0002456: Noticeable game lag during playing mod with better graphic

(0006554)
AVS (administrator)
2016-08-13 13:41

This need testing and profiling. At first glance there are problems both with mod and vcmi.

vcmi do not use GPU acceleration for now so it will lag with heavy graphics any way, but this mod has ridiculous graphics especially in town screen
1) (!)64bpp - I do not even a monitor to display such quality
2) (!!!) buildings have full-screen-size sprite with 90% transparent pixels.

However some graphics is being optimized, so we should wait until mod release.

(0006555)
AVS (administrator)
2016-08-13 13:42

resolving as suspended for now, feel free to reopen with new mod release

(0006556)
AVS (administrator)
2016-08-13 13:52
edited on: 2016-08-13 13:52

One more comment

Here is how

Content\config\NecroTown\structures.json"

look like now

---
"building0":{ "animation" : "NecroTown/town-screen/buildings/MG/MG1", "x" : 0, "y" : 0, "z" : 1,
---

all buildings have x,y = 0,0

when they will have something more optimal we should take a look once more.

(0006557)
misiokles (reporter)
2016-08-13 16:10

It's seems that Silaneo, author of this mod, has abandoned it (and HoMM scene as well) because he doesn't answer messages and mod is two years old. So I'll do my best to make mod more thinner (in september, when I have more spare time!). I know this mod is dark (and ugly) but maybe it will be tutorial for another modders how to make mod with better (32-bit) graphics.
And buildings with x,y = 0,0 coordinates are comfortable for modders - they must not seek blindly proper coordinates. Authors of Preserve/Asylum did that and their mods work smoothly :)

(0006558)
AVS (administrator)
2016-08-13 16:51

def files have margins so actual image can be not full-screen.

(0006559)
AVS (administrator)
2016-08-13 17:00

Anyway blitting with key colour is faster than with alpha channel.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2016-08-12 18:42	misiokles	New Issue
2016-08-12 18:42	misiokles	Status	new => assigned
2016-08-12 18:42	misiokles	Assigned To	=> Ivan
2016-08-13 13:20	AVS	Assigned To	Ivan =>
2016-08-13 13:20	AVS	Assigned To	=> AVS
2016-08-13 13:20	AVS	Status	assigned => new
2016-08-13 13:20	AVS	Assigned To	AVS =>
2016-08-13 13:41	AVS	Note Added: 0006554
2016-08-13 13:42	AVS	Note Added: 0006555
2016-08-13 13:42	AVS	Status	new => resolved
2016-08-13 13:42	AVS	Fixed in Version	=> 0.99
2016-08-13 13:42	AVS	Resolution	open => suspended
2016-08-13 13:42	AVS	Assigned To	=> AVS
2016-08-13 13:52	AVS	Note Added: 0006556
2016-08-13 13:52	AVS	Note Edited: 0006556	View Revisions
2016-08-13 16:10	misiokles	Note Added: 0006557
2016-08-13 16:51	AVS	Note Added: 0006558
2016-08-13 17:00	AVS	Note Added: 0006559
2022-04-12 10:47	Povelitel	Status	resolved => closed

Notes
(0006554) AVS (administrator) 2016-08-13 13:41	This need testing and profiling. At first glance there are problems both with mod and vcmi. vcmi do not use GPU acceleration for now so it will lag with heavy graphics any way, but this mod has ridiculous graphics especially in town screen 1) (!)64bpp - I do not even a monitor to display such quality 2) (!!!) buildings have full-screen-size sprite with 90% transparent pixels. However some graphics is being optimized, so we should wait until mod release.

(0006555) AVS (administrator) 2016-08-13 13:42	resolving as suspended for now, feel free to reopen with new mod release

(0006556) AVS (administrator) 2016-08-13 13:52 edited on: 2016-08-13 13:52	One more comment Here is how Content\config\NecroTown\structures.json" look like now --- "building0":{ "animation" : "NecroTown/town-screen/buildings/MG/MG1", "x" : 0, "y" : 0, "z" : 1, --- all buildings have x,y = 0,0 when they will have something more optimal we should take a look once more.

(0006557) misiokles (reporter) 2016-08-13 16:10	It's seems that Silaneo, author of this mod, has abandoned it (and HoMM scene as well) because he doesn't answer messages and mod is two years old. So I'll do my best to make mod more thinner (in september, when I have more spare time!). I know this mod is dark (and ugly) but maybe it will be tutorial for another modders how to make mod with better (32-bit) graphics. And buildings with x,y = 0,0 coordinates are comfortable for modders - they must not seek blindly proper coordinates. Authors of Preserve/Asylum did that and their mods work smoothly :)

(0006558) AVS (administrator) 2016-08-13 16:51	def files have margins so actual image can be not full-screen.

(0006559) AVS (administrator) 2016-08-13 17:00	Anyway blitting with key colour is faster than with alpha channel.

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