Hello,
I would just like to know if there is a performance increase/decrease with respect two using a tilemap to draw pieces of something, vs just using copies of the same sprite over and over again.
Example:
I want to build a platform of made up of 3 32x32 blocks.
- -I create a sprite 32x32, and then copy it 3 times, and put them next to eachother to make the platform
vs
- -I create a tilemap, size 32x32, and use that tilemap 3 times next to eachother to create the platform.
I'm failing to see the usefulness of tilemaps in their current form, and I feel like it should be way more obvious as to why one would use them over sprites. Don't both the examples above use the same amount of draw calls?
Also, take a more common example:
You want to make an island, made up of three parts. A left corner, a flat center piece, and a right corner (for this example's sake let's say the right corner is drawn fundamentally different from the left, so it's not just a mirrored image).
- -I use a tilemap to create the island, one 32x32 piece for the corner, one 32x32 piece for the center, and one 32x32 piece for the other corner
vs
- I use three separate sprites 32x32 each to make up the platform
vs
- I use a single sprite incorporating all the above elements into a 32x96 sprite
Which is more efficient there?