Pico Islands

2020-01-27 - Nobody is Faster on the Draw


Version: 20-01-62

Posted by Andreas on 2020-01-27

After many users reported choppy frame rates, especially after the last updates, we have concentrated on one central goal in the past weeks: Performance optimization. After intensive profiling of the performance bottlenecks, we carried out a massive redesign of the graphics engine and optimized every single component in detail.

In addition, large parts of the performance-heavy communication paths between program logic and rendering were completely reimplemented. This should now even allow owners of older devices to enjoy a pleasantly playable frame rate, with an increased display quality, which is automatically adjusted to the device performance.

In addition, we improved and fixed the following things:

We wish you a lot of fun
Andreas and Steffen