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Optimizing Editor Loading - grimsk8ter11 - 01-06-2006
Originally posted by grimsk8ter11
Difficulty: 1/5
Full copy and paste, but it does explain stuff, int he first one so you actually get it
EditorInit() - Replace the WHOLE sub with
Code:
Public Sub EditorInit()
'*********************************************************** *****
'* WHEN WHO WHAT
'* ---- --- ----
'* 07/12/2005 Shannara Added gfx constants.
'* 10/29/2005 Grim Now loads from Tile surface
'*********************************************************** *****
Dim DC As Long
SaveMap = Map
InEditor = True
frmMirage.picMapEditor.Visible = True
With frmMirage.picBackSelect
.Width = 7 * PIC_X
.Height = 255 * PIC_Y
End With
DC = DD_TileSurf.GetDC
Call BitBlt(frmMirage.picBackSelect.hdc, 0, 0, DDSD_Tile.lWidth, DDSD_Tile.lHeight, DC, 0, 0, vbSrcCopy)
DD_TileSurf.ReleaseDC (DC)
End SubWell theres really nto much to explain, instead of opening another file to memory, it losds the editors images directly from the current surfaces using BitBlt to move them from the surface to the pic boxes.
ItemEditorInit() - Replace the whole sub
[code]
Public Sub ItemEditorInit()
'*********************************************************** *****
'* WHEN WHO WHAT
'* ---- --- ----
'* 07/12/2005 Shannara Added gfx constant.
'* 10/29/2005 Grim Now loads from Item surface
'*********************************************************** *****
Dim DC As Long
DC = DD_ItemSurf.GetDC
Call BitBlt(frmItemEditor.picItems.hdc, 0, 0, DDSD_Item.lWidth, DDSD_Item.lHeight, DC, 0, 0, vbSrcCopy)
DD_ItemSurf.ReleaseDC (DC)
frmItemEditor.txtName.Text = Trim(Item(EditorIndex).Name)
frmItemEditor.scrlPic.Value = Item(EditorIndex).Pic
frmItemEditor.cmbType.ListIndex = Item(EditorIndex).Type
If (frmItemEditor.cmbType.ListIndex >= ITEM_TYPE_WEAPON) And (frmItemEditor.cmbType.ListIndex = ITEM_TYPE_POTIONADDHP) And (frmItemEditor.cmbType.ListIndex
- Misunderstood - 02-06-2006
look at the npceditorinit sub again...way to screw it up xD.
can ya find the mistake?
- grimsk8ter11 - 02-06-2006
fixed because mis is a picky bum.
i was just testing him guys dont worry.
- Krloz - 03-09-2006
What about if we are loading several tilesets.. will it copy into the mapeditor all the tilesets being used?
- Obsidian - 03-09-2006
No, it'll only do whatever the tileset is that you stipulate.
For the other tilesets like tileset(1) or whatever, just use that variable instead of
This is the original:
DC = DD_TileSurf.GetDC
Call BitBlt(frmMirage.picBackSelect.hdc, 0, 0, DDSD_Tile.lWidth, DDSD_Tile.lHeight, DC, 0, 0, vbSrcCopy)
DD_TileSurf.ReleaseDC (DC)
Your's Should Be like this (depending on how your multiple tilesets work):
DC = DD_TileSurf(0).GetDC
Call BitBlt(frmMirage.picBackSelect.hdc, 0, 0, DDSD_Tile.lWidth, DDSD_Tile.lHeight, DC, 0, 0, vbSrcCopy)
DD_TileSurf(0).ReleaseDC (DC)
or whatever, if you still don't understand check your modDirectX and look at how it utilizes the multiple tiles. Then, you want to do the same kind of thing for the "switch" (like when you change to tileset 2) only instead of doing it when the editor loads, just do it when you click or change option or whatever. Make sense?
- Krloz - 04-09-2006
Ya comming back if I get trouble
- grimsk8ter11 - 04-09-2006
Dave Wrote:Why not, in the item/NPC editor, get the image directly from the DD surface and skip the picture box step all together.
because originally, when i wrote this, the image wouldnt show up if i got it directly.
- grimsk8ter11 - 04-09-2006
i know that xD, i did it when if rist posted this,a nd it didnt work, so i didnt post it, its like a 2 year old tut