- move models into their own draw list to avoid frequent buffer changes.

- same for SKYHACK walls. Although rare, they would get in the way of optimizing the draw calls if not being separated out.

src/gl/scene/gl_drawinfo.h

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ enum DrawListType
 {
 	GLDL_PLAIN,
 	GLDL_MASKED,
-	GLDL_FOG,
-	GLDL_FOGMASKED,
+	GLDL_MASKEDOFS,
+	GLDL_MODELS,
 
 	GLDL_TRANSLUCENT,
 	GLDL_TRANSLUCENTBORDER,
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ public:
 		Reset();
 	}
 
+	unsigned int Size()
+	{
+		return drawitems.Size();
+	}
+
 	void AddWall(GLWall * wall);
 	void AddFlat(GLFlat * flat);
 	void AddSprite(GLSprite * sprite);

src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp

@@ -376,6 +376,18 @@ void FGLRenderer::RenderScene(int recursion)
 	gl_drawinfo->drawlists[GLDL_MASKED].Sort();
 	gl_drawinfo->drawlists[GLDL_MASKED].Draw(pass);
 
+	// this list is empty most of the time so only waste time on it when in use.
+	if (gl_drawinfo->drawlists[GLDL_MASKEDOFS].Size() > 0)
+	{
+		glEnable(GL_POLYGON_OFFSET_FILL);
+		glPolygonOffset(-1.0f, -128.0f);
+		gl_drawinfo->drawlists[GLDL_MASKEDOFS].Sort();
+		gl_drawinfo->drawlists[GLDL_MASKEDOFS].Draw(pass);
+		glDisable(GL_POLYGON_OFFSET_FILL);
+		glPolygonOffset(0, 0);
+	}
+
+	gl_drawinfo->drawlists[GLDL_MODELS].Draw(pass);
 
 	gl_RenderState.BlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
 

src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp

@@ -315,13 +315,9 @@ inline void GLSprite::PutSprite(bool translucent)
 	{
 		list = GLDL_TRANSLUCENT;
 	}
-	else if ((!gl_isBlack (Colormap.FadeColor) || level.flags&LEVEL_HASFADETABLE))
-	{
-		list = GLDL_FOGMASKED;
-	}
 	else
 	{
-		list = GLDL_MASKED;
+		list = GLDL_MODELS;
 	}
 	gl_drawinfo->drawlists[list].AddSprite(this);
 }

src/gl/scene/gl_wall.h

@@ -97,11 +97,9 @@ public:
 		//GLWF_CLAMPX=1, use GLT_* for these!
 		//GLWF_CLAMPY=2,
 		GLWF_SKYHACK=4,
-		GLWF_FOGGY=8,
-		GLWF_GLOW=16,		// illuminated by glowing flats
-		GLWF_NOSHADER=32,	// cannot be drawn with shaders.
-		GLWF_NOSPLITUPPER=64,
-		GLWF_NOSPLITLOWER=128,
+		GLWF_GLOW=8,		// illuminated by glowing flats
+		GLWF_NOSPLITUPPER=16,
+		GLWF_NOSPLITLOWER=32,
 	};
 
 	enum

src/gl/scene/gl_walls.cpp

@@ -148,14 +148,22 @@ void GLWall::PutWall(bool translucent)
 		bool masked;
 
 		masked = passflag[type]==1? false : (gltexture && gltexture->isMasked());
+
+		if ((flags&GLWF_SKYHACK && type == RENDERWALL_M2S))
+		{
+			list = GLDL_MASKEDOFS;
+		}
+		else
+		{
 			list = masked ? GLDL_MASKED : GLDL_PLAIN;
+		}
 		gl_drawinfo->drawlists[list].AddWall(this);
 
 	}
 	else switch (type)
 	{
 	case RENDERWALL_COLORLAYER:
-		gl_drawinfo->drawlists[GLDL_TRANSLUCENT].AddWall(this);
+		gl_drawinfo->drawlists[GLDL_TRANSLUCENTBORDER].AddWall(this);
 		break;
 
 	// portals don't go into the draw list.

src/gl/scene/gl_walls_draw.cpp

@@ -369,15 +369,11 @@ void GLWall::Draw(int pass)
 #endif
 
 
-	// This allows mid textures to be drawn on lines that might overlap a sky wall
-	if ((flags&GLWF_SKYHACK && type==RENDERWALL_M2S) || type == RENDERWALL_COLORLAYER)
-	{
-		if (pass != GLPASS_DECALS)
+	if (type == RENDERWALL_COLORLAYER)
 	{
 		glEnable(GL_POLYGON_OFFSET_FILL);
 		glPolygonOffset(-1.0f, -128.0f);
 	}
-	}
 
 	switch (pass)
 	{
@@ -426,12 +422,9 @@ void GLWall::Draw(int pass)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((flags&GLWF_SKYHACK && type==RENDERWALL_M2S) || type == RENDERWALL_COLORLAYER)
-	{
-		if (pass!=GLPASS_DECALS)
+	if (type == RENDERWALL_COLORLAYER)
 	{
 		glDisable(GL_POLYGON_OFFSET_FILL);
 		glPolygonOffset(0, 0);
 	}
 }
-}