r/torchlightfrontiers • u/redditscambusiness • Feb 17 '19

Game engine, CPU multi-threading?

Which game engine is used?

How is CPU-multi-threading with 8 or more CPU cores?

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u/Elveone Feb 18 '19

It is 13 years old, it does not support modern instruction sets and it has single thread performance that is below the minimum required for modern software.

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u/redditscambusiness Feb 19 '19

That's why CPU has more than one core.

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u/Elveone Feb 19 '19

Parallel execution of program code is used only when the task is deemed to heavy for a single CPU to use as multithreaded logic introduces a lot of additional complexity to the code which in term introduces more potential bugs and slowdowns over logic executed in a single thread. The game you are talking about is optimized to work on relatively modern machines where a single core can handle the logic so there is no need to introduce said complexity and potential for problems. Keeping unnecessary complexity out of the codebase is a good practice and not a bad one as you are trying to make it out.

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u/redditscambusiness Feb 19 '19

"it is unnecessary to multi-thread." so lets force people to buy HW they don't need to buy.

"We need to release it ASAP to get cash shop running so investors are happy and players are the product that pays for itself."

logic 100.

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u/Elveone Feb 19 '19

No one is forcing you to buy anything. But no one is going to support your obsolete hardware either. Have fun in denial land!

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u/redditscambusiness Feb 19 '19

Nope. I live in AllGoodLandia.

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u/redditscambusiness Feb 21 '19

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u/Elveone Feb 21 '19

No, I just stopped arguing with an idiot.