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  • Alien8 style 3D Tiles - TheoryHello, Are there any articles etc explaining how to do 3d style tiles, i.e. when to redraw those in front etc. I would guess you would need to work…

    ... not only get a fast sprite sorting and drawing happening, but to ...
    Kiwi Kiwi July 2006 Development
  • In Machine Code, what is the quickest way to sort bytes?I am playing around with some ordering of sprites, where I want to order them by vertical position. I used some Rodnay Zaks code to order some bytes…

    ... which number corresponds to particular sprite...

    ...
    < ... but for specific purposes like sprite sorting you dont need exact ... result of sorting.
    the sprites ... searching for minimum value' over sprite data.

    ...
    Fikee Fikee August 2006 Development
  • In Machine Code, what is the quickest way to sort bytes?I am playing around with some ordering of sprites, where I want to order them by vertical position. I used some Rodnay Zaks code to order some bytes…

    ... for specific purposes like sprite sorting you dont need exact ... result of sorting.
    the sprites ... searching for minimum value' over sprite data.
    [/QUOTE]
    sprite sorting, bubblesort over the other sorting methods: it ...
    Paolo Ferraris Paolo Ferraris September 2006 Development
  • In Machine Code, what is the quickest way to sort bytes?I am playing around with some ordering of sprites, where I want to order them by vertical position. I used some Rodnay Zaks code to order some bytes…

    ... strongly suggest, for sprite sorting, bubblesort over the other sorting methods: it is ...
    JamesD JamesD September 2006 Development
  • Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …

    ... of CPU used are sprite render and sprite sorter (calc_display_order_and_render). I ... am going to improve sprite renderer by changing data formats ... can be skipped and sprite rendering can be faster. ... found a way to optimize sprite sorting. Can you elaborate some ...
    mariuszw mariuszw February 2016 Development
  • Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …

    ... CPU used are sprite render and sprite sorter (calc_display_order_and_render). ... a way to optimize sprite sorting. Can you elaborate some ... had my suspicions that sprite sorting was a big bottleneck. ... that I have optimised sprite sorting?!? In fact, that' ...
    tcdev tcdev February 2016 Development
  • Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …

    ... that I have optimised sprite sorting?!? In fact, that' ... I got impression you optimized sprite sorting after reading about your ...
    Anyway, I think sorting may work better, if didivided ... for proper sorting.

    Also, sprite drawing doesn' ...
    mariuszw mariuszw February 2016 Development
  • Cobra (improved again BUGFIX)This is an improved BUGFIX for game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000996"]Cobra[/URL], that works better than the fix curre…

    ... , as well as doing some sprite sorting, in order to maintain smooth ...
    Hikaru Hikaru April 2017 Infoseek database
  • C, Z88DK and the Sprite Pack Library I wrote a short demo that shows a taste of what can be done from C on the Spectrum: [url="http://justme895.tripod.com/zqa/pacmen.zip"]http://justme…

    ... to help in debugging the sprite pack library. You should be ... a fresh release of the Sprite Pack library in the next ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous August 2003 Development
  • Print 'n' Plotter SPRITE MACHINEJust got this from an ebay seller this afternoon. I just TZXd it and sent it to the Steve at the vault, yet it might be a while before it gets put up…

    ... time to type up the SPRITE MACHINE manual, but in the ...
    Sadako Sadako April 2004 Games
  • Sprite Graphics TutorialHi everyone, Would like some feedback on the following: I am thinking of writing a Sprite Graphics Tutorial, ie. how to best program and implement …

    ... am thinking of writing a Sprite Graphics Tutorial, ie. how to ... best program and implement Sprite graphics. I would hope to ...
    dmsmith dmsmith August 2004 Development
  • Help needed with drawing masked spriteI need to draw a small sprite (16 bytes) on to the screen using a mask. Its the only sprite that will be used so speed isn't too important. I was goi…

    ... need to draw a small sprite (16 bytes) on to ... mask. Its the only sprite that will be used so ... the screen (based on the sprite x,y). I would then ... draw the sprite to the screen using the ... screen address then draw the sprite again. Does this seem a ...
    Mr Millside Mr Millside November 2004 Development
  • Laser Basic Sprite GeneratorDoes anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it! Thanks in advance.

    Does anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it!

    Thanks in advance.
    tanium tanium December 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Best Sprite on the SpectrumWhich sprite or character from any Spectrum game do you think is the best? I personally like both the Miner and Jet Set Willys, because of thier sim…

    Which sprite or character from any Spectrum game do you think is the best? I personally like both the Miner and Jet Set Willys, because of thier simplicity.
    Brodalco Brodalco June 2005 Games
  • Sprite Tutorial: Section on Masked Sprites addedLatest installment of my Sprite Graphics Tutorial: [url="http://members.aol.com/derekmsmith1/Spectrum/TUTORIAL.RTF"]http://members.aol.com/derekmsmi…

    Latest installment of my Sprite Graphics Tutorial:

    [url="http://members.aol.com/derekmsmith1/Spectrum/TUTORIAL.RTF"]http://members.aol.com/derekmsmith1/Spectrum/TUTORIAL.RTF[/url]

