The Intel onboard video chip is often called "The Graphics
DEcelerator". My home workstation runs Windows not because I like
Windows, but because the graphics chip simply has NO drivers for Linux
that I could find after an extensive search :P
No, matter, though.
As far as optimization is concerned, I found the Metanet Tutorials to be
a source of inspiration, which lead me to optimize my main loop and
collision to the point where my game runs well even on my garbage
workstation :D Still need to check it out on something with cojones.
On 6/14/06, *Rene Dudfield* <renesd@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:renesd@xxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
Hi,
I've started another page here:
http://www.pygame.org/wiki/Optimisations
I've made a few different sections. One for the most useful
optimisations, and then some other sections. Only a few things are
listed at the moment.
On 6/15/06, spotter . <talonspotter@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:talonspotter@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> Sounds like a really cool idea. I would love to see something like
> that. The only thing I have seen about profiling is the link rene
> posted.
>
> s.
>
> On 6/15/06, altern <altern2@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:altern2@xxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
> > Kamilche wrote:
> > > Rene Dudfield wrote:
> > >> Try profiling your game to see where/if it can be sped up.
> > >> http://www.pygame.org/wiki/Profiling
<http://www.pygame.org/wiki/Profiling>
> > >>
> > >> Do you use dirty rects using sprite.RenderUpdates? Do you
convert()
> > >> your images?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > Yeah, you can't get away without doing optimizations, even in
C. I know,
> > > I wrote a C engine before I switched to Python!
> > >
> > > I'm doing full screen, 32-bit color in a 1024x768 window with
an alpha
> > > channel on every graphic... and I'm sitting at about 14,000
fps. That
> > > number is misleading because if the screen were fully loaded with
> > > something moving every frame, it would drop to 400 fps or
so... but the
> > > trick is to not fully load it. You HAVE to put a throttle on
your
> > > graphics, to get any kind of speed out of it.
> > >
> > > --Kamilche
> >
> > mmm... really interesting thread....
> > It would be great if someone with experience could write a
tutorial on
> > basic optimization techniques, I know there are many about
optimising
> > python, but i am thinking more specifically on dealing with
graphics and
> > games. Like for example I am not sure about how to use the
profiler on a
> > complex program. I would like to be able to profile my whole
game in one
> > go. but maybe this is crazy/stupid idea, i am not sure.
> >
> > enrike
> >
> >
> >
>
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