Monkster

i have a good one (pardons if its been mentioned):

you make a ground out of...say...4 blocks of 128x128 land.
then when the land is shot, it turns the 128x128 block of land into 4 64x64 blocks.
those turn into 4 32x32 blocks
those turn into 4 16x16 blocks
those turn into 4 8x8 blocks
those turn into 4 4x4 blocks
those turn into 4 2x2 blocks

[optional!!!]
those turn into 4 1x1 blocks

this way you shoot the land once, and the big swap from 128x128 to several 1x1 blocks is instantaneous.

i do NOT take credit for this idea, it was found by me on...i think it was Carl G.'s site.

only that example does not use 1x1 blocks.

but i am going to use it in certain spots in my Matrix game, to make shiftable ground.

Pros: It works, and works well; instantaneous collision checking
Cons: If you dont use 1x1's, it can look blocky; needs precise sizes of land (although you can just use multiple 32x32's if a 64x64 or 128x128 doesnt fit, etc.; a LOT of objects on screen at once



happy to contribute to the experts forum board

that idea has been mentioned quite a few times already...but its out of the question as eventually u'll have thousands and thousands of instances which will slow down the game.

I live in canada and am not old enough to have a credit card or any such thing so sending money to the UK would be rather complicated.

Mark lives in teh Netherlands...so sending money to the UK might be a problem if ur trying to register... :wistle

u ran outta bandwith...get a new host!