Mini-tutorials Thread - MDDC Edition

[lavagaming1]

Sorry to break it to you, but no, it's not.

        movem.w obVelX(a0),d0/d2        ; 24 (16+(4*2))
        lsl.l   #8,d0                   ; 24 (8+(2*8))
        add.l   d0,obX(a0)              ; 24
        lsl.l   #8,d2                   ; 24 (8+(2*8))
        add.l   d2,obY(a0)              ; 24
                                        ; Total: 120

        lea     x_vel(a0),a5            ; 8
        move.l  (a5),d0                 ; 12
        move.w  d0,d1                   ; 4
        swap    d0                      ; 4
        ext.l   d1                      ; 4
        asl.l   #$8,d1                  ; 24 (8+(2*8))
        add.l   d1,-(a5)                ; 22
        ext.l   d0                      ; 4
        asl.l   #$8,d0                  ; 24 (8+(2*8))
        add.l   d0,-(a5)                ; 22
                                        ; Total: 128

"add.l dN,-(aN)" is 22 cycles, not 20, according to this and this. Even if it was 20, it'd total to 124 still. Honestly, the only way I see it being made any faster is to convert the velocity variables into 16.16 point instead of 8.8, so you can just do this:

        movem.l obVelX(a0),d0/d2        ; 32 (16+(8*2))
        add.l   d0,obX(a0)              ; 24
        add.l   d2,obY(a0)              ; 24
                                        ; Total: 80

mmmmmmmmmmm isnt this https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/702598107220672652/996493936665309275/asmcyclecount.html accurate ? cuz it told me the adding was 20 cycles .... or there is this method Do this in the object load i did this in obj37 ring loss which is the object that slows down any sonic game on the md honestly

               ext.l   d2
                ext.l   d3
                asl.l   #$8,d2
                asl.l   #$8,d3
                move.l  d2,x_vel(a1)
                move.l  d3,ObRingsYVel(a1)

and then replace object move calls in the loop by

       move.l  x_vel(a0),d0
        add.l   d0,x_pos(a0)
        move.l  ObRingsYVel(a0),d0
        add.l   d0,y_pos(a0)

which is the same speed as the method you posted really

 

[faith]

mmmmmmmmmmm isnt this https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/702598107220672652/996493936665309275/asmcyclecount.html accurate ?

Looks like it uses that old Amiga 68000 cycle count reference, too. Even then, according to that, it still adds up to 22, so I have no idea where 20 came from. Maybe a parsing error? Because, looking through the code, it looks like it *intended* to calculate 22.

Do this in the object load i did this

You'd be better off converting the table into 16.16 values instead. Even then, I think the real source of the slow down comes from the floor collision check. They only have the rings check for collision on certain frames for that reason.