Is Something Like Net-rad (like Net-vis) ?
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Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19844Members
Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19844Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Is something like net-rad (like net-vis)</div> I am using ZHLT pack for compiling maps.
But there is only net vis - it is cool, but RAD is complining too much time. Is any where something like net-vis - NET-RAD ? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
But there is only net vis - it is cool, but RAD is complining too much time. Is any where something like net-vis - NET-RAD ? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
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VIS is a process of small amount of data that needs lots of calculation, and the result is small data, too.
RAD needs more data and the result is way bigger. Makes less sense to do this via network.
Ever used seti@home? you get 500k of data, analysing it takes 5 hours. In this case networks make much sense.
There once was the <a href='http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?news=1058479387-65306400' target='_blank'>remote compile system</a>, you could send your .map file, set the configs and get it compiled. Made sense for 200mhz users. Its closed down because of HL2.
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RAD -incremental
Use or create an incremental transfer list file
This is a handy option for tweaking lighting, especially on slow or lower memory machines. BuildVisLeafs, MakeScales, and SwapTransfers can be skipped entirely on subsequent runs of hlrad. Note that geometry must not change, but lighting can. Using the incremental file requires a simple but important procedure:
First hlrad is run normally with -incremental. In addition to the map being lit normally, it will generate an incremental file, which is essentially the transfer lists dumped to disk.
Lights can be changed in any way (moved, brightness changed, color changed, etc)
Update the entities in the bsp with an hlcsg -onlyents compile.
Re-run rad normally again with the -incremental switch. The exact same options for -extra, -chop, -texchop, -notexscale must be used on all the runs of hlrad. All the other values may be tweaked.
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