Repeated PLANE_MASTERs under /area, HUD

ID:2100820
 
Jun 15 2016, 12:27 pm
Resolved
Defining an area or a multi-tile HUD object as a PLANE_MASTER caused slowdowns from duplicate plane masters (most of them empty) being drawn. This is a re-fix of an old bug, whose original fix culled all empty plane masters even if they weren't duplicates.
BYOND Version:510.1345
Operating System:N/A
Web Browser:N/A
Applies to:Dream Seeker
Status: Resolved (510.1346)
This issue has been resolved.
Descriptive Problem Summary:

When defining an area, or a HUD object spanning multiple tiles, as a PLANE_MASTER, extra plane masters are created that can mess up rendering and slow it down.
Jun 15 2016, 12:29 pm
Lummox JR resolved issue with message:
Defining an area or a multi-tile HUD object as a PLANE_MASTER caused slowdowns from duplicate plane masters (most of them empty) being drawn. This is a re-fix of an old bug, whose original fix culled all empty plane masters even if they weren't duplicates.