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Sheets can be buffered - where a copy of their data is kept in RAM. This allows for modifications to the sheet to be batched in the RAM buffer, before later being committed to VRAM in a single operation. The SheetBuilder class allows for sprites to be allocated onto one or more sheets. Each time a sheet is filled, it will allocate a new sheet. Sheets allocated by the sheet builder will typically use the buffering mechanism. Previously each time the builder allocated a new sheet, the buffer would get thrown away, and the next sheet would allocate a fresh buffer. These buffers can be large and may accumulate before the GC cleans them up. So although only one buffer will be live at a time, they can cause a spike in memory used by the process during loading. We can avoid this issue by allowing the buffer from the previous sheet to be reused by the next sheet. This is possible because the sheet builder only has one live sheet for modifications at a time, and they are all the same type and size. By allocating only one buffer per builder instead of one per sheet, we reduce the peak memory required during loading.
OpenRA
A Libre/Free Real Time Strategy game engine supporting early Westwood classics.
- Website: https://www.openra.net
- Chat: #openra on Libera (web) or Discord
- Repository: https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA
Please read the FAQ in our Wiki and report problems at https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/issues.
Join the Forum for discussion.
Play
Distributed mods include a reimagining of
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert
- Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn
- Dune 2000
EA has not endorsed and does not support this product.
Check our Playing the Game Guide to win multiplayer matches.
Contribute
- Please read INSTALL.md and Compiling on how to set up an OpenRA development environment.
- See Hacking for a (now very outdated) overview of the engine.
- Read and follow our Code of Conduct.
- To get your patches merged, please adhere to the Contributing guidelines.
Mapping
- We offer a Mapping Tutorial as you can change gameplay drastically with custom rules.
- For scripted mission have a look at the Lua API.
- If you want to share your maps with the community, upload them at the OpenRA Resource Center.
Modding
- Download a copy of the OpenRA Mod SDK to start your own mod.
- Check the Modding Guide to create your own classic RTS.
- There exists an auto-generated Trait documentation to get started with yaml files.
- Some hints on how to create new OpenRA compatible Pixelart.
- Upload total conversions at our Mod DB profile.
Support
- Sponsor a mirror server if you have some bandwidth to spare.
- You can immediately set up a Dedicated Game Server.
License
Copyright (c) OpenRA Developers and Contributors This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more information, see COPYING.