Grid Building Plugin 6.0.0

Grid Building Plugin 6.0.0 (Development)

Welcome to the Grid Building Plugin 6.0.0 development documentation. This version contains the latest features and improvements that are currently in active development.

🚀 What’s Coming in 6.0.0

✨ New Features in Development

Enhanced Performance System

• GPU-Accelerated Grid Operations - Leverage compute shaders for massive grids
• Async Building Operations - Non-blocking building placement
• Memory Pool Management - Advanced memory optimization
• Spatial Indexing - Quadtree-based spatial queries

Advanced Building System

• Multi-Story Buildings - Support for vertical building
• Building Templates - Reusable building configurations
• Dynamic Building Systems - Runtime building generation
• Building Dependencies - Buildings that depend on other buildings

Improved User Experience

• Visual Building Editor - In-game building designer
• Building Preview System - Real-time placement preview
• Undo/Redo System - Complete action history
• Building Snap System - Smart grid snapping

Enhanced API

• Fluent API Design - Method chaining and builder patterns
• Event System - Reactive programming support
• Plugin Architecture - Extensible plugin system
• Scriptable Building Types - Custom building type definitions

🔄 Planned Breaking Changes

🎯 Development Roadmap

Phase 1: Performance Enhancements ✅ Complete

• GPU acceleration framework
• Async operation system
• Memory pool management
• Spatial indexing improvements

Phase 2: Advanced Building Features 🚧 In Progress

• Multi-story building system
• Building template system
• Dynamic building generation
• Building dependency management

Phase 3: User Experience 📋 Planned

• Visual building editor
• Building preview system
• Undo/redo implementation
• Smart snapping system

Phase 4: API Improvements 📋 Planned

• Fluent API design
• Event system integration
• Plugin architecture
• Scriptable building types

📊 Performance Benchmarks (Development)

Current Development Performance

Performance improvements based on internal benchmarks. Actual results may vary by use case.

GPU Acceleration Results

GPU acceleration results from internal testing with specific hardware configurations.

🔧 New API Examples

Fluent API Design

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# v6.0 fluent API
var result = building_system
    .with_config(grid_config)
    .with_position(Vector2i(50, 50))
    .with_size(Vector2i(2, 2))
    .with_type(BuildType.DRAG)
    .with_validation_rules([no_overlap_rule, terrain_rule])
    .place_building()

if result.success:
    var building = result.building
    building
        .with_material("stone")
        .with_color(Color.BLUE)
        .with_health(100)
        .apply()

Event System

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# v6.0 event system
building_system.building_placed.connect(func(data: GBBuildingData):
    print("Building placed at: ", data.position)
    update_ui()

building_system.building_removed.connect(func(data: GBBuildingData):
    print("Building removed from: ", data.position)
    update_ui()
)

GPU Acceleration

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# v6.0 GPU acceleration
var gpu_processor = GPUGridProcessor.new()
gpu_processor.enable_acceleration(true)

# Process large grid on GPU
var results = await gpu_processor.find_valid_tiles(
    grid_data, 
    building_template, 
    area_bounds
)

Multi-Story Buildings

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# v6.0 multi-story support
var multi_story = MultiStoryBuilding.new()
multi_story
    .add_floor(0, floor_plan_1)
    .add_floor(1, floor_plan_2)
    .add_floor(2, floor_plan_3)
    .with_stairs(stair_positions)
    .place_at(Vector3i(50, 0, 50))

🧪 Testing the Development Version

Installation Instructions

1. Download Development Version

   1 2	# Clone development branch git clone -b develop https://github.com/ChrisTutorials/grid_building_dev.git

2. Install in Godot

   • Copy to your project’s addons/ directory
   • Enable in Project Settings

3. Configure for Development

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   # Enable development features @export var config: GBConfig = GBConfig.new() config.enable_gpu_acceleration = true config.enable_async_operations = true config.enable_development_features = true

Testing New Features

GPU Acceleration Test

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func test_gpu_acceleration():
    var gpu_processor = GPUGridProcessor.new()
    
