src/scenes/in_Game_Scene.cpp

@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@
 #include "../renderEngine/renderer.h"
 #include "../shaders/entity_shader.h"
 #include "../toolbox/toolbox.h"
+#include <deque>
+
+#define MAX_MODEL_DEQUE_SIZE 6 // max amount of models to load at the same time
+#define UPCOMING_MODEL_AMOUNT 4 // how much models should be loaded in front of us
 
 
 namespace scene
 {
-	std::vector<entities::Entity> entities;
+	std::deque<entities::Entity> entites;
-	std::vector<entities::Light> lights;
+	std::deque<entities::Light> lights;
+	entities::Light sun;
+
 	models::RawModel raw_model;
 	models::ModelTexture texture;
 	shaders::EntityShader* shader;
@@ -23,6 +29,8 @@ namespace scene
 	entities::Camera camera(glm::vec3(0, 0, 0), glm::vec3(0, 0, 0));
 	std::vector<gui::GuiTexture*> guis;
 
+	models::TexturedModel model;
+
 
 	In_Game_Scene::In_Game_Scene()
 	{
@@ -34,22 +42,41 @@ namespace scene
 		gui_shader->Init();
 	}
 
+	void load_chunk(int model_pos)
+	{
+		std::cout << "loading model chunk" << std::endl;
+		if (entites.size() >= MAX_MODEL_DEQUE_SIZE)
+		{
+			entites.pop_back();
+		}
+		int z_offset = model_pos * (model.raw_model.model_size.x * 20); // how much "in the distance" we should load the model
+		entites.push_front(entities::Entity(model, glm::vec3(0, -50, -50 - z_offset), glm::vec3(0, 90, 0), 20));
+
+
+	}
+
+
 	scene::Scenes scene::In_Game_Scene::start(GLFWwindow* window)
 	{
 		raw_model = render_engine::LoadObjModel("res/House.obj");
 		texture = { render_engine::loader::LoadTexture("res/Texture.png") };
 		texture.shine_damper = 10;
 		texture.reflectivity = 0;
-		models::TexturedModel model = { raw_model, texture };
+		model = { raw_model, texture };
+
+		/*int z = 0;
 
-		int z = 0;
 		for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
 		{
 			entities.push_back(entities::Entity(model, glm::vec3(0, -50, -50 - z), glm::vec3(0, 90, 0), 20));
 			z += (raw_model.model_size.x * 20);
+		}*/
+		for (int i = 0; i <= UPCOMING_MODEL_AMOUNT; i++)
+		{
+			load_chunk(i);
 		}
 
-		lights.push_back(entities::Light(glm::vec3(0, 1000, -7000), glm::vec3(5, 5, 5)));
+		sun = entities::Light(glm::vec3(0, 1000, -7000), glm::vec3(5, 5, 5));
 		lights.push_back(entities::Light(glm::vec3(0, 0, -30), glm::vec3(2, 0, 2), glm::vec3(0.0001f, 0.0001f, 0.0001f)));
 		lights.push_back(entities::Light(glm::vec3(0, 0, -200), glm::vec3(0, 2, 0), glm::vec3(0.0001f, 0.0001f, 0.0001f)));
 
@@ -90,9 +117,14 @@ namespace scene
 		shader->LoadViewMatrix(camera);
 
 		// Renders each entity in the entities list
-		for (entities::Entity& entity : entities)
+		/*for (entities::Entity& entity : entities)
 		{
 			render_engine::renderer::Render(entity, *shader);
+		}*/
+
+		for (entities::Entity& model_entity : entites)
+		{
+			render_engine::renderer::Render(model_entity, *shader);
 		}
 
 		// Render GUI items
@@ -105,6 +137,17 @@ namespace scene
 	void scene::In_Game_Scene::update(GLFWwindow* window)
 	{
 		camera.Move(window);
+
+		// calculate where the next house model should be loaded
+		static int last_model_pos = 0;
+		int model_pos = -round(camera.GetPosition().z / (model.raw_model.model_size.x * 20)); // how much models we have passed, minus because we are moving in the negative z axis
+
+		// if we have passed a model, load a new one and delete the one behind us
+		if (last_model_pos != model_pos)
+		{
+			load_chunk(model_pos + UPCOMING_MODEL_AMOUNT);
+		}
+		last_model_pos = model_pos;
 	}
 
 	void scene::In_Game_Scene::onKey(GLFWwindow* window, int key, int scancode, int action, int mods)

src/shaders/entity_shader.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "entity_shader.h"
 #include "../toolbox/toolbox.h"
+#include <deque>
 
 namespace shaders
 {
@@ -160,6 +161,25 @@ namespace shaders
 		}
 	}
 
+	void EntityShader::LoadLights(std::deque<entities::Light>& lights) const
+	{
+		for (int i = 0; i < MAX_LIGHTS; ++i)
+		{
+			if (i < lights.size())
+			{
+				LoadVector(location_light_position[i], lights[i].GetPosition());
+				LoadVector(location_light_color[i], lights[i].GetColor());
+				LoadVector(location_light_attenuation[i], lights[i].GetAttenuation());
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				LoadVector(location_light_position[i], glm::vec3(0, 0, 0));
+				LoadVector(location_light_color[i], glm::vec3(0, 0, 0));
+				LoadVector(location_light_attenuation[i], glm::vec3(1, 0, 0));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	void EntityShader::LoadShineVariables(float shine_damper, float reflectivity) const
 	{
 		LoadFloat(location_shine_damper, shine_damper);

src/shaders/entity_shader.h

@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ namespace shaders
 		 */
 		void LoadLights(std::vector<entities::Light>& lights) const;
 
+		/**
+		 * @brief loads some lights contained in a deque.
+		 * 
+		 * @param lights the deque containing the lights to load
+		 */
+		void LoadLights(std::deque<entities::Light>& lights) const;
+
 		/*
 		 * @brief: A method to load the the shine variables from a model into the shader
 		 *