Re: std::vector<Tile*> tiles; || std::vector<std::vector<Tile*> > tiles; || what? Ideas?


Thomas wrote:
> Basically my problem is that i want to be able to hold huge maps and
> even just having null pointers on a 5000,5000 grid or somthing huge for

Tile your map into smaller, 50x50 regions. This lets you trivially
compress the empty regions and only store real data.
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Jeff Lait
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