Massive Memory Refactor introduced in Lumberyard 1.16 – Available Now

Posted on: Nov 13, 2018

We’re excited to announce the availability of Lumberyard Beta 1.16. With over 250 improvements, fixes, and features, this release includes:

• A significant architectural update to the memory management system, helping developers reduce memory fragmentation and footprint by up to 40%

• Dozens of improvements to the animation and cinematics systems, including the ability to drive animations directly from Track View

• Reduction of Gridmate's network traffic bandwidth requirements by 300%

• Texture streaming support for mobile devices

• Support for Visual Studio 2017 version 15.8.6
  

To get started with Amazon Lumberyard, please visit the Lumberyard website to download Lumberyard. You can learn more about Lumberyard’s new features by watching our Tutorials, visiting the Forums, or reading through our Documentation.

Visit the Amazon Lumberyard blog to see the full release notes.