Vlayer - Revision history

Wervyn: No longer a stub.

2008-09-18T18:26:46Z

No longer a stub.

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	[[Category:MegaZeux]]		[[Category:MegaZeux]]
	~~{{stub}}~~

Wervyn: /* VLayer Tutorial */ Wrote this thing.

2008-09-04T18:08:13Z

VLayer Tutorial: Wrote this thing.

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Terryn: Reverted edits by Sharpnova (Talk); changed back to last version by Wervyn

2008-01-11T13:53:23Z

Reverted edits by Sharpnova (Talk); changed back to last version by Wervyn

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The ''vlayer'', or virtual layer, was an innovation introduced to [[MegaZeux]] in version 2.69c. Simply put, the vlayer is an invisible graphical scratch space that is common to all boards in a game. It can have data copied to and from it or directly written to it, and can be used as a reference space for [[Sprite|sprites]] in lieu of using board space (an unresolved oversight in the sprite implementation currently makes it impossible to store them on the overlay). However, it can not be directly modified in the editor; typically data is pre-loaded into it at the beginning of a game using [[MZM|MZMs]]. The vlayer has the added benefit of direct counter access for character and color data stored in it, something that still requires a holdover kludge from [[Megazeux#MZXak|MZXak]] when dealing with the overlay and the board proper. Its use as a larger storage space for data than the board itself was rendered somewhat redundant in the [[Megazeux#SDL port|port]], however, with the introduction of arbitrarily large boards. The vlayer is still useful for graphical storage, though, inasmuch as it is faster than copying from the board or the overlay, incurs much less performance penalty when made very large (playing on a very large board will cause a noticeable slowdown in code intensive gameplay, while a very large vlayer will not), and is a global space.

==VLayer Tutorial==
(Write this thing)

[[Category:MegaZeux]]
{{stub}}

Wervyn: Minor addition about vlayer performance relative to board.

2008-01-02T14:47:01Z

Minor addition about vlayer performance relative to board.

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	The ''vlayer'', or virtual layer, was an innovation introduced to [[MegaZeux]] in version 2.69c. Simply put, the vlayer is an invisible graphical scratch space that is common to all boards in a game. It can have data copied to and from it or directly written to it, and can be used as a reference space for [[Sprite\|sprites]] in lieu of using board space (an unresolved oversight in the sprite implementation currently makes it impossible to store them on the overlay). However, it can not be directly modified in the editor; typically data is pre-loaded into it at the beginning of a game using [[MZM\|MZMs]]. The vlayer has the added benefit of direct counter access for character and color data stored in it, something that still requires a holdover kludge from [[Megazeux#MZXak\|MZXak]] when dealing with the overlay and the board proper. Its use as a larger storage space for data than the board itself was rendered redundant in the [[Megazeux#SDL port\|port]], however, with the introduction of arbitrarily large boards. The vlayer is still useful for graphical storage, though, inasmuch as it is faster than copying from the board or the overlay, and is a global space.		The ''vlayer'', or virtual layer, was an innovation introduced to [[MegaZeux]] in version 2.69c. Simply put, the vlayer is an invisible graphical scratch space that is common to all boards in a game. It can have data copied to and from it or directly written to it, and can be used as a reference space for [[Sprite\|sprites]] in lieu of using board space (an unresolved oversight in the sprite implementation currently makes it impossible to store them on the overlay). However, it can not be directly modified in the editor; typically data is pre-loaded into it at the beginning of a game using [[MZM\|MZMs]]. The vlayer has the added benefit of direct counter access for character and color data stored in it, something that still requires a holdover kludge from [[Megazeux#MZXak\|MZXak]] when dealing with the overlay and the board proper. Its use as a larger storage space for data than the board itself was rendered somewhat redundant in the [[Megazeux#SDL port\|port]], however, with the introduction of arbitrarily large boards. The vlayer is still useful for graphical storage, though, inasmuch as it is faster than copying from the board or the overlay, incurs much less performance penalty when made very large (playing on a very large board will cause a noticeable slowdown in code intensive gameplay, while a very large vlayer will not), and is a global space.

	==VLayer Tutorial==		==VLayer Tutorial==

Wervyn: vlayer has had no hard size limit for awhile now.

