64 bit?

I read in the experimental version update notes things that suggested that 64 bit was added but my game is still in 34 bit. (Quoted from the update notes) "64 Bit support basics added: We added support for 64 bit for Torque3D and it was quite some work to get 64 bit support working well with all the libraries and the new Lua integration.
Added little launcher that will launch the 32 bits (x86) or 64 bits (x64) version, depending on the operating system. The real binaries are now in separate folders as this is the only possible workaround." Was I interpreting the notes wrong or is something not working right?

 

tdev said they delayed 64bit release because they suspect underlying physics bugs.

 

Ok thanks for the info.

 

It does say support "basics" added. I took that as meaning the game was prepared for a 64 bit build but actual 64 bit release would have been a bit of a fanfare.

 

That is true. I had interpreted "Added little launcher that will launch the 32 bits (x86) or 64 bits (x64) version, depending on the operating system" as meaning that the 64 bit version existed allready.

 

will having a 64 bit launch program be better for a 64 bit computer

 

The launch program just tells the game what game version to launch 34 or 64 bit.

 

32 not 34. You've made same typo a few times now.

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64 bit software has access to vastly increased amounts of ram, also consumes a tad more ram (code itself double in theory - usually under, although game resources and textures won't change and are probably more significant).
Also it can perform 64 bit maths natively, 32 bit software has to software emulate 64 bit arithmetic which is slow, so a program using 64 bit integer maths compiled for 64 bit will run faster than when compiled for 32 bit.
Some 64 bit CPUs also had a slight performance hit when switching in and out from 64 bit tasks and 32 bit tasks, that is a highly insignificant impact but would be negated.

 

Whoops. sorry.