The shadow map generation is now down to 5.5% of my total CPU usage (debug build on PC). I don't know much about rendering but I do know it's not an optimal way to render shadows, but it will have to do for now. And I think they look pretty good as well, win some lose some.
Now I'll start building some levels. There are more stuff I could do, for instance I want the standard "vehicle damage smoke" to billow upwards unless the chopper's rotor downstream is nearby. Folks will say "Oh wow what a dynamic game, even the smoke is interactive, this is great!", and "I need to tell everyone I know to buy this!" and so forth. At least that's my plan. Or is it?
