Pure tech preview 0.27 (Patreon)
Content
Changes:
1) Converting / optimizing the whole code (resulted in a 100% performance boost)
2) Added 3d cloud system:
- fully functional positioning and appearing/disappearing system
- multi layer cloud system (only Cumulus for now)
- basic lighting model (becoming more advanced with future versions)
3) Some work on the ppfilters/scripts
LINK:
Pure 0.27 (minimum CSP 1.69)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10JsjxjRNdwJbfubIhoFYsnFFbiXeL7Sa/view?usp=sharing
I found some bugs in Sol Planner and Sol controller 2. So in this pack those 2 weather controller components are integrated. Install Pure by copying the folders apps, extension and system to your AC root folder!
With Pure 0.27 a big milestone was achieved. The code is now super efficient and will cause no memory reallocations. Those memory reallocations will slow down the processing of LUA code. I transformed the whole code (took me 2 weeks, to find all possible reallocations). This resulted in a nice performance boost of over 100%!
0.27 got a 3d cloud system.
Do not judge it too much by its look! Its a first, very simple integration of the clouds lighting. BUT!
Under the hood, this cloud system already features the complete needs of complex sky scenery. It has a multi layer cloud system, a very efficient cloud positioning and replacement system.
With 0.27 i also achieved one of the biggest improvements since the release of Sol:
The weather change system was rewritten from the ground and is working without any condition change checking.
With Sol and its current cloud system, I need to check if a weather condition is changed. Because of the way i reload/replace clouds, it needs a reinitialization of the clouds while weather transitions.
That changed completely with Pure 0.27. The cloud system is able to set its state/clouds live, for the current state of the weather change. It does not need an initialization of appearing or disappearing clouds. This results in a more performat way to calculate those transition and in a more fluid presentation of weather changes.
So the clouds are fading very smooth with weather transitions, but i still have to do this for the weather look transitions. But this will come with future versions.
Because this is still a tech preview, please do not judge it by its look.
The most improvements were made under the hood. But you should notice a big performance improvement in comparison to Sol.
In the further versions i will add more cloud layers and i will do more work on the visuals.
Have fun!