Is it wise to use a text command each loop?

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PoliteProgrammer

(Posted 2007) [#1]

Hi. I'm just wondering about this since I seem to remember someone saying that text commands are quite slow.

Basically, I'm wondering if using a text command to display information, say on a HUD, is the most efficient way to do it?

chwaga

(Posted 2007) [#2]

they arent slow! I've got them plastered all over my HUD on an easy 60 FPS

PoliteProgrammer

(Posted 2007) [#3]

Great! That's my mind at ease then!

Thanks a lot

Yo! Wazzup?

(Posted 2007) [#4]

Dunno how much faster it would be, but FastText is even faster and might help you.

Beaker

(Posted 2007) [#5]

Text commands are slow! Use FastText or bitmap fonts (look at fontext in my sig).

Mortiis

(Posted 2007) [#6]

I recommend juicyfonts. Default text command is dead slow...

chwaga

(Posted 2007) [#7]

I don't notice anything

Yo! Wazzup?

(Posted 2007) [#8]

Take this test for example:

oldtime=MilliSecs()
For i=1 To 100000
Print "Health: 22  Level: 7"
Next
newtime=MilliSecs()
time=newtime-oldtime
Print time
WaitKey()
End

Took 55676 millisecs on my system (tell me if my test is rigged :)

If you look at the thread I posted, people were reporting 2-3 ms for fasttext, 60ms for blitztext (something like that?)