CHAPTER 17
Faster Map Rendering
Any two-dimensional game is going to, at some point, have a separation between semistatic background content and dynamically animated foreground content. The background content can become a burden to the rendering pipeline, as it can easily consume megabytes of data as well as a hefty chunk of your rendering pipeline. In this chapter, I’m going to discuss a few strategies for overcoming this burden, providing trade-offs where your game may need them.
The MAP Object
You generally need somewhere to store your map data once you load them, and you start by declaring ...
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