Why Low Polies...
TheFrag
Join Date: 2003-07-04 Member: 17935Members
Join Date: 2003-07-04 Member: 17935Members
Is the only advantage of low polies, high fps? Could effect ping lag at all? I doubt it, but I consider it is possible, but I don tkno whow the engine works.
Thanks.
P.S.- I figured this would go hear because It has to do with modeling. Are there any packs that have low poly models...the stock ones. Nothing uber ghetto, like Ollj's 3 or 4 poly turret...
P.P.S.-- Not really on topic but how do you do the draw_graph. Like, what is the exact command, I forgot. MIne is reporting half of what the scoreboard does. Sorry that this doesnt fit, but I really dont want to have to make all sorts of posts.
Thanks again.
Thanks.
P.S.- I figured this would go hear because It has to do with modeling. Are there any packs that have low poly models...the stock ones. Nothing uber ghetto, like Ollj's 3 or 4 poly turret...
P.P.S.-- Not really on topic but how do you do the draw_graph. Like, what is the exact command, I forgot. MIne is reporting half of what the scoreboard does. Sorry that this doesnt fit, but I really dont want to have to make all sorts of posts.
Thanks again.
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and btw, ping and fps are both 2 differnt things... high ping will make the game pause alot, low fps will make the game choppy, and one good thing is that fps can only go so low(4), ping just never knows when to stop <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
High Poly Models can KILL us little people who aren't rich. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Also, just to let you know, "FPS" is how many "frames"(thats right folks, just like a movie, 'cept no reel!) your computer is putting on that screen every second(a lot, ain't it?). It can be raised by less detailed textures, low detail rooms, or low poly...ness. Your ping once and a while will effect your framerate, but its quite a bit wonky when it does.
A ping, is, in milliseconds(damn fast, ain't it?) how long it takes the signal YOU put out to get to the server, AAAAND back. Note: The reason some servers have crappy pings is because they don't send them back out effeciently.
If I'm wrong about any of this, someone tell me where I'm wrong, because this is what a lot of people told me.
As for the low polies, basically it's a sacrifice of good looks for better performance, just useusally just a smidgeon. I tried out low poly models using my old video card (an ATI Rage 128, so, for comparison, I get 14 fps on average in CS using the defaults), so I was getting about 5 FPS in NS with normal models, and about 10 with some low poly. Basically, It's not worth the effort in my opinion, but, if you really want it, I say, have at it.
Hehe, Radeon 9700 costs 190-230 ? here in Finland (And 1? = 1.01$)
I just mean hardware in general, it wwas just an example.
Thanks.
WHAT??
I have windows XP. I went to graphic card settings and turned the v-sync off and then I typed fps_max 100 to NS console.
That's it. 100fps, if there is not much of action.
you mean my 633 Celeron with a 1mb gfx card is outdated?
Me crys if this is a serious question.
thats for changing from the default refresh rate, hence for running in vsync. My monitor is rated for 60hz cuz it sucks. I may be able to up it a bit tho.