[article] R_speeds

This is a discussion topic for the article "R_speeds" by Hornpipe2 which can be found here

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What they are and how to control them

I thought the tutorial in the Hammer help file was pretty good for the subject. I guess I could've referenced it instead of including it though, heh.
I suppose I could remove it (or edit it so it's more clear)

One of the screens has a software display to list the r_speeds. Since it gives different output, someone seeing it for the first time could easily be confused. Bit of a hodgepodge of a tut, and lengthy at that. You should have stuck to one aspect of r_speeds and controlling them rather than trying to cram it all in.

yea, i knew where those images were from.
thanks for the ideas for diffrent types of hall ways.

Blimey, if I'd known those images would make their way into a tutorial I would've tarted them up a bit Anyway, glad to be of use

I think this tutorial contains good advice and is well presented. Yes, it tries to cover a lot, but at least you take the time to format it with headings etc. It's not overly rambling.

One thing that might have been mentioned was the gl_wireframe commands that you can use to find what objects are breaking up other objects when it's not obvious. Compile your map with -dev -console and the "Run Map" button checked. Once inside the map, type gl_wireframe 1 in console to see the ploygons that were used for the calculations. They should be nice and square. When you see a lot fo triangles that are leaning, this is a problem area. All in all, a good tutorial that explains the problem, how to "measure" it, and ways to fix it.

Its all there.

Good Lord! My bad! (Yeah, yeah... glasses are NOT far away!)

Very good tut, clear and to the point.

i dunno if this was mentioned, but its worth a note.. most of these screens are in softwaremode.. so if they are curious how to achive similar screens, use the r_drawflat 1 command..

helped my rspeed tremendously

Nice, clear tutorial. Good work.

I had no idea software mode had a limit of 800 polys...