES.
>
> I have one GsSPRITE initialised to hold the large graphic with all the
> cells in (a 256x256 graphic, if I remember correctly), and then I loop
> through reading values from an array, and setting the GsSPRITE's .u
> and .v values to 'select' the correct cell, then change the .x and .y
> values so it draws it in the correct place on the screen, then sort it
> using GsSortSprite.
>
> However, the most I can get it to draw is a 2x2 square of cells. Can
> anyone suggest why this is? Surely the PlayStation can cope with
> sorting more than 4 sprites at once?
>
> Cheers,
> Rikki
>
>