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Snoopicus

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Water Optimization
« on: June 23, 2008, 01:44:06 pm »
Whenever I play on maps with large bodies of running water, framerate drops a ton. Through only observation (can't see the code) it appears like all water is being considered moving and tracked at all times, even if the square itself stays 7/7 the whole game. If this is the case, by only tracking the EDGES of water (I.E., where is flows out and in) framerate can be increased without losing any of the simulation properties.

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Re: Water Optimization
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2008, 01:55:09 pm »
This is done already. 7/7s surrounded by 7/7s are marked as static.
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Re: Water Optimization
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2008, 01:56:28 pm »
Thanks for the FYI. Drop is probably just on large rivers where the edge is long and constantly in flux.
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Re: Water Optimization
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2008, 03:14:26 pm »
You sure your lag isn't from the legions of carp and hippos in the rivers?
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Re: Water Optimization
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2008, 03:57:51 pm »
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