[227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:00 pm
Looks like that Dispersion explosion just disappear (fast explosion) in some distances.
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[227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
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Re: [227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:37 pm
cant reproduce
Re: [227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:18 pm
I can always reproduce it, and I often watch that effect in my InfernoTown Castle 
But it seems to me like an optimisation rather than a bug - at that distance it would surely save you some resources if someone was spamming DP all over the map.
But it seems to me like an optimisation rather than a bug - at that distance it would surely save you some resources if someone was spamming DP all over the map.Re: [227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:26 pm
i can confirm this issue, running either d3d9 or opengl on ati video card.
i can post some more specs/info if needed.
i can post some more specs/info if needed.
Re: [227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 4:49 am
Yes, It seems more like a way to optimize resources than a bug, because is a blast that have 2 or 3 frames vs the normal one with 6 - 7. So if this is true, I think that will OK on a 1998 computer, but today doesn't really helps. If that effect can be at larger distances (or eliminated) I think that it will be better.
Re: [227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 5:35 am
drawing small sprites like that is absolutely trivial on execution speed, the uscript to change the texture probably costs more cpu time.
This is probably a bug, but as to what setup it's on i'm not sure.
I remember seeing it before, but I dont remember making a big deal of it and I dont remember what setup I was on..
I can't reproduce and i'm on an nvidia gpu for the record.
This is probably a bug, but as to what setup it's on i'm not sure.
I remember seeing it before, but I dont remember making a big deal of it and I dont remember what setup I was on..
I can't reproduce and i'm on an nvidia gpu for the record.
Re: [227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 6:40 am
Interesting, I'm on ATI and using OpenGL.
Re: [227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:55 am
My D3D9 settings:
Re: [227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:02 am
ATI card?My D3D9 settings:
Re: [227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:03 am
Yes.ATI card?My D3D9 settings:
Also found whats causing it:
DispersionAmmo.uc
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simulated function Explode(vector HitLocation, vector HitNormal)
{
if ( !bExplosionEffect )
{
BlowUp(HitLocation);
bExplosionEffect = true;
if (Level.bHighDetailMode)
DrawScale = Min(Damage/12.0 + 0.8,2.5);
else
DrawScale = Min(Damage/20.0 + 0.8,1.5);
LightRadius = 6;
SetCollision(false,false,false);
if( !EffectIsRelevant(Location,true) ) // remove this!
LifeSpan = 0.1; // And
else LifeSpan = 0.7;
Texture = ExpType;
LightType = LT_TexturePaletteOnce;
Skin = ExpSkin;
DrawType = DT_SpriteAnimOnce;
Style = STY_Translucent;
SetPhysics(PHYS_None);
Disable('Tick');
}
}
....
or change
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if( !EffectIsRelevant(Location,true) )
LifeSpan = 0.1;
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if( !EffectIsRelevant(Location,true) )
LifeSpan = 0.7;
Re: [227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:56 am
EffectIsRelevant was broken because one feature in PlayerPawn was broken, but it's fixed now.
Re: [227g_36] Dispersion explosion disappear in some distances
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 3:03 pm
I never knew that function existed...