The biggest time sink is probably the fact that we use immediate mode OpenGL. Converting to retained mode OpenGL, where everything is calculated beforehand, stored in buffer objects and texture atlases, and sent to the graphics card on level load, will yield a significant speed boost. This is basically what every modern 3d game does today.
However! Immediate mode has one big advantage over retained mode - it is much simpler to make changes on the fly. If we are serious about implementing the built-in map editor, we need to think carefully about how retained mode OpenGL is implemented because recalculating the graphics state and sending it to the graphics card for each change may cause unacceptable slowdowns. An example of both modes in one small program can be found in https://gna.org/projects/buckyball project. - Per _______________________________________________ Warzone-dev mailing list Warzone-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/warzone-dev
