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@stephen-hqxu stephen-hqxu released this 25 Jul 14:39
v0.4.4
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Release 0.4.4

In this release we aim to remove heightmap generation stage from the engine, and instead we take in the user-defined STPDiversityGenerator and call the virtual function for generation.

Programmable pipeline stage

  • Rename STPDiversityGenerator to STPDiversityGeneratorRTC. And add a new class STPDiversityGenerator. For runtime-compiled heightmap generation script STPDiversityGeneratorRTC can be used; for static-compiled heightmap generation script STPDiversityGenerator can be use instead. This can help cutting down the class size if runtime complication is not required, or not supported on target machine.
  • Allow input type to be customised in linkProgram() in STPDiversityGeneratorRTC for better control over complier and linker flags.
  • Allow attaching archive to STPDiversityGeneratorRTC.
  • Main generator STPHeightfieldGenerator no longer takes simplex noise to generate heightmap, instead it uses STPDiversityGenerator implemented by user.
  • Overhaul to STPSettings and INI to reduce redundancy for the new system.
  • Move STPBiome and STPBiomeSettings into namespace STPDemo. Also they are moved to SuperTerrain+\World\Biome\Biomes.
  • Move all heightmap generation algorithms to STPDemo, and it's located in STPMultiHeightGenerator whereas STPBiomefieldGenerator implements STPDiversityGenerator. The demo generation uses static complication.

Improvement and fixes

Suggestions mentioned in #19

  • Correct the include guard for STPBiomeFactory so the symbol is consistent with the filename.
  • Include function info for STPDeviceErrorHandler.
  • Catch and rethrow exception thrown in STPDiversityGeneratorRTC instead of letting the program to crash.
  • Put in-class struct declarations in a separate inline file in STPDiversityGeneratorRTC.

General

  • Rename STPSettings to STPSetting to resolve naming conflict with namespace STPSettings.
  • Remove the following settings from STPHeightfieldSettings, to address the fact that heightmap generation is now user-defined.
float Scale;
unsigned int Octave;
float Persistence;
float Lacunarity;
  • Improve exception catching and handling.
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