Hi all, Generally I try not to send out emails to the list for smaller revisions of BGT, but in this case I think an exception is called for as there are some pretty serious bugfixes in the latest version that has just been released. Anyone who is using BGT should download the latest build as soon as possible and recompile any existing games with it, especially if the game uses Sapi. This version also brings some general performance improvements, so is a vital upgrade for all users.
In this release, I have also done some important internal work. To cut a long story short I have separated the engine into two components, the main BGT executable which can run and compile games, and then a dedicated binary that merely runs precompiled byte code. This is the first step on the path to making BGT game executables a lot more compact. I have sponsored the developer of AngelScript to separate the script compiler from the virtual machine, and when this is done I will be able to take advantage of that with this new design to decrease the size of game executables by several hundred kb. In other words, precompiled games will exclude an enormous amount of code that is only needed when running scripts from source. The AngelScript change is scheduled to be completed at some point in March, at which time I will put out a new revision where you should see this drastic change in size. But for now, please grab this latest version to take advantage of the bugfixes and performance improvements. Thank you! Kind regards, Philip Bennefall --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
