* initial version of default_settings.tbl
* Add a way to change player detail level defaults and implement a couple more options to detail_settings.tbl
* support the rest of 2d.cpp options
* Allow enforcing options to a specific value
* modernize detail defaults, levels, and values
* Fix parsing issue and remove lambda capture by reference
* fix print
* clang
* More efficient +Enforce parsing
* cleanup
* typo
* don't negate this
* error_display
* clarify language between presets, levels, and values
* add default case
* small fix
* use a map to minimize string lookups
I took a close look at the code involved in parsing particle tables. There is no smoking gun, but there are several ways to polish the code which I have implemented here. The most likely culprits for the slowdown, IMO, are the repeated conversions between SCP_string and C-string, especially in `ParticleManager::getEffectByName()`; followed by the omission of `std::move` in several places.
This adds a new field to particle effects so that particle rotation can be configured on a per-type basis, not just on a blanket basis. Implements #5941.
#5328 added a very useful culling for particles created by specific particle effects (ie weapons, now beams), though in an effort to simplify the culling process, that PR removed the necessary culling of default smoke on ships. This PR restores the culling of default smoke while also keeping the new culling of particle specific effects. Tested and works as expected, including fixing the slowdowns caused by the aforementioned removal of smoke effect culls.
The current particle system uses dynamic allocation of particle
instances for keeping track of particle instances. This adds unnecessary
overhead in case the code does not need a handle to this particle which
is the case in pretty much all instances.
The new non-persistent particles are stored in a standard vector without
dynamic allocation which should make the processing steps using this
vector much faster and allow better scalability in case more particles
are used by a mission.
The new design is centered around the Event Trace JSON format but it
should still be possible to adapt it for other profiling tools. The old
profiling system has been removed.
This allows to use standard TrueType Fonts for text rendering in FSO. It uses the NanoVG library which provides the ability of drawing 2D shapes. This library is used for most 2D operations now and can also be used directly by using the PathRenderer class.
Fix silly issue preventing getFrame() from working
Remove infinite loop when calculating frame num
Convert more animations to use new frame calc function
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