TF2Maps.net Contest #8 - KoTH, Sponsored by STAR_

[Ravidge]

MIP mapping in source is not done in realtime. All the lower resolutions of a texture is baked into the vtf file. The only gain you could possibly get from forcing lower MIP textures is reduced GPU memory usage. In other words, lowering the texture quality will not increase your render FPS one bit, unless you're choking the gpu memory, which is very unlikely.

The reason competitive players reduce the mipmapping levels is to reduce visual noise.
Or they're just clueless and do it because "it's in this pro config I downloaded, so to be pro, I have to do it as well".

 

[Pocket]

So wait, you're saying the texture quality setting that the game has in its own default options menu and even sets to "High" by default instead of "Very High" is useless?

 

[Fruity Snacks]

Big thanks to bloodhound who made a results page for us! (And did so without being asked to!)

 

[Crash]

Without further ado, TheKieranator's List of Judgements:

1. Arctic by Hanz
2. Railbridge by Eyce
3. Flake by Arnold
4. Anthem by yyler
5. Montane by PDT
6. Occult by fubarFX
7. Skyward by EArkham
8. Aquifer by Crash
9. Quarry by Idolon
10. Drinkwater by J4CK8
11. Crystal by evicted

Any chance we are getting the last of these?