HideEntity slow?

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Boiled Sweets (Posted 2004) [#1]

Hi, has anyone noticed that HideEntity is slow. For example if I call it every time round my game loop (for test purposes) I notice a 'jerkiness', however if I call EntityAlpha entity, 0 then there is no jerkiness. Why is this? Are there other optimisations I can make? Thanks...

makakoman (Posted 2004) [#2]

What version of Blitz are you using? This used to be a problem in the earlier versions (1.78???), but should not be a problem anymore. MK

GfK (Posted 2004) [#3]

HideEntity/ShowEntity were changed in Blitz3D 1.81.

Boiled Sweets (Posted 2004) [#4]

1.87

Rob (Posted 2004) [#5]

It should be pretty instantaneous now. Check your loop timing.

John Blackledge (Posted 2004) [#6]

Agreed. I've got some very fast Hide/Show entity things happening with no problems.

poopla (Posted 2004) [#7]

It is instantaneous from what mark pointed out. Rule 1: Check own code before blaming the language. ;)

Ziltch (Posted 2004) [#8]

Who is blaming? It looked like a question to me!

Boiled Sweets (Posted 2004) [#9]

I wasn't blaming Mark, hell no! I have just implemented his render tweening stuff and ready to bow low and pay homage to the master. As Ziltch points out it was an innocent question.