[Alephmodular-devel] Some questions about the current code.

[Matt L. <ze...@ze...>]

Br'fin wrote:
>So I registered a creator code with Apple.
>AMdl  (Hex) 414D646C

For the heck of it, I grabbed the new branding stuff from CVS and 
rebuilt 0.2+. It Still Works(tm).

I wasn't around when Aleph One was first being developed from 
Marathon 2, so the early stages of improvement are new to me. Two 
things I've noticed about the current code: One, pressing Escape 
doesn't seem to exit to the main menu, as in Moo and A1. If there's a 
way to do this without quitting and relaunching the app, I've missed 
it. Can this be scheduled for 0.3?

Two, when I ask AM to report its frame rate, it shows me a constant 
speed in the upper 20's to a perfect 30. (I'm running on a G4/400). 
This is regardless of the settings I use, which is to be expected 
given the generation of hardware I'm using. However, the perceived 
performance is much lower than 30, it's more like 10 to 15.

Is this due to OS X weirdness? If so, how does A1 get around it? 
Setting the resolution to Low appears to have the greatest 
improvement (perceived speed ~30 fps, with 100% screen size, Millions 
depth, all sound options on). I recognize that this may be the type 
of thing that's pushed out several releases... I'm more curious than 
anything.

Still having fun playing M2 again.
-Zebe

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