E_poly 'limit' - How Far Is Too Much?

SuperTeflonSuperTeflon Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24893Banned
edited February 2004 in Mapping Forum
Possibly something that should be added to the FAQ... I'm making my readyroom really themed with alien and marine areas, but in the marine area, e_polys are fairly steep, even slightly above the guidelines.

How much is too much? Is it acceptable to exceed the limit in the readyroom (where there won't be any combat to spike e_polys)?

(FYI: BrigWolf's models had my e_poly running at 14k <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> I switch to regular NS and it's around 2200 now <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
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  • CageyCagey Ex-Unknown Worlds Programmer Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8829Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-SuperTeflon+Feb 8 2004, 12:31 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SuperTeflon @ Feb 8 2004, 12:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Possibly something that should be added to the FAQ... I'm making my readyroom really themed with alien and marine areas, but in the marine area, e_polys are fairly steep, even slightly above the guidelines.

    How much is too much? Is it acceptable to exceed the limit in the readyroom (where there won't be any combat to spike e_polys)?

    (FYI: BrigWolf's models had my e_poly running at 14k <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> I switch to regular NS and it's around 2200 now <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Check <a href='http://www.natural-selection.org/Mapping_Guidelines.html#Appendix_A__Baseline_E-Polys' target='_blank'>Appendix A</a> of the Mapping Guidelines for E-poly guidelines.
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  • SuperTeflonSuperTeflon Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24893Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin-XP-Cagey+Feb 8 2004, 01:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (XP-Cagey @ Feb 8 2004, 01:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-SuperTeflon+Feb 8 2004, 12:31 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SuperTeflon @ Feb 8 2004, 12:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Possibly something that should be added to the FAQ... I'm making my readyroom really themed with alien and marine areas, but in the marine area, e_polys are fairly steep, even slightly above the guidelines.

    How much is too much? Is it acceptable to exceed the limit in the readyroom (where there won't be any combat to spike e_polys)?

    (FYI: BrigWolf's models had my e_poly running at 14k <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> I switch to regular NS and it's around 2200 now <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Check <a href='http://www.natural-selection.org/Mapping_Guidelines.html#Appendix_A__Baseline_E-Polys' target='_blank'>Appendix A</a> of the Mapping Guidelines for E-poly guidelines. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I know, I read it before I posted here. The thing is, the 2100 was chosen with, I assume, the actual map in mind? It's not nice to lag clients in combat because you decided to put fourty plants in the room.

    What I wanted to know was, is it acceptable for the e_poly to be slightly excessive in areas like hidden easter eggs and the readyroom?
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  • SuperTeflonSuperTeflon Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24893Banned
    edited February 2004
    Here's what I'm doing, this is the join marines area of the readyroom (very very unfinished...). If I absolutely HAVE to keep it under 2100 without anything going on, I'm going to pretty much have to scrap this whole idea and start over. (2100 from 2400 would be as simple as scrapping an armory. However, I still need to put a couple hallways in and all their eyecandy)

    (I set the armories to team 3, so they do absolutely jack)
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <span style='color:white'>Artificial de-bumping due to forum time/date problem, please ignore this post</span>
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  • WolvWolv Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 56Members
    If this is in the readyroom, you can safely go past the limit, which takes into account both heavy action going on and a lot of structures being build.
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