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fix(gamefont): Fix and improve memory allocation strategies for game fonts #3288

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fix(gamefont): Size the GDI glyph scratch bitmap from the font metric…
xezon Sep 12, 2026
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perf(gamefont): Cache one byte of coverage per glyph pixel instead of…
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perf(gamefont): Size the glyph cache blocks from the font's own glyph…
xezon Sep 12, 2026
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fix(gamefont): Let the sentence texture grow beyond 256 pixels for la…
xezon Sep 12, 2026
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tweak(gamefont): Discard cached glyphs on map load and on resolution …
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chore(gamememory): Remove the stale FontCharsBuffer memory pool entry…
xezon Sep 12, 2026
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemoryInitPools_Generals.inl
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Expand Up @@ -640,7 +640,6 @@ static PoolSizeRec PoolSizes[] =
{ "Render2DClass", 64, 32 },
{ "SurfaceClass", 128, 32 },
{ "FontCharsClassCharDataStruct", 1024, 32 },
{ "FontCharsBuffer", 16, 4 },
{ "FVFInfoClass", 128, 32 },
{ "TerrainTracksRenderObjClass", 128, 32 },
{ "DynamicIBAccessClass", 32, 32 },
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemoryInitPools_GeneralsMD.inl
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Expand Up @@ -636,7 +636,6 @@ static PoolSizeRec PoolSizes[] =
{ "Render2DClass", 64, 32 },
{ "SurfaceClass", 128, 32 },
{ "FontCharsClassCharDataStruct", 1024, 32 },
{ "FontCharsBuffer", 16, 4 },
{ "FVFInfoClass", 152, 64 },
{ "TerrainTracksRenderObjClass", 128, 32 },
{ "DynamicIBAccessClass", 32, 32 },
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -564,6 +564,12 @@ Bool W3DDisplay::setDisplayMode( UnsignedInt xres, UnsignedInt yres, UnsignedInt
{
Render2DClass::Set_Screen_Resolution(RectClass(0, 0, xres, yres));
Display::setDisplayMode(xres, yres, bitdepth, windowed);

// TheSuperHackers @tweak Font point sizes are scaled from the resolution, so every glyph
// cached for the old resolution is now dead weight. Discard the current glyphs and start
// with a clean slate.
WW3DAssetManager::Get_Instance()->Free_All_FontChars_Glyph_Caches();

return TRUE;
}

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Display::reset();

// TheSuperHackers @tweak Discard the current glyphs and start with a clean slate.
// This can reduce the memory overhead from glyphs that are no longer needed from here on.
WW3DAssetManager::Get_Instance()->Free_All_FontChars_Glyph_Caches();

// Remove all render objects.

if (m_3DScene != nullptr)
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