Hi Philip, Wow! Thanks for the news. This sounds awesome. I'm certainly grabbing the update and will check it out.
Cheers! On 1/13/12, Philip Bennefall <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Generally I try not to send out emails to the list for smaller revisions of > BGT, but in this case I think an exception is called for as there are some > pretty serious bugfixes in the latest version that has just been released. > Anyone who is using BGT should download the latest build as soon as possible > and recompile any existing games with it, especially if the game uses Sapi. > This version also brings some general performance improvements, so is a > vital upgrade for all users. > > In this release, I have also done some important internal work. To cut a > long story short I have separated the engine into two components, the main > BGT executable which can run and compile games, and then a dedicated binary > that merely runs precompiled byte code. This is the first step on the path > to making BGT game executables a lot more compact. I have sponsored the > developer of AngelScript to separate the script compiler from the virtual > machine, and when this is done I will be able to take advantage of that with > this new design to decrease the size of game executables by several hundred > kb. In other words, precompiled games will exclude an enormous amount of > code that is only needed when running scripts from source. The AngelScript > change is scheduled to be completed at some point in March, at which time I > will put out a new revision where you should see this drastic change in > size. > > But for now, please grab this latest version to take advantage of the > bugfixes and performance improvements. Thank you! > > Kind regards, > > Philip Bennefall > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