2007-10-23T14:00:41Z

vlayer has had no hard size limit for awhile now.

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:00, 23 October 2007
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	The ''vlayer'', or virtual layer, was an innovation introduced to [[MegaZeux]] in version 2.69c. Simply put, the vlayer is an invisible graphical scratch space that is common to all boards in a game. It can have data copied to and from it or directly written to it, and can be used as a reference space for [[Sprite\|sprites]] in lieu of using board space (an unresolved oversight in the sprite implementation currently makes it impossible to store them on the overlay). However, it can not be directly modified in the editor; typically data is pre-loaded into it at the beginning of a game using [[MZM\|MZMs]]. The vlayer has the added benefit of direct counter access for character and color data stored in it, something that still requires a holdover kludge from [[Megazeux#MZXak\|MZXak]] when dealing with the overlay and the board proper. Its use as a larger storage space for data than the board itself was rendered ~~obsolete~~ in the [[Megazeux#SDL port\|port]], however, with the introduction of arbitrarily large boards ~~far in excess of~~ the space ~~available on the vlayer~~.		The ''vlayer'', or virtual layer, was an innovation introduced to [[MegaZeux]] in version 2.69c. Simply put, the vlayer is an invisible graphical scratch space that is common to all boards in a game. It can have data copied to and from it or directly written to it, and can be used as a reference space for [[Sprite\|sprites]] in lieu of using board space (an unresolved oversight in the sprite implementation currently makes it impossible to store them on the overlay). However, it can not be directly modified in the editor; typically data is pre-loaded into it at the beginning of a game using [[MZM\|MZMs]]. The vlayer has the added benefit of direct counter access for character and color data stored in it, something that still requires a holdover kludge from [[Megazeux#MZXak\|MZXak]] when dealing with the overlay and the board proper. Its use as a larger storage space for data than the board itself was rendered redundant in the [[Megazeux#SDL port\|port]], however, with the introduction of arbitrarily large boards. The vlayer is still useful for graphical storage, though, inasmuch as it is faster than copying from the board or the overlay, and is a global space.

	==VLayer Tutorial==		==VLayer Tutorial==

Wervyn: Reverted edits by 75.44.190.228 (Talk); changed back to last version by WNivek

2007-03-25T02:18:19Z

Reverted edits by 75.44.190.228 (Talk); changed back to last version by WNivek

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	~~Fuck you flaming faggots~~. ~~I'll never stop vandalizing~~. I can ~~change my IP~~ at ~~will!~~ :)		The ''vlayer'', or virtual layer, was an innovation introduced to [[MegaZeux]] in version 2.69c. Simply put, the vlayer is an invisible graphical scratch space that is common to all boards in a game. It can have data copied to and from it or directly written to it, and can be used as a reference space for [[Sprite\|sprites]] in lieu of using board space (an unresolved oversight in the sprite implementation currently makes it impossible to store them on the overlay). However, it can not be directly modified in the editor; typically data is pre-loaded into it at the beginning of a game using [[MZM\|MZMs]]. The vlayer has the added benefit of direct counter access for character and color data stored in it, something that still requires a holdover kludge from [[Megazeux#MZXak\|MZXak]] when dealing with the overlay and the board proper. Its use as a larger storage space for data than the board itself was rendered obsolete in the [[Megazeux#SDL port\|port]], however, with the introduction of arbitrarily large boards far in excess of the space available on the vlayer.

			==VLayer Tutorial==
			(Write this thing)

			[[Category:MegaZeux]]
			{{stub}}

75.44.190.228 at 10:48, 24 March 2007

2007-03-24T10:48:55Z

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	~~The ''vlayer'~~'~~, or virtual layer, was an innovation introduced to [[MegaZeux]] in version 2.69c. Simply put, the vlayer is an invisible graphical scratch space that is common to all boards in a game~~. ~~It can have data copied to and from it or directly written to it, and~~ can be used as a reference space for [[Sprite\|sprites]] in lieu of using board space (an unresolved oversight in the sprite implementation currently makes it impossible to store them on the overlay). However, it can not be directly modified in the editor; typically data is pre-loaded into it at the beginning of a game using [[MZM\|MZMs]]. The vlayer has the added benefit of direct counter access for character and color data stored in it, something that still requires a holdover kludge from [[Megazeux#MZXak\|MZXak]] when dealing with the overlay and the board proper. Its use as a larger storage space for data than the board itself was rendered obsolete in the [[Megazeux#SDL port\|port]], however, with the introduction of arbitrarily large boards far in excess of the space available on the vlayer.		Fuck you flaming faggots. I'll never stop vandalizing. I can change my IP at will! :)

