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Campbell Barton
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aa989c1e83 | almost all event managers stored a pointer back to the logic manager, easier if this pointer is in the base class - SCA_EventManager | ||
Benoit Bolsee
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BGE performance, 4th round: logic
This commit extends the technique of dynamic linked list to the logic system to eliminate as much as possible temporaries, map lookup or full scan. The logic engine is now free of memory allocation, which is an important stability factor. The overhead of the logic system is reduced by a factor between 3 and 6 depending on the logic setup. This is the speed-up you can expect on a logic setup using simple bricks. Heavy bricks like python controllers and ray sensors will still take about the same time to execute so the speed up will be less important. The core of the logic engine has been much reworked but the functionality is still the same except for one thing: the priority system on the execution of controllers. The exact same remark applies to actuators but I'll explain for controllers only: Previously, it was possible, with the "executePriority" attribute to set a controller to run before any other controllers in the game. Other than that, the sequential execution of controllers, as defined in Blender was guaranteed by default. With the new system, the sequential execution of controllers is still guaranteed but only within the controllers of one object. the user can no longer set a controller to run before any other controllers in the game. The "executePriority" attribute controls the execution of controllers within one object. The priority is a small number starting from 0 for the first controller and incrementing for each controller. If this missing feature is a must, a special method can be implemented to set a controller to run before all other controllers. Other improvements: - Systematic use of reference in parameter passing to avoid unnecessary data copy - Use pre increment in iterator instead of post increment to avoid temporary allocation - Use const char* instead of STR_String whenever possible to avoid temporary allocation - Fix reference counting bugs (memory leak) - Fix a crash in certain cases of state switching and object deletion - Minor speed up in property sensor - Removal of objects during the game is a lot faster |
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Benoit Bolsee
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BGE patch: logic optimization part 2: remove inactive sensors from logic manager.
With this patch, only sensors that are connected to active states are actually registered in the logic manager. Inactive sensors won't take any CPU, especially the Radar and Near sensors that use a physical object for the detection: these objects are removed from the physics engine. To take advantage of this optimization patch, you need to define very light idle state when the objects are inactive: make them transparent, suspend the physics, keep few sensors active (e,g a message sensor to wake up), etc. |
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Benoit Bolsee
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BGE logic update: new servo control motion actuator, new distance constraint actuator, new orientation constraint actuator, new actuator sensor.
General
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- Removal of Damp option in motion actuator (replaced by
Servo control motion).
- No PyDoc at present, will be added soon.
Generalization of the Lvl option
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A sensor with the Lvl option selected will always produce an
event at the start of the game or when entering a state or at
object creation. The event will be positive or negative
depending of the sensor condition. A negative pulse makes
sense when used with a NAND controller: it will be converted
into an actuator activation.
Servo control motion
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A new variant of the motion actuator allows to control speed
with force. The control if of type "PID" (Propotional, Integral,
Derivate): the force is automatically adapted to achieve the
target speed. All the parameters of the servo controller are
configurable. The result is a great variety of motion style:
anysotropic friction, flying, sliding, pseudo Dloc...
This actuator should be used in preference to Dloc and LinV
as it produces more fluid movements and avoids the collision
problem with Dloc.
LinV : target speed as (X,Y,Z) vector in local or world
coordinates (mostly useful in local coordinates).
Limit: the force can be limited along each axis (in the same
coordinates of LinV). No limitation means that the force
will grow as large as necessary to achieve the target
speed along that axis. Set a max value to limit the
accelaration along an axis (slow start) and set a min
value (negative) to limit the brake force.
P: Proportional coefficient of servo controller, don't set
directly unless you know what you're doing.
I: Integral coefficient of servo controller. Use low value
(<0.1) for slow reaction (sliding), high values (>0.5)
for hard control. The P coefficient will be automatically
set to 60 times the I coefficient (a reasonable value).
D: Derivate coefficient. Leave to 0 unless you know what
you're doing. High values create instability.
Notes: - This actuator works perfectly in zero friction
environment: the PID controller will simulate friction
by applying force as needed.
- This actuator is compatible with simple Drot motion
actuator but not with LinV and Dloc motion.
- (0,0,0) is a valid target speed.
- All parameters are accessible through Python.
Distance constraint actuator
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A new variant of the constraint actuator allows to set the
distance and orientation relative to a surface. The controller
uses a ray to detect the surface (or any object) and adapt the
distance and orientation parallel to the surface.
Damp: Time constant (in nb of frames) of distance and
orientation control.
Dist: Select to enable distance control and set target
distance. The object will be position at the given
distance of surface along the ray direction.
Direction: chose a local axis as the ray direction.
Range: length of ray. Objecgt within this distance will be
detected.
N : Select to enable orientation control. The actuator will
change the orientation and the location of the object
so that it is parallel to the surface at the vertical
of the point of contact of the ray.
M/P : Select to enable material detection. Default is property
detection.
Property/Material: name of property/material that the target of
ray must have to be detected. If not set, property/
material filter is disabled and any collisioning object
within range will be detected.
PER : Select to enable persistent operation. Normally the
actuator disables itself automatically if the ray does
not reach a valid target.
time : Maximum activation time of actuator.
0 : unlimited.
>0: number of frames before automatic deactivation.
rotDamp: Time constant (in nb of frame) of orientation control.
0 : use Damp parameter.
>0: use a different time constant for orientation.
Notes: - If neither N nor Dist options are set, the actuator
does not change the position and orientation of the
object; it works as a ray sensor.
- The ray has no "X-ray" capability: if the first object
hit does not have the required property/material, it
returns no hit and the actuator disables itself unless
PER option is enabled.
- This actuator changes the position and orientation but
not the speed of the object. This has an important
implication in a gravity environment: the gravity will
cause the speed to increase although the object seems
to stay still (it is repositioned at each frame).
The gravity must be compensated in one way or another.
the new servo control motion actuator is the simplest
way: set the target speed along the ray axis to 0
and the servo control will automatically compensate
the gravity.
- This actuator changes the orientation of the object
and will conflict with Drot motion unless it is
placed BEFORE the Drot motion actuator (the order of
actuator is important)
- All parameters are accessible through Python.
Orientation constraint
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A new variant of the constraint actuator allows to align an
object axis along a global direction.
Damp : Time constant (in nb of frames) of orientation control.
X,Y,Z: Global coordinates of reference direction.
time : Maximum activation time of actuator.
0 : unlimited.
>0: number of frames before automatic deactivation.
Notes: - (X,Y,Z) = (0,0,0) is not a valid direction
- This actuator changes the orientation of the object
and will conflict with Drot motion unless it is placed
BEFORE the Drot motion actuator (the order of
actuator is important).
- This actuator doesn't change the location and speed.
It is compatible with gravity.
- All parameters are accessible through Python.
Actuator sensor
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This sensor detects the activation and deactivation of actuators
of the same object. The sensor generates a positive pulse when
the corresponding sensor is activated and a negative pulse when
it is deactivated (the contrary if the Inv option is selected).
This is mostly useful to chain actions and to detect the loss of
contact of the distance motion actuator.
Notes: - Actuators are disabled at the start of the game; if you
want to detect the On-Off transition of an actuator
after it has been activated at least once, unselect the
Lvl and Inv options and use a NAND controller.
- Some actuators deactivates themselves immediately after
being activated. The sensor detects this situation as
an On-Off transition.
- The actuator name can be set through Python.
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