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What slows the engine down ........
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:04 pm
by small_sumo
With ai in particular is it the ai themselves and theyre thinking and actions, or is it the polygons/polycount of them. I want to know if it is worth my time to make low poly models in order to have a flood of ai.
Thanks guys
btw dont reply unless you are very sure.
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 6:21 pm
by jv_map
I think both, though especially the scripting/coding workload they consume
Think
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:11 am
by tltrude
I wonder if AI models use LOD (level of detail) at a distance? My guess is not, because players look at them through sniper scopes.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 3:22 am
by small_sumo
Now if the ai has his ai turned off and is just running along would that help? Or when he dies will that load the engine because he has to do the death anim? Its a way off yet but I want to do a omaha one day.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 3:03 pm
by jv_map
When you set their ai to off anims don't work at all... btw tltrude when you look at a model through the sniper scope the LOD of the model increases
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 7:23 am
by small_sumo
Well they do work if you command them to walk run crawl here and there they do what you ask, but they dont fight or react to enemy because they are turned off. Is that a significant enough change to help with overall fps?
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 7:54 am
by jv_map
Ah you mean set their .enableEnemy to 0
... yes that should help a bit, though I don't think it'll help a lot... best just try it
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:16 am
by small_sumo
Hmmmmm maybe sven-coop and the halflife engine might be better for this kind of thing.