Re: A possible answer to performance woes?

[Nick Lockwood <nick at charcoaldesign dot co dot uk>]

> I want my user to be able to play a turn-based game in a window, 
> tending to
> his memo in progress, but still see smooth "idle" animation of the game
> world while the net opponent is thinking about his play. And when
> full-screen, a player should still be able to hear his email arrive.
Funny you should mention that - I've found that checking mail in the 
background, above almost anything else will kill performance dead in 
just about any game, even those that run in a tight loop, and I mean 
commercial games too, not just RB-made efforts. Many are unplayable 
unless you quit mail before playing.
Nick

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