What grid size do you use?
- Thread starter The Political Gamer
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- Feb 1, 2009
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All of them, but usually the biggest grid possible. Using a really small grid all the time can easily lead to
a) the map looking like a mess in hammer
b)visleaves being fucked up
I usually use 64 or 128 for blocking, and I never use a grid smaller than 8 if I don't specifically need something really thin.
About 8-unit walls, dario's maps have them too, and I used them in snowdrift.
Apparently they were a problem in crossroads though so I switched to 16. And actually 16 is a lot better now that I got used to it.
a) the map looking like a mess in hammer
b)visleaves being fucked up
I usually use 64 or 128 for blocking, and I never use a grid smaller than 8 if I don't specifically need something really thin.
About 8-unit walls, dario's maps have them too, and I used them in snowdrift.
Apparently they were a problem in crossroads though so I switched to 16. And actually 16 is a lot better now that I got used to it.
Since players don't generally stare point blank at a wall it's not really a huge issue, but you do notice when people shoot out the windows of B on Gravelpit and their weapons clip the window frame as they strafe in and out of cover, as well as the walls at A when people look out the glass window over looking the A-C connector.
It's also an issue in some areas of 2fort. The pyro's flamethrower is the worst culprit for weapon wall clipping, as well as the soldiers rocket launcher. This can be a pain for pyro users since they often rely on ambushes, and their weapon clipping through walls gives them away.
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