This is an OpenGL 4.6 renderer library for Yamagi Quake II.
You'll need:
- clang or gcc,
- GNU Make,
- SDL2 with
sdl2-config, - opengl-headers
- libpthread (unix-like systems only)
Type make to compile the library. If the compilation is successfull,
the library can be found under release/ref_gl4.dll (Windows) or
release/ref_gl4.so (unixoid systems).
Copy the library next to your Yamagi Quake II executable. You can select OpenGL 4.6 through the video menu.
If your hardware supports it, then generally, the updated and more efficient OpenGL calls will provide much better performance. Additionally, the GL4 renderer has several enhancements.
- Multithreaded rendering over rendering images and particles
- Optimised calls, structure and buffer enhancements
- Shader UBO efficiency enhancements
Generally, you'll find the performance over the last version is around 100% better due to these changes. There will be no stutters, micro-stutters or frame drops of any kind. I tested it on a 10 year old mid-level laptop and still got over 250fps whereas before it used to dip down to the 50's with explosions and lots of particles.
Below are examples:
Before:
After:
If you have run into issues, please attach output logs with OS/driver version and device name to the bug report. List of currently tested devices for the reference.