    Derek
    dmsmith dmsmith July 2005 Development
  • Best method for sprite collision detectionHi, I have been trying to incorporate collision detection into a sprite routine I writing. The following is what I have come up with so far: POP D…

    ... incorporate collision detection into a sprite routine I writing.
    The ... /> POP DE ; e=mask, d=sprite image
    LD A,(HL ... :
    LD A,(HL) ; draw sprite as normal
    AND E ...
    dmsmith dmsmith August 2005 Development
  • sprite making in +3 BASIC?Any sprite tutorial I come across is far too complicated! Can someone help me? For instance, how do you create a person-shaped animated sprite which …

    Any sprite tutorial I come across is ... create a person-shaped animated sprite which will collide with objects ...
    sonic91 sonic91 September 2005 Development
  • z88dk + splib2: another question (sprite instancing)I'm making some tests with z88dk+splib2, with the idea of creating a game sometime in the future, and I have come across a problem. Let's suppose I …

    ... tiles, I must create a sprite for every single instance of ... 10x 14 bytes allocations per sprite, a lot of memory if ... and use a kind of "sprite instancing"? I mean, I could ... sprites, and say "I want sprite 1 drawn at coordinate (X ...
    utopian utopian October 2005 Development
  • Sprite DesignerDoes anybody know of a good sprite-designer package? The game I'm currently working on is requireing a lot of sprites, and coding them all as binary…

    ... anybody know of a good sprite-designer package? The game I ... able to design a 16x16 sprite, with or without colour, with ... information is interleaved for that sprite.

    Does anybody know ...
    bobs bobs January 2006 Development
  • ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…

    ... .

    6. Sprite colours are now masked. This ... splib2 by iterating over the sprite characters with sp1_IterateSprChar() or ... different colours depending on sprite rotation to minimize colour ... .

    8. Sprite animation frames now use absolute ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous April 2006 Development
  • Sprite adviceHello. So, I'm slowly getting to grips with Z80 assembly - currently equal parts frustration and enjoyment. Now looking for some advice to help shift…

    ... /> I've written a simple sprite routine that draws a 8x8 ... each pixel row of the sprite separately. This works well ( ... to rub-out the old sprite position without suffering a horribly ... flickery sprite? Currently, I have no routine ...
    48K 48K May 2006 Development
  • Comments for small "sprite" routine wantedI have just written my first machine code program and I am quite happy (and proud) to get it working! :smile: As a child I never learned anything e…

    ... the program enters this "move sprite" block?

    I used ... ://www.rickardberglind.se/zx/move-sprite-1.z80"]here[/URL].
    sprite"
    ld e,8 ;e ... =number of rows in "sprite"
    ld d,31 ;d ...
    Rickard Rickard May 2007 Development
  • [Request] re: Basin's udg/sprite editorI went through the manual and Basin's options and I didn't see this option, so apologies if I (once again) missed it. Besides the real-size preview …

    ... used in Artist II's Sprite designer.

    I'm ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2009 Emulators
  • A typical sprite listing to analyse, please?Hi all, Would anyone be interested in helping out with my ongoing Assembly studies by posting up, posting a link to or mailing me a typical sprite l…

    ... or mailing me a typical sprite listing to analyse? :roll:
    sprite as it moves along the ...
    Jagd Tiger Jagd Tiger September 2009 Development
  • Little Sprite DemoI've managed to make a little headway with my fooling around with sprites, so I thought I'd stick a snapshot demo thing somewhere for anyone who is i…

    ... the attributes associated with the sprite were being cleaned up properly ... />
    The scrolling of the sprite is handled completely on the ... -worked out frames for the sprite's positioning. Also, it moves ...
    RoseCotton RoseCotton December 2009 Development
  • Sorting through my collectionI've been busy sorting, checking and cataloging all of my Sinclair collection. There are a few things I have so far that are not in the WOS archive. …

    I've been busy sorting, checking and cataloging all of ...
    Hairy Hairy January 2010 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Jet Set Willy sprite evilities.Hello everyone. I am currently trying my hand at modding Jet Set Willy, but there is a big problem - I can't use half of the sprites. I am using JSWE…

    ... guardian editor, and select a sprite, there's a big list ... I enter it in, the sprite is STILL pliers!! How on ... earth do I change the sprite so that only the spinning ...
    nixot nixot January 2010 Development
  • Sprite MaskingI was looking at the sprites in some games, and noticed they have sprite followed by mask. Usually a row at a time (so the mask is sort of interleave…

    ... games, and noticed they have sprite followed by mask. Usually a ... it with the sprite to add in the sprite.

    Repeat ... ?

    Why does the sprite come first - and for at ...
    Gedlion Gedlion June 2010 Development
  • Sprite RotatingI was looking (actually at Everyone's a Wally), and noticed that all the graphics for the main characters are left facing, and two characters wide. …

    ... sprites as part of the sprite routine?

    I thought ...
    Gedlion Gedlion June 2010 Development
  • Sorting an array...Hi Folks, Over the weekend I had a play with sorting algorithms - takes me back to my student days! :-o My first try was with the good old Bubble S…

    ... I had a play with sorting algorithms - takes me back to ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2010 Sinclair Basic
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