Introduction The RenderTargetRenderer class can be used to greatly increase the performance of FlatRedBall games which present complex scenes which never or rarely change. For static scenes a RenderTargetRenderer allows for near infinite complexity – specifically it allows for a very large number of visual elements to be drawn with almost no slowdown. Also, the[…]

Introduction Many games require Sprites to overlap to create realistic scenes. FlatRedBall offers a number of ways to control sorting. This article will discuss and link to various methods of controlling how Sprites (and other objects) overlap. What are the methods? There are a number of methods of controlling overlapping Sprites. Keep in mind that[…]

Introduction Each Camera has a list of Layers which can be used to draw objects which should only appear on one Camera. This is commonly used for HUD elements such as score and health. By default each Camera has one Layer (no code necessary to add this). Therefore, if using only one Layer, then no[…]

Introduction Many games require Sprites to overlap to create realistic scenes. FlatRedBall offers a number of ways to control sorting. This article will discuss and link to various methods of controlling how Sprites (and other objects) overlap. What are the methods? There are a number of methods of controlling overlapping Sprites. Keep in mind that[…]