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Re: r_speeds limit
Posted by Gollum on Mon Apr 5th at 9:29am 2004


? posted by KungFuSquirrel
If I tossed a random cylinder into the middle, yes. But if you build a hint brush to fit complex architecture, it can greatly simplify VIS calculations and face splits around it, and you can even do it without creating any new face splits.

Neato I've known about this use of HINTS in theory but never had occasion to try it out in practice. However, it makes good sense. Although the BSP/VIS algorithms will generally find a more-or-less optimal zoning for the map, they won't be able to take the short-cuts that humans can (like, "that cylinder in the middle of the room isn't going to help VIS, so let's just take it out of the calculations").

Maybe you could write a tutorial on this some time *nudge* Andrew. *prod* *poke*





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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Apr 5th at 9:40am 2004


? posted by JFry
You're the best Orpheus thanks for pointing out those errors. But why are you so sensitive about your mapping knowledge lately? I think it's time you re-installed half-life. You know you miss it...

its not that i am sensitive, but of late it seems that some of our newer members, because i have no maps pending, either assume i am uninformed, or something worse.

i truly wonder if they research whom they are arguing with.

i may not have HL currently installed, but it was for almost 5 years. i do not know everything about HL mapping, but i do know a lions share of it. i do learn new stuff even today, but it is really annoying when someone throws words around like arrogant and rude, when all along all it started out was a little tease.

anywho's, it was rude of me, so lets pick up from there and proceed shall we :/

[addsig]




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Posted by Mr.Ben on Mon Apr 5th at 9:44am 2004


Yeah thats right orph, you tell that foo' who's boss *rolls eyes*

Oh and for what's worth i said 1000 because that is a nice round number, this isn't the dark ages any more, software mode should be illegal now. [addsig]




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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Apr 5th at 9:52am 2004


? posted by Mr.Ben
Yeah thats right orph, you tell that foo' who's boss *rolls eyes*

am i to infer that you do not like the idea of lep running this site?

he can be a bit... touchy, but there is nothing a few years won't cure. but if it will make you feel better i suppose i can.

JFry, Leperus is running this site, he created it with a massive amount of feedback over the last few years to its present form. he has a few lieutenants to help him monitor the site as well.

look to the green names.

hope that helps.

[addsig]




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Posted by Kage_Prototype on Mon Apr 5th at 9:56am 2004


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am i to infer that you do not like the idea of lep running this site?


Bwahahahaa. I needed that laugh Orph. [addsig]




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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Apr 5th at 10:27am 2004


? posted by Kage_Prototype
? quote:
am i to infer that you do not like the idea of lep running this site?


Bwahahahaa. I needed that laugh Orph.

*blushes*

you are very welcome ol' man

seriously though, we have several shining stars among our member list, for many reasons, but other than our green names (which the current list of them truly deserve the titles) we have no real leaders among us.

i would look to wildcard, just as likely as KFS, i would seek out jeff, just as quickly as gollum or yak.. and thats just me.. i am sure everyone here has their opinion on whom to turn to on any given issue, and more than likely, the one they turn to today, may not be the right person for tomorrows problem.

i have my hero's here, most of them know whom they are, and some of them for no other reason, than they stood up to me on a debate, and stayed with it to its ending. i, can respect someone, more easily, than like them sometimes...

i think mr. ben was being as humorous as i was attempting to be

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Posted by Jinx on Mon Apr 5th at 2:30pm 2004


this topic = OLD!

not even going to comment, it's been beat into the ground too many times.





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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Apr 5th at 2:36pm 2004


? posted by Jinx

this topic = OLD!

not even going to comment, it's been beat into the ground too many times.

its this topic, or we tell everyone you mom still dresses you funny.

/runs

[addsig]




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Posted by Mr.Ben on Mon Apr 5th at 2:51pm 2004


Yes... yes i was.

*runs* [addsig]




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Posted by Forceflow on Mon Apr 5th at 2:54pm 2004


? posted by Mr.Ben
software mode should be illegal now.

Hey ! Software mode roxors your soxors ! (I played for about 2 years on software mode, lowest res ... argh, teh horror !)





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Posted by Yak_Fighter on Mon Apr 5th at 4:36pm 2004


? posted by Mr.Ben
Yeah thats right orph, you tell that foo' who's boss *rolls eyes*

Oh and for what's worth i said 1000 because that is a nice round number, this isn't the dark ages any more, software mode should be illegal now.

Tell that to Flayra and the NS team. When I ran in software mode worldmodels would constantly warp and look terrible, but they expect a mod that has tons and tons of models everywhere to run fine in software and enforce the official guidelines to that tune.





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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Mon Apr 5th at 4:42pm 2004


Software is not and never has been supported in NS. [addsig]



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Posted by Mr.Ben on Mon Apr 5th at 6:19pm 2004


What he said. ^^ [addsig]



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Posted by Yak_Fighter on Mon Apr 5th at 8:32pm 2004


Perhaps I should stop saying things that are incorrect.



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Posted by JFry on Mon Apr 5th at 8:57pm 2004


I realize it must be hard dealing with those people all the time Orph but really I am not one of them. I have lurked here for quite some time and I knew exactly "who I was talking to". I know you have mucho experience and I would like nothing more than to benefit from that. Also I know Lep runs the site and I think he does a fine job. Sorry if I blew things out of proportion tho and I'm certainly glad to move on.



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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Apr 5th at 9:03pm 2004


it was my bad JFry.. sometimes, i forget my own advice about handling relatively new members, lurking ones or not. its not like me to act that way.

and the light blue text is a joke, for Mr Ben.. it was to steer away from the direction it was trying to go.

a lesson learned, try hard to pay attention to the smilies.

[addsig]




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Posted by Gorbachev on Tue Apr 6th at 2:39am 2004


Software mode is such a joke, it's brutal even on a map that it CAN handle. I'll map for slower computers in mind, but I won't go low enough as to map for software mode. [addsig]



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Posted by fishy on Tue Apr 6th at 3:03am 2004


i wonder how many people play using software mode, simply because it is the default setting, and they dont want to tamper with things that they dont understand, just in case they 'break' something.

i'd be willing to bet thats its more than just a few.





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Posted by Andrei on Tue Apr 6th at 4:54pm 2004


? posted by fishy

i wonder how many people play using software mode, simply because it is the default setting, and they dont want to tamper with things that they dont understand, just in case they 'break' something.

i'd be willing to bet thats its more than just a few.

How could such people be let loose on a computer?!

[addsig]




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Posted by Gwil on Tue Apr 6th at 5:04pm 2004


Because computers are the modern world now, not just a mainstay of geeks and code whores! [addsig]




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