I ported &meeseengine to the Wii with a render distance of 17 chunks, now surpassing the render distance of Minecraft on the PS4 and Xbox One.

The Gamecube version of &meeseengine now boasts a render distance of 13 chunks, surpassing the render distance of Minecraft on the Switch (docked). Cloud shadows have been enhanced to distort as they move, with a softening effect during sunrise and sunset.

&meeseengine New features are in the works. In the meantime, here are a few cool places I've found.

&meeseengine on the Gamecube
This update introduces a range of new features, including a new entity system and model animations. Block digging now takes time, with items dropping upon destruction. Background music playback has also been added, efficiently decoding compressed audio data with minimal CPU usage. Over 10,000 objects are allocated on the heap without performance degradation.

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Optimized my game engine to fit 25 million blocks within 24 MB of RAM, achieving a new render distance of 12 chunks (192 blocks) on the Gamecube. This now surpasses the render distance of Minecraft on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U, and matches that of the Nintendo Switch when docked. This accomplishment is the result of extensive optimization effort over the past month.

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Testing the new particle system in my Minecraft-inspired engine for the Gamecube and Dreamcast. Taking a break from optimization work to concentrate on gameplay features.

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On the Dreamcast version, the game runs nearly smoothly at draw distance = 10 chunks (same as in Minecraft multiplayer) and move speed = 8, though it’s still far from the Gamecube version shown in https://discord.com/channels/239737791225790464/404399251276169217/1267828654814265447, which ran flawlessly at 30 FPS. There are occasional small stutters when moving around. Terrain noise generation has been optimized to run twice as fast, reducing its share of the total world, lightmap, and mesh generation time from 26% to just 14%. Numerous smaller optimizations have also been made, slowly chipping away chunk generation time.

How it runs at speed = 16: https://discord.com/channels/239737791225790464/1181724575084593153/1268219356504916080

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This stress test on the Gamecube shows that mesh and lightmap generation have been successfully optimized, though world generation still needs improvement. Thanks to real-time heap defragmentation, the game never runs out of memory, even when moving at high speeds.

In case you're wondering, the Dreamcast's performance lags behind significantly, with mesh and lightmap generation running 30x slower. On the Dreamcast, the game maintains a smooth 30 FPS when standing still or walking within a small area, but rapid movement induces noticeable lag. Substantial optimization efforts are required to bring the Dreamcast's performance on par with the Gamecube.

Previous update: https://discord.com/channels/239737791225790464/404399251276169217/1259864487998259240