	~~==VLayer Tutorial==~~
	~~(Write this thing~~)

	~~[[Category:MegaZeux]]~~
	~~{{stub}}~~

WNivek: everted edits by 75.36.19.215

2007-01-21T15:29:01Z

everted edits by 75.36.19.215

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	~~FUCKING FAGGOTS!!~~		The ''vlayer'', or virtual layer, was an innovation introduced to [[MegaZeux]] in version 2.69c. Simply put, the vlayer is an invisible graphical scratch space that is common to all boards in a game. It can have data copied to and from it or directly written to it, and can be used as a reference space for [[Sprite\|sprites]] in lieu of using board space (an unresolved oversight in the sprite implementation currently makes it impossible to store them on the overlay). However, it can not be directly modified in the editor; typically data is pre-loaded into it at the beginning of a game using [[MZM\|MZMs]]. The vlayer has the added benefit of direct counter access for character and color data stored in it, something that still requires a holdover kludge from [[Megazeux#MZXak\|MZXak]] when dealing with the overlay and the board proper. Its use as a larger storage space for data than the board itself was rendered obsolete in the [[Megazeux#SDL port\|port]], however, with the introduction of arbitrarily large boards far in excess of the space available on the vlayer.

			==VLayer Tutorial==
			(Write this thing)

			[[Category:MegaZeux]]
			{{stub}}

75.36.19.215 at 11:02, 21 January 2007

2007-01-21T11:02:16Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:02, 21 January 2007
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	The ''vlayer'', or virtual layer, was an innovation introduced to [[MegaZeux]] in version 2.69c. Simply put, the vlayer is an invisible graphical scratch space that is common to all boards in a game. It can have data copied to and from it or directly written to it, and can be used as a reference space for [[Sprite\|sprites]] in lieu of using board space (an unresolved oversight in the sprite implementation currently makes it impossible to store them on the overlay). However, it can not be directly modified in the editor; typically data is pre-loaded into it at the beginning of a game using [[MZM\|MZMs]]. The vlayer has the added benefit of direct counter access for character and color data stored in it, something that still requires a holdover kludge from [[Megazeux#MZXak\|MZXak]] when dealing with the overlay and the board proper. Its use as a larger storage space for data than the board itself was rendered obsolete in the [[Megazeux#SDL port\|port]], however, with the introduction of arbitrarily large boards far in excess of the space available on the vlayer.		FUCKING FAGGOTS!!

	~~==VLayer Tutorial==~~
	~~(Write this thing)~~

	~~[[Category:MegaZeux]]~~
	~~{{stub}}~~

Terryn: Reverted edits by 75.40.24.41 (Talk); changed back to last version by Terryn

2006-12-11T15:42:56Z

Reverted edits by 75.40.24.41 (Talk); changed back to last version by Terryn

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	~~mzx~~ is for ~~faggots~~		The ''vlayer'', or virtual layer, was an innovation introduced to [[MegaZeux]] in version 2.69c. Simply put, the vlayer is an invisible graphical scratch space that is common to all boards in a game. It can have data copied to and from it or directly written to it, and can be used as a reference space for [[Sprite\|sprites]] in lieu of using board space (an unresolved oversight in the sprite implementation currently makes it impossible to store them on the overlay). However, it can not be directly modified in the editor; typically data is pre-loaded into it at the beginning of a game using [[MZM\|MZMs]]. The vlayer has the added benefit of direct counter access for character and color data stored in it, something that still requires a holdover kludge from [[Megazeux#MZXak\|MZXak]] when dealing with the overlay and the board proper. Its use as a larger storage space for data than the board itself was rendered obsolete in the [[Megazeux#SDL port\|port]], however, with the introduction of arbitrarily large boards far in excess of the space available on the vlayer.

			==VLayer Tutorial==
			(Write this thing)

			[[Category:MegaZeux]]
			{{stub}}