I’ve been implementing a lot of optimizations and tests to accommodate the performance load of new features. Tested out a few things and also noodling at foundation level features of my engine.
Not a lot of that is terribly visible but the fact that nothing is appearing to work differently is a huge triumph.
Also in preparation of quite a lot of more complex behavior and something like user definable features coming up next I’ve added in a simple FPS counter.
Do not be alarmed by how much it fluctuates I’m doing a lot of load balancing that is a little bit erratic still but seems to handle everything well.
This build does however have one pretty visible change.
I’ve introduced the mechanics for a life cycle and the ability for entities to change over time depending on their rules as such.
I intend to expand that into an even more robust and comprehensive system later but even now it lets me do a whole lot of stuff.
Such as setting reproduction to a specific age/development cycle. Changing what scents are released (which defines if something is considered edible) and more.
Plans for next build will be kind of esoteric and probably not all that visible unless I manage to get something with bees done.
As before the controls for this build are as follows:
WASD or Arrow Keys to move camera.
Mousewheel or + and - keys to zoom in and out.
Left click to place a selected Critter.
Right click to setup links (these are now invisible due to removing the debug display)
C & H for controlling temperature (now invisible without debug display.
Escape key to quit the application.
