The Powder Toy

Removal of legacy compatiability code

  • plypencil     23rd Feb 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    For a very long time now people have had the option to turn heat simulation on and off. Hardly any saves use the legacy simulation any more and I think it should be removed.

    Advantages
    -Speed up the simulation (Less to process)
    -Reduce workload on creating new elements
    -Less code to maintain
    -A few more pixels on the bottom bar free'd up

    Disadvantages
    -A very very small amount of simulations may no longer work
  • Uberness     23rd Feb 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @plypencil
    Remember Racer-Delux's reactor?
    It will no longer work.
  • Racer-Delux     23rd Feb 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Heat simulation is used many different ways, and some elements require heat simulation to work properly.
  • Catelite     23rd Feb 2011 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    Hell no. Heat simulation was never part of the original game, and actually speeds the game up quite a bit just by being activated.

    However, I do think that legacy mode should in general -do- more. We have dozens of new elements that have no special function in legacy mode. ^^; And honestly, things like sponge should not melt, lol.
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