Fixed now so it's only when someone else views it goes up.

well that was quick! <img src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> kudos!

Do anybody knows how exactly images resolution and size are translated into VRAM usage?

After finishing the v0.02 of GrindSpace i started wondering how big my levels can be. Or how much and what size sprites i can use without chocking players PC to death.

Anybody knows the formula? what about images with "empty", transparent parts?

I am asking before ill make all that high res sprites just to discover i need to downgrade them or limit the layout size and start to cut edges.

I need to figure out how much VRAM i can afford, and how to minimalize its usage. Beside the obvious aka pow^2 tex's and reusable assets.

thought the same until ive instaled Firefox.

it redefined the definition of "fine" for me.

as they say "Good is always an enemy to Better".

using IE

Why?

I still think we should adopt one of the spam bots, and make it our mascot... give it a signature and an avatar and let it roam free. It could be our pet.

We could even have conversations with it about WOW GOLD and ERECT PENISES if we get bored enough.

~Sol

actualy thats briliant Sol.

+1!

me too. hard to catch whats the trigger. it happends quite randomly.

I do want to add a lot more stuff to the profile to make it really cool, but too many things above it on the list atm I'm afraid :)

everythings cool Tom. You have your priorities.

And heck, Scirra forum user profiles are not facebook =p

obviously i am not. and i disabled cookies deleting in firefox so it autologs me whenever i come here

It's quite obvious, add 1 everytime someone visits your profile. Even if you view it yourself.

well on most if not all sites where views are being count they are add by unique IP. not just raw view

oh. kick the squer branclets [ and ]

just write "something" not "[something]"

partialy. go into your profile Tom and keep hitting F5.

wanna have 100k views? no problem - ill just leave my coffee mug standing on the keyboard for night.

Start with adding array object to your game.

Then set so every now and then an event trigers (when moving betwen levels or at exiting the game)

array -> set value at X

array -> save AppPath & "[insert_file_name_here]"

Do the same at the start of the game but just the load:

array load AppPath & "[insert_file_name_here]"

do make you understand arrays (which sounds scary) lemme compare it to Excel sheet. So you have rows and colums. The only diffrence is that array can be rows only, or rows and columns only, or rows and columns + additional 3rd dimension. like X, Y and Z axis.

And you store your information inside. You just have to remember what is where. Under what coordinats

for example. if i want to save a value of the score you can use just 1 dimensional array with X axis only. And so you would:

Set array value (X1, Y1) -> 10

and then at "save point" you do

Array save -> AppPath & "Array name"

This will save your array file in the main exe folder. The file name will be whatever you typed in "Array name". Ofcourse you can also add some extension name to it like "ArrayName.rar". And why it would benefit you read here

http://www.scirra.com/tutorials/39/how-to-secure-your-game-assets