Re: Windows XP Only

Ralph Trickey wrote:
SOME games. Unless you're doing 3D, then the GDI is faster.

No, that's not true either. Both Direct3D and DirectDraw are faster at
2D graphics than GDI. Direct3D also allows advanced techniquies like
sprite rotation/scaling and alpha blending to be done in hardware which
can prohibitively expensive do in software when using Direct3D or GDI.
For a game with relatively simple graphics requirements like the
Operational Art of War then GDI is fast enough, but there's a reason
why you never saw any 2D RTS games use GDI.

Ross Ridge

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