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    Basic movement

    OK, this is going to sound really dumb, so feel free to slap me.

    If I a quad, textured (and it's a sprite) how do I move it independant of anything else in the scene? So far I've drawn a big red box and a little green box next to it, and if I use glTranslatef the whole scene moves (red and green box).

    Could someone point me in the right direction?
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    if you want the green box to move you need to translate x, y and z units on each of the axis before you draw the box. after you have drawn the box you need to translate with -x, -y and -z to reset the coordinatesystem to the origin and then draw the red box.
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    Thanks man that worked fine
    One other question though, I drew the green box first then the red box, but the red box appears over the green one. I'm using glOrtho not gluPerspective.
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    Maybe that has something to do with the color? It goes RGB not GRB? Course maybe I'm just making things up
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    I haven't got a clue, but it shouldn't matter, objects won't be overlapping each other when I get that damn collision detection in there!
    (Which, by the way, I am having a lot of trouble with )
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    The z buffer is doing that. If you are doing 2D either set all vertices Z component to 1.0f and/or turn z buffer off.

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    doesnt it have to do with rendering order too?? If you want object A to be visible above object B object A has to be rendered after object B or am i way out there??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bubba
    The z buffer is doing that. If you are doing 2D either set all vertices Z component to 1.0f and/or turn z buffer off.
    OK I'll do that now.
    Another question: Bubba, you've used OpenGL and DirectX right? Could you tell me a little bit about what you like / dislike about each one if you have time?
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    I really don't Bubba has used OpenGL before. It's best to listen to what he has to say about DX and then find some one else's opinion on OpenGL.

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