WiP in WiP, post your screenshots!
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The curvy bit to the left looks confusing as hell, and the brown thing with the blast marks on it is way too big and flat to be a gameplay area.
Deodorant
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Seeing as Bloodhound's take on Highpass got criticized because the two big ledges overlooking the point made it too defendable, and seeing as out of the 4 different areas per side from which you can attack the point not a single one is even ground, I decided to try and swap the steeper ledge for a much flatter one that can be accessed on both ends in Gastrointestinal. Does that look like a sense-making change or should I go back to the old way?
Janeator
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I already thought of that. will mostly add props or something, idk. as i said, te central part still needs to be 'done'. One of the concepts i had bfore was covering it. But it seemed to me that'd be reducing sniper's action. nevermind, i gtg.
Also splitting lvl 4 disps into 16 lvl 2 disps, like crappy aperture walls lol.
Also splitting lvl 4 disps into 16 lvl 2 disps, like crappy aperture walls lol.
Kill_the_Bug
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Speaking of Power 4 displacements - what's the deal with those anyways?
they don't work. period. don't ask why, they just don't. use power 3 instead, or more power 2 displacements.
cutting up already made displacements works too.
There are so many triangles on p4 displacements that physics calculations easily get out of control and can cause servers to crash. You can't predict everything, no matter your intentions, so it's better to use p2 or if you really must p3 displacements.
I also think it's easier to make smooth curves at p2.
Don't cut displacements either. Just remake them in the shape you need.
I also think it's easier to make smooth curves at p2.
Don't cut displacements either. Just remake them in the shape you need.
Nothing is wrong with P4 displacements. You just need to be very careful when using them. It's all about vertex density, and yyler said, and not a problem inherent to P4 displacements.
A 1024x1024 power 4 displacement is exactly the same as 4 512x512 power 3's.
A 1024x1024 power 4 displacement is exactly the same as 4 512x512 power 3's.
Yes, but then you get a displacement that's twice as dense as if you'd made it that size in the first place, and sewing it with other naturally made displacements will get annoying or challenging. It's better to just redo it to save time in the long run imo.
And yeah, there's nothing wrong with P4 displacements in theory. But as always you can't foresee how everyone uses your map. It also fills your physics data really quickly--you can see this in the compile. I don't know why you'd needlessly bloat that.
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People who use power 4 displacements are inferior undesirables and I should not be forced to share society with the likes of them.
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But the point itself is quite exposed. If a soldier were to stick around on the point they'd likely get sniped eventually.
Soldier isn't on the point himself, he's somewhere where he can see it. The ramps make it very easy for Soldier to shoot other players off the point from a distance, and his targets can't do much because there is nowhere to dodge without falling off anyway.