background (folder)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nQuestion – is it better to generate background\/foreground map at runtime (or at load\/set up time) – or load a complete graphic? I feel that its better to generate it at load time\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why? potential for saving memory – can also be changed at run\/game time\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I mean, apart from the graphics, all the other things are being generated at run time\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why not? processor overhead – <\/p>\n\n\n\n
See: Tile Buffer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Load adjoining<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
each map has a list of surrounding, adjoining map pieces, as well as <\/p>\n\n\n\n
load map sections, including<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the loadAdjoining array should start with the first 8 (top left, top middle, top right, middle left, middle right, bottom left, bottom middle, bottom right) slots always there – even if they are set to ‘null’ – the algorithm uses their position to determine which map joins where<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Examples<\/p>\n\n\n\n
start – load the map – load adjoining (seen in red below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
move to adjoining – load adjoining (seen in red below) – leave already adjoining (seen in orange below) unload others except for adjoining (seen in blue below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, there will always be 9 map sections at minimum loaded at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what about going into a house – start in house then what is loaded?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
from within a room you can: go outside – go to other rooms<\/p>\n\n\n\n
from outside you can: go to another section of map – go into a room<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Needs to load all of the ‘layers’ of data<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be honest – these days, is this kind of thing required? For example, a map like the zelda overworld is 8×8(64) map sections of 64×64(4096) – 262144 tiles<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, if i keep adding to it, it will allow for that and maintain it performance\u2026 ish\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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