hello all, I am going to make a 2D game which will use lots of
alpha's and a scrolling background, (ala chromium bsu)
What I would like to know is- Can pygame use hw alpha surfaces (Even
IF the moons have to be alligned) or would PyOpengl be a faster
option?
anytime you want to use graphics with alpha. opengl is probably the only
option. 2d hardware and software can do quick colorkeys, but software
alpha is pretty slow, and hardware alpha doesn't really exist for most
2d apis (and therefore, even slower). on the other hand, it is very
"easy" to use graphics with alpha in pygame, usually just not fast enough.