Please refine Lava Falls

_Necro_

<div class="IPBDescription">pun intended</div>This bugs me for a while now... I was very happy to try the new map, at the release. But was very disappointed of the performance of this map. Especially in Lava Falls my FPS drop from round about 30 to 40 in every other map, to 20fps. Activating r_stats showed me, that there are 1000 models drawn looking into LavaFalls from marine start. In most other maps there are only round about 300 - 400.
Please introduce a guide number cap of max. 500 models per room for mappers. The performance is already not the best in general, but for me acceptable since the 180ish beta builds. Just LavaFalls isn't playable for me. Map-optimization should be an important point too.

Yuuki

The ambient sounds on refinery are very annoying. Can't play the map.

Neoken

I have to agree. Refinery runs badly in comparison to the other maps.

tarquinbb

mmmmmh... i can't say i haven't noticed fps drop on lava, pretty much every room is significantly more 'chuggy' than most rooms on other maps.

however, i'm playing on an awful computer - well in need of upgrading. after buying 3 seperate pc's (once every 3-4 years), i've accepted that my fps will gradually get lower over time. when i can't tolerate it any longer i bite the bullet and aim to get a new pc.


most mappers are aware of performance limitations and optimization, but you can't blame them if there are a few who want their map to be extra sweet. even if you alienate players on an older system.