Version 1.5_01_E is Out

It has taken a while, but version 1.5_01_E is out.
Fixed are the sunset lag spikes and fancy clouds rendering on some nVidia cards.

Unfortunately the most interesting new features did not make it in the E release.

Currently OptiFog has three development branches:

A. Anisotropic Filtering and Full Screen Antialiasing using texture atlas
Adds AF and FSAA using the default Minecraft texture atlas.
Not quite working, some color bleeding is still visible in far objects. May need some shader support to really work.

B. Anisotropic Filtering and Full Screen Antialiasing using separate textures
This one is in development. The performance may be problematic, still have to be tested. If it works Minecraft will finally look nice.

C. Background chunk loading
Loads chunks on a separate thread.
On dual-core CPU-s it uses the second core for loading chunks while the first one renders. Chunk loading should not cause lag spikes, even with integrated graphics.
This branch is already working, but not yet deliverable. Mod compatibility may be problematic, because more class files are changed.

On Decompilers and Obfuscators

The guys at Minecraft Coders Pack have done a great job at lowering the entry barrier for Minecraft modders. Really.

Decompiling Java programs and recompiling them again has never been a real problem. However Minecraft is also obfuscated so that all class and method names are replaced with short meaningless labels.

Most obfuscators deliberately try to generate code which while still functionally identical to the original is as confusing as possible for a decompiler. This includes generating bytecode which can not be produced by a Java compiler or adding dead code with illegal functionality in hopes of disorienting the decompiler and forcing it to give up.

The decompiler used by MCP suffers from all this and is in fact not able to correctly decompile all the bytecode. However MCP uses a set of patches to help the decompiler where it has given up. These patches are updated manually for every Minecraft release.

Where MCP really has succeeded is at the returning of the meaning of the decompiled code. The MCP community has reverse engineered almost all of the Minecraft source and while some places are not quite right and one or two are totally wrong the final result is quite comprehensible.

MCP also includes the tools needed to recompile and reobfuscate the changed source so that the final result is compatible to the original Minecraft bytecode.

On IRC #mcp on irc.esper.net there is even a bot which can report the current deobfuscation mapping and accept names for the missing entries.

One just can not wish for more.

In the beginning was the Fog

Minecraft has always looked foggy, even on Normal and Far render distances. And this has always annoyed me a little.

The fog was robbing the vibrant colors of the valleys and mountains and turning them into washed-out background panes. Switching the render distance was also changing the fog density which was breaking the illusion of seeing a natural world.

Being a Java programmer since ever, I naturally came to the question "How hard could it be?".

This is how OptiFog was created.

Property Investment Cooperation

Property Investment Investment in the lives of a very, very rarely is the loss of investment property ( land and / or buildings ) , but to invest in the property needed a lot of fund aka big , and very few people who have such a large fund , originated from this state , We " investment property " Air initiative is jointly held property investment . how Pun value. at least Rp . 1.000.000 , - ( One Million ) has been able to invest in property . Property Investment in this , your funds will be invested in the purchase of land and / or buildings or even not rule out the possibility for the development of which the value will be 2 ( two ) times the fold after less than 6 ( six ) years , so anything with your money , your funds will be 2 ( two ) times after we manage. Address Is : Jl . Raya No. pumpkin . 86 Housing - Tangerang Banten - 15138 If interested , phone ALDO 085-7171-67776 TERMS OF INVESTMENT PROPERTY 1 . Property investment is an investment ( capital investment ) in the field of land and / or buildings ; 2 . Capital investment ( investor ) is the person or legal entity who invest in business to be managed with the aim of getting the results according to the agreement ; 3 . Manager is a person or group of people working to manage investor funds in order to obtain results in accordance with the agreement ; 4 . Minimum funding that can be invested is Rp . 1.000.000 , - ( One Million ) , no maximum limit ; 5 . Investor funds would be returned intact at the end of the year to 6 ( six ) coupled with the results ( gain ) on investments amounted to 100 % ( One Hundred Percent ) of the value of the investment ; 6 . Investors can opt for the business with legalize / register the agreement through the notary offices with the cost fully borne by the Investors ; 7 . Each Investor each year made ​​a profit of : End of Year One , Lucky for 6 ( six ) percent of the total investment value ; End of Year Two , Lucky by 7 ( seven ) percent of the total investment value ; End of Year Three , Lucky for 9 ( nine ) percent of the total investment value ; The end of the Fourth Year , Lucky is 12 ( Twelve ) per cent of the total investment value ; End of Year Fifth , Lucky at 17 ( Tujuhelas ) percent of the total investment value ; Six Years End , Lucky was 23.50 ( Twenty-three Koma Five ) percent of the total value of investments ; Decision / withdrawal of investments and profits before the expiry of 6 ( six ) years cut by 50 ( Thirty five ) percent of the total value of benefits . 8 . Decision / withdrawal of funds before the expiration of 6 ( Six ) years must be through a written letter and can be availed in a maximum period of 1 ( one ) month since the letter and Copy of evidence submitted investments ; 9 . Capital Aseli planting evidence submitted padasaat no disbursement plus keutungan investor , signed a Letter of Decision Investors Investment Funds and profits ; 10 . Others are not listed in this provision will be made additions and improvements for the benefit of both parties ( management and investors )

Uganda News

Uganda News : American killed in Uganda bombing

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An American national was killed in a twin bomb explosions which also killed more than 30 others in Kampala, Uganda’s capital, on Sunday night, the U.S. embassy said.

“At this time we can confirm that one American has been killed,” said an embassy official.

Hundreds of local people were watching the World Cup final at the Kyadondo Rugby Club as the first blast occurred shortly after 11 pm local time (2000 GMT). The second blast was reported at an Ethiopian restaurant.