Beta: Live Search

It is Beta time again!

For all details and instructions on how to join the beta, see: https://talespire.com/welcome-to-the-live-search-beta

This is a big one; We've done a major rewrite of the library UI to facilitate all the new changes around the new search. Part of the changes are:

• Live search in library (you see results as you type)

• Search now includes asset names, including custom content downloaded from mod.io, HeroForge or TitanCraft

• New UI to show asset names in the library

• Multiple tag suggestions while entering text instead of just one

Unrelated to this we also have:

• Massively improve memory and CPU usage when browsing community assets in the library (no more lag!)

• Improve the performance of common collision ray cast

• Improve physics performance for large boards [0]

• Performance improvements to the grid-based browsers

• Fixed mod.io plugin cache

• Replaced a lot of managed-memory allocations. Part of a longer-term effort to reduce pressure on GC

• Assorted fixes and supporting code for upcoming releases

This Beta represents step 1 outlined in this devlog, the new tagging system and creature-tags are coming soon.

The Beta is expected to run for a week before it gets merged into the live branch. As always, we appreciate reports of any bugs or quirks!

[0]: This one may not be so visible. While it does give a noticeable reduction in CPU processing time, the rendering time for larger boards still dominates frame time.