Architecture or 3dos... my opinion


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Posted by Mangore Kiramin on October 09, 1998 at 16:02:36:

In Reply to: Sector Architecture vs. 3DO's posted by Ghost on October 09, 1998 at 07:59:58:

Well, I think that architecture is WAY cooler than 3dos, (plus they allow better lighting). However, framerate is always an issue. I find it best to use a good mix of sectors and 3dos. I would leave the tower itself as architexture, and use 3dos for the ramps and such. That should boost your framerate ATLEAST a couple fps in software rendering.

If there are lots of architexture details on the tower, that can also slow things down. Like overhangs or ledges, etc.

Generally, anything that is used multiple times or causes lots of cleaves that can easily be avoided should be a 3do.

IF you think about it, a ramp 3do could go in one sector, instead of breaking that sector up into 4. That is why most of the ramps and walkways are 3dos in Jedi Knight.


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