Difference between revisions of "AGI/Specifications/View"

Firstly we should note that there is a difference between a VIEW and a VIEW object. A VIEW is a collection of animated sequences that are stored in a VOL file. When a view is loaded into memory, it is then connected to one or more VIEW table entries (see below) that store information on what the interpreter calls objects (don't confuse this with inventory items). An object is an animated sprite that is currently being controlled by the interpreter. With each interpretation cycle, the state of each object in the VIEW table is updated and, if required, updated on the screen. It is therefore possible to have five or more hungry crocodiles swimming in a moat each which have there own VIEW table entries, all of which point to the same VIEW data.