Cache Optimisation and Test Framework

Release 0.2.0

Release highlight

• More types of constructors are implemented accroding to #3. Some functional classes such as rendering classes that do not expect to be created from existing instance will be given delete modifiers, utility classes like settings have been given explicit implementations.

More constructors will be coming in the future, after the program comes out from alpha state. Now my priority is to finish biome generator.

• Improving programming practice, especially adding const for certain functions such that it can be used in constant semantics.
• GPU memory and cache optimisation for constant values and random-read-only lookup tables.
• Improve compiler settings for better debug experience and performance under relase mode.
• Adding debug preprocessor _STP_DEBUG_.
• Updating minimum system requirement, see README.
• Minor bug fixes for biome generators.

Introduction to test framework

• Adding testing project with test framework.
• Implementing a dedicated test report format for Super Terrain +.
• Implementing tests along with bug fixes (that's why tests are important).

More test cases are coming...

Bug fix

• Providing solution for #2, a copy of host class will be kept to retain the underlying device pointers.
• Providing solution for #10, it's yet implemented in the current release but it can be easily workarounded by simply reduce the number of thread per block.
• Fixing typo for README file.

We are working on biome generator to our best. Source code for biomes are released together for public debugging and internal testing purposes only.

Proposed features

• #11 requetsed a terrain collision first-person camera.