Got some really exciting news.
-- If you were thinking of leaving because the game runs choppy for you, watch this thread for updates! --
So I've known for a long time that moving your character around the map causes lag. This can be seen in the following flash player performance monitor window where the bar graphs of how much work is being done occasionally exceeds the time allotment for the framerate (red line). (And all I was doing was moving around the map as lancer)
I decided this is the most important thing to work on next, making the game smooth for everyone. The good news is I roughly replaced the way map tiles are drawn onto the screen and that significantly reduced the amount of work being done!
Here's the new performance monitor window with the edited engine:
I can't release any update yet because so far the engine can only manage to draw the tiles and place them in the correct positions (without rotating them):
But as soon as I get it to do the same things the original would, I'll roll out this update for everyone! : )
-- If you were thinking of leaving because the game runs choppy for you, watch this thread for updates! --
So I've known for a long time that moving your character around the map causes lag. This can be seen in the following flash player performance monitor window where the bar graphs of how much work is being done occasionally exceeds the time allotment for the framerate (red line). (And all I was doing was moving around the map as lancer)
I decided this is the most important thing to work on next, making the game smooth for everyone. The good news is I roughly replaced the way map tiles are drawn onto the screen and that significantly reduced the amount of work being done!
Here's the new performance monitor window with the edited engine:
I can't release any update yet because so far the engine can only manage to draw the tiles and place them in the correct positions (without rotating them):
But as soon as I get it to do the same things the original would, I'll roll out this update for everyone! : )