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Immortal Sins
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Northbridge Update: April 18th 2022


Well... This update is speedy.

This update to Northbridge comes with a big performance boost. Under-the hood, I did the following:

  • I've switched the container Prism used from Unity (no, not the engine) to DryIoc. This brings better performance for Prism.

  • I've slightly re-tooled the Game Master so it follows the MVVM design.

  • I've re-enabled multi-core JIT. It was disabled in the previous releases due to some technical issues I've encountered.

So, how much performance did it get? In simpler term, a lot. The launcher saw a small improvement. But the Game Master? It cut the time from the launch to the title screen by half. Even cache management saw a performance boost. To the point where the reset cache option was basically untraceable on an SSD. I might have to put a small animation on it so it doesn't look jarring. Imagine if .NET's Just-In-Time compiler reached maximum optimization...

When I was overhauling Northbridge, I wanted it to be speedy and robust. And with this patch, I've completed this long-term item with flying colors.

Anyways, here's the changelog:

  • Re-enabled multi-core JIT.

  • Switched Prism's container from Unity to DryIoc.

  • Vastly improved performance for the Game Master.

  • Minor memory usage improvements.

  • Removed unnecessary libraries.

  • Implemented a fail-safe when resetting or rebuilding the cache.

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