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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0016950Stars Beyond ReachBug - AudioMay 30, 2015 4:12 pm
ReporterSounds Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version0.854 
Fixed in Version0.870 (Yellowshirts and the Giant Revision) 
Summary0016950: Audio FX intermittently go silent when attacking units/buildings.
DescriptionNot sure if this is an actual bug, but as the game has progressed the FX audio drops out.
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Chris_McElligottPark

May 30, 2015 4:11 pm

administrator   ~0041475

Almost definitely a high-RAM-usage issue. There are a couple of fixes for that in the next version, which should resolve your issue. Your specific issue was just a downstream problem of being low on RAM, rather than a bug in its own right per se. Thanks!

* Fixed a very substantial memory allocation issue where sprite batches could be up to 4000 large, but this was causing too many intermediate-sized batches and other complicated issues there. After some experimentation, reducing the maximum batch size to 250 sprites per batch leads to actually a slight performance gain in high-load cases (less CPU work), at the cost of only a few more draw calls (40-something added in Chris's test case were it had 80 prior to that, and was batching 24,000, so that's hardly anything).
** This was actually responsible for some really incredible amounts of RAM usage that would spike the game up to the point it would eventually crash. In particular during mapgen this was the issue, but also during extended play sessions your RAM would likely creep up over time and kill your machine.


But if you do experience this again in the next version, please do let me know!

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
May 30, 2015 6:04 am Sounds New Issue
May 30, 2015 4:11 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0041475
May 30, 2015 4:11 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status new => resolved
May 30, 2015 4:11 pm Chris_McElligottPark Fixed in Version => 0.870 (Yellowshirts and the Giant Revision)
May 30, 2015 4:11 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => fixed
May 30, 2015 4:11 pm Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
May 30, 2015 4:11 pm Chris_McElligottPark Relationship added related to 0016958
May 30, 2015 4:12 pm Chris_McElligottPark Relationship added related to 0016959
May 30, 2015 4:12 pm Chris_McElligottPark Relationship added related to 0016957
May 30, 2015 4:12 pm Chris_McElligottPark Relationship added related to 0016951