Quote from: JosJuice on October 21, 2010, 03:29:18 pm

Quote from: ScoutDavid on October 21, 2010, 02:50:39 pm

I know it is the score, but maybe they shouldn't be there, for example, they would only show up at the end so that it doesn't slow down, optimization is the key

Optimizing something like that is usually only necessary when TI-BASIC is being used.

Yes, but the numbers make it slow, one by one going up :S

He could make the text be drawn on the buffer so it doesn't slow down as much, or he could use a custom font routine, but that's a bit harder.

Nice first game btw . You should add some difficulty as the game progresses like maybe some obstacles or make the ball faster and faster as it progresses.

He could make the text be drawn on the buffer so it doesn't slow down as much, or he could use a custom font routine, but that's a bit harder.

i do this already

Nice first game btw . You should add some difficulty as the game progresses like maybe some obstacles or make the ball faster and faster as it progresses.

obstacles were already scheduled, and i'll make the ball going faster.

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Quote from: aeTIos on October 22, 2010, 03:22:01 am

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He could make the text be drawn on the buffer so it doesn't slow down as much, or he could use a custom font routine, but that's a bit harder.

i do this already

I'm curious. Would you mind explaining how you draw the score?

i use a list variable, {L1+5}^r
each step, it puts a certain number up to the score. then i do text(2,0,{L1+5}^r
and then a dispgraph (i draw to the buffer, thats fix5)

I'll probably give this a try on a real calc soon, although I cannot promise anything since last 2 weekends I was swamped with work and stuff.

Quote from: aeTIos on October 22, 2010, 05:55:58 am

Quote from: Qwerty.55 on October 22, 2010, 04:03:14 am

Quote from: aeTIos on October 22, 2010, 03:22:01 am

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He could make the text be drawn on the buffer so it doesn't slow down as much, or he could use a custom font routine, but that's a bit harder.

i do this already

I'm curious. Would you mind explaining how you draw the score?

i use a list variable, {L1+5}^r
each step, it puts a certain number up to the score. then i do text(2,0,{L1+5}^r
and then a dispgraph (i draw to the buffer, thats fix5)

Oh, I thought you were using a custom text routine and somehow managed to get the numbers to shift between multiple decimal places. What you're doing is a bit more efficient though.

yes, that is

An easy way to speed it up quick is to put in a flag that alternates between -1 and 1 every frame, and only draw the screen if that flag is equal to 1. Drawing the screen takes a surprising amount of time.

That would be cool

Ah ok, I notice a very small increase, personally, but it was negligible.