    # Test with large grid
    var grid_size = Vector2i(1000, 1000)
    var test_data = generate_test_grid(grid_size)
    
    # CPU vs GPU comparison
    var cpu_time = Time.get_ticks_msec()
    var cpu_result = cpu_processor.process_grid(test_data)
    cpu_time = Time.get_ticks_msec() - cpu_time
    
    var gpu_time = Time.get_ticks_msec()
    var gpu_result = await gpu_processor.process_grid_gpu(test_data)
    gpu_time = Time.get_ticks_msec() - gpu_time
    
    print("CPU: ", cpu_time, "ms, GPU: ", gpu_time, "ms")
    print("Speedup: ", float(cpu_time) / float(gpu_time), "x")

Event System Test

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func test_event_system():
    var event_count = 0
    
    building_system.building_placed.connect(func(data):
        event_count += 1
        print("Event ", event_count, ": Building at ", data.position)
    
    # Place buildings and count events
    for i in range(10):
        place_test_building(Vector2i(i, i))
    
    assert(event_count == 10, "Should receive 10 events")

🐛 Known Issues & Limitations

Current Development Issues

GPU Acceleration

• ⚠️ Limited Platform Support - Currently only supports desktop platforms
• ⚠️ Memory Constraints - Very large grids may exceed GPU memory
• ⚠️ Shader Compilation - Initial shader compilation may cause lag

Multi-Story Buildings

• ⚠️ Collision Detection - Multi-story collision detection in development
• ⚠️ Pathfinding - Multi-story pathfinding not yet implemented
• ⚠️ Rendering Issues - Some rendering artifacts on complex structures

Event System

• ⚠️ Performance - High-frequency events may impact performance
• ⚠️ Memory Leaks - Event listener cleanup needs improvement

Platform Limitations

📅 Release Timeline

Development Schedule

Feature Freeze Dates

• API Freeze: March 1, 2026
• Feature Freeze: March 15, 2026
• String Freeze: April 1, 2026
• Code Freeze: April 15, 2026

🤝 Contributing to Development

How to Contribute

1. Set Up Development Environment

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   git clone -b develop https://github.com/ChrisTutorials/grid_building_dev.git cd grid_building_dev godot --headless --script tests/run_all_tests.gd

2. Run Tests

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   # Run all tests godot --headless --script tests/run_all_tests.gd # Run specific test category godot --headless --script tests/run_gpu_tests.gd

3. Submit Changes

   • Create feature branch from develop
   • Add tests for new features
   • Ensure all tests pass
   • Submit pull request

Development Guidelines

• Code Style - Follow GDScript style guide
• Testing - Add tests for all new features
• Documentation - Update documentation for API changes
• Performance - Profile and optimize critical paths
• Compatibility - Maintain backward compatibility where possible

📋 Feedback & Bug Reports

Reporting Issues

When reporting issues with the development version, please include:

1. Godot Version - 4.4, 4.5, etc.
2. Platform - Windows, macOS, Linux, etc.
3. Grid Size - For performance-related issues
4. Reproduction Steps - Clear steps to reproduce
5. Expected vs Actual - What should happen vs what happens
6. Error Messages - Any error messages or stack traces

Feature Requests

For feature requests, please include:

1. Use Case - Why you need this feature
2. Proposed API - How you’d like it to work
3. Alternatives - Any alternative solutions considered
4. Priority - How important this is to you

🔄 Migration from v5.0

Preparation Steps

1. Backup Your Project

   1	cp -r your_project your_project_backup

2. Review Breaking Changes

   • Check Breaking Changes
   • Review Migration Guide

3. Test in Isolation

   • Create test project with v6.0
   • Migrate small subset first
   • Verify functionality

Migration Process

1. Update Dependencies

   1 2	# Update plugin version # Update configuration for new features

2. Update Code

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   # Migrate to new APIs # Update event handlers # Add GPU acceleration if desired

3. Test Thoroughly

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   # Run full test suite # Test performance improvements # Verify all functionality

📚 Development Documentation

API Documentation

• Core API
• GPU Acceleration
• Event System
• Multi-Story Buildings

Guides

• GPU Acceleration Guide
• Event System Guide
• Multi-Story Buildings
• Performance Optimization

Migration

• v5.0 to v6.0 Migration
• Breaking Changes
• Compatibility Notes

This is the development version. For the stable release, see v5.0 (Stable).