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From: ScoTT Campbell <escotia@escotia.freeserve.co.uk>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.programming.2d_graphics
Subject: Re: LoadImaga and FntPrint
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 15:25:30 +0100
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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I've changed back to sprites and saved about 110 H-Syncs, just about halving the time taken for a loop.

Can't complain at that.

Cheers

ScoTT


James Russell wrote:

> Why merge the OT? If you know the background is going to be behind every 3D model (and it will be,
> after all, it IS the background), then just GsDrawOT the background OT, then GsDrawOT the foreground
> stuff. No merging required, and almost exactly the same CPU time.
>
> Cheers,
>
> James
>
> --
> == James_Russell@scee.sony.co.uk                +44 (171) 447-1626
> == Developer Support Engineer - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
>
> Can fat people go skinny-dipping?