work improving world draw perf

src/editor/level_editor.jai

@@ -646,14 +646,15 @@ create_level_editor_preview_tasks :: () {
 		name, orientation, found := get_trile_at(*curworld.world, xx px, xx py, xx pz);
 		cursor_trile := ifx found then name else (ifx editor_current_trile then editor_current_trile.name else "");
 		if cursor_trile != "" {
-			positions: [..]Vector4;
+			positions: [..]Trile_Instance;
 			positions.allocator = temp;
-			array_add(*positions, .{cast(float)px, cast(float)py, cast(float)pz, cast(float)orientation});
+			array_add(*positions, Trile_Instance.{xx (px % 32), xx (py % 32), xx (pz % 32), xx orientation});
 			task: Rendering_Task_Trile;
 			task.trile        = cursor_trile;
 			task.positions    = positions;
 			task.worldConf    = *curworld.world.conf;
 			task.preview_mode = 1;
+			task.chunk_key    = world_to_chunk_coord(xx px, xx py, xx pz);
 			add_rendering_task(task);
 		}
 		return;
@@ -688,7 +689,7 @@ create_level_editor_preview_tasks :: () {
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			array_add(*positions, .{cast(float)px, cast(float)py, cast(float)pz, ori});
+			// array_add(*positions, .{cast(float)px, cast(float)py, cast(float)pz, ori});
 		}
 	} else if current_tool_mode == .LINE {
 		if line_active {
@@ -710,7 +711,7 @@ create_level_editor_preview_tasks :: () {
 				count += 1;
 			}
 		} else {
-			array_add(*positions, .{cast(float)px, cast(float)py, cast(float)pz, ori});
+			// array_add(*positions, .{cast(float)px, cast(float)py, cast(float)pz, ori});
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -721,7 +722,7 @@ create_level_editor_preview_tasks :: () {
 
 	task: Rendering_Task_Trile;
 	task.trile        = editor_current_trile.name;
-	task.positions    = positions;
+	// task.positions    = positions;
 	task.worldConf    = *curworld.world.conf;
 	task.preview_mode = ifx is_delete then cast(s32)2 else cast(s32)1;
 	add_rendering_task(task);

src/rendering/backend.jai

@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ Render_Command_Set_Light :: struct {
 Render_Command_Add_Trile_Positions :: struct {
     #as using c : Render_Command;
     c.type      = .ADD_TRILE_POSITIONS;
-    positions   : []Vector4;
+    positions   : []Trile_Instance;
+    chunk       : Chunk_Key;
 }
 
 Render_Command_Draw_Trile_Positions :: struct {

src/rendering/backend_sokol.jai

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ backend_handle_command :: (cmd: *Render_Command) {
     if cmd.type == {
         case .ADD_TRILE_POSITIONS;
             add_command := cast(*Render_Command_Add_Trile_Positions)cmd;
-            backend_add_trile_positions(add_command.positions);
+            backend_add_trile_positions(add_command.positions, add_command.chunk);
         case .DRAW_TRILE_POSITIONS;
             draw_command := cast(*Render_Command_Draw_Trile_Positions)cmd;
             backend_draw_trile_positions(draw_command.trile, draw_command.amount, draw_command.conf, draw_command.chunk_key, draw_command.preview_mode, draw_command.offset_index, draw_command.lod_index);
@@ -133,10 +133,26 @@ backend_draw_trixels :: (cmd: Render_Command_Draw_Trixels) {
     sg_draw(0, 36, count);
 }
 
-backend_add_trile_positions :: (positions : []Vector4) {
+// @Note: We store these as Trile_Instances in the loaded world,
+// and we need to transform them to Vector4 at some point, and
+// this seems like the most convinient place to do that without
+// having to constantly allocate. 
+trile_position_staging : [..]Vector4;
+
+backend_add_trile_positions :: (positions : []Trile_Instance, chunk: Chunk_Key) {
+    array_reset_keeping_memory(*trile_position_staging);
+    for position : positions {
+        array_add(*trile_position_staging, Vector4.{
+            cast(float)(position.x + chunk.x),
+            cast(float)(position.y + chunk.y),
+            cast(float)(position.z + chunk.z),
+            cast(float)(position.orientation)
+        });
+    }
+
     offset := sg_append_buffer(gPipelines.trile.bind.vertex_buffers[3], *(sg_range.{
-        ptr = positions.data,
-        size = size_of(Vector4) * cast(u64)positions.count,
+        ptr = trile_position_staging.data,
+        size = size_of(Vector4) * cast(u64)trile_position_staging.count,
     }));
     array_add(*trile_offsets, offset);
 }

src/rendering/helpers.jai

@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ create_world_rendering_tasks :: (world: *World, camera: Camera, plane_height: fl
             }
         }
 
-        for group : chunk.group {
+        for group : chunk.groups {
             task := Rendering_Task_Trile.{
                 trile = group.trile_name,
                 chunk_key = chunk.coord,
                 positions = group.instances,
-                worldConf = world.conf
+                worldConf = *world.conf
             };
-            add_rendering_task(*task);
+            add_rendering_task(task);
         }
         
     }

src/rendering/tasks.jai

@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ tasks_to_commands :: () {
                 trileTask := (cast(*Rendering_Task_Trile)it);
                 addPositionsCmd := New(Render_Command_Add_Trile_Positions,, temp);
                 addPositionsCmd.positions = trileTask.positions;
+                addPositionsCmd.chunk     = trileTask.chunk_key;
                 array_add(*render_command_buckets.setup, addPositionsCmd);
                 drawPositionsCmd := New(Render_Command_Draw_Trile_Positions,, temp);
                 drawPositionsCmd.trile        = trileTask.trile;