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Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - at0m - 01-20-2011
Oh, sounds good then.
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - Kirby - 01-20-2011
(01-20-2011, 10:30 AM)backfire link Wrote: [quote author=CUBA LIBRE link=topic=206.msg192966#msg192966 date=1295536074]Best Update EVER!
[quote author=backfire link=topic=206.msg192945#msg192945 date=1295507056]
[quote author=Hobospartan link=topic=206.msg192897#msg192897 date=1295477511]
Updated several models with optimizations and new LODs.
[/quote]I honestly don't even know what that note means
[/quote]
Short answer, your game runs better.
Long answer, they included Level of Detail models which are models the weapons are swapped out for as you walk away from them. Basically, before this update, if you and a spy holding an ambassador stood on opposing balconies on 2fort, the gun he's holding would make up more than 85% of the spy's total polygons. Reason being was because you were rendering the gun at the same detail that far away than if you were to stand right next to him.
[/quote]
Best part is, that sort of stuff was already available in the textures. Only took them about a decade to port the idea to models too.
b)
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - HeK - 01-20-2011
(01-20-2011, 12:04 PM)Kirby, the Spyro link Wrote: Best part is, that sort of stuff was already available in the textures. Only took them about a decade to port the idea to models too.
b)
Pretty sure lod was available on models for a long time, I know Source had it from the getgo.
The 'original' TF2 (unreleased, circa 2000, the milsim) had model lod.
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - Kirby - 01-20-2011
(01-20-2011, 03:49 PM)HeK link Wrote: [quote author=Kirby, the Spyro link=topic=206.msg192976#msg192976 date=1295543064]
Best part is, that sort of stuff was already available in the textures. Only took them about a decade to port the idea to models too.
b)
Pretty sure lod was available on models for a long time, I know Source had it from the getgo.
The 'original' TF2 (unreleased, circa 2000, the milsim) had model lod.
[/quote]
Did it? I wasn't too familiar with the original Source engine
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - Reevesith - 01-24-2011
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/110122.jpg :p
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - [SiN] Merc - 01-24-2011
(01-24-2011, 10:24 PM)Reevesith link Wrote: http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/110122.jpg :p
![[Image: marty.jpg]](http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee222/merc_the_jerk/marty.jpg)
http://www.brbuninstalling.com/forum/index.php?topic=52.msg193457#msg193457
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Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - Wyrmidon - 01-27-2011
Quote:Improved engine handling of server queries
hopefully this means there won't be any more stuttering.
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - Spore - 01-28-2011
(01-27-2011, 07:28 PM)Wyrmidon link Wrote:valve Wrote:Improved engine handling of server queries
hopefully this means there won't be any more stuttering.
Doesn't this just affect the server browser?
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - Wyrmidon - 01-28-2011
(01-28-2011, 12:46 PM)Spore link Wrote: [quote author=Wyrmidon link=topic=206.msg194002#msg194002 date=1296174512]
valve Wrote:Improved engine handling of server queries
hopefully this means there won't be any more stuttering.
Doesn't this just affect the server browser?
[/quote]
I'm pretty sure it is involved in any information between the game and the server, like player position and stuff. Though I'm not good with computers and could have misinterpreted this.
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - Versus - 01-28-2011
i was thinking server browser too
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - Kirby - 01-28-2011
It has to do with the fact any SourceDS server can be DoS'ed by simply spamming it with thousands of requests for the player list and rule list per second, the engine wasn't good at dealing with that and would exhibit many bad behaviors, like the recent "server randomly freezes for 30 seconds and drops every player" bug, that wasn't a bug, that was servers being DoS'ed. THe engine was so pooly coded to handle loads like that, that it was possible to crash/flood any SourceDS server with pretty much any home broadband, it didn't take much bandwidth to do it.
The update in no way has anything to do with the end user.
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - PyroZombie - 01-31-2011
This new Monday Night Combat update is absolute shit.
You couldn't pay me to buy that game again.
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - copulatingduck - 02-01-2011
didnt valve already pay you to buy it once with hats?
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - backfire - 02-03-2011
Hey, did that promotional stuff get old yet?
Cause they're doing it again.
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - CaffeinePowered - 02-03-2011
(02-03-2011, 02:47 PM)backfire link Wrote: Hey, did that promotional stuff get old yet?
Cause they're doing it again.
Just don't buy it then, the most it can do is be an inconvenience where they push an update right as a match or community event is about to start >
Also sort of a game update, make sure to update your favorites lists, stats should be streaming already if i got the URL pointing correct and HeK doesn't need to do anything else. I'll post a group announcement about it tonight
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - shoopfox - 02-03-2011
(02-03-2011, 03:06 PM)Caffeine link Wrote: [quote author=backfire link=topic=206.msg195008#msg195008 date=1296762420]
Hey, did that promotional stuff get old yet?
Cause they're doing it again.
Just don't buy it then, the most it can do is be an inconvenience where they push an update right as a match or community event is about to start >
Also sort of a game update, make sure to update your favorites lists, stats should be streaming already if i got the URL pointing correct and HeK doesn't need to do anything else. I'll post a group announcement about it tonight
[/quote]
Except you still have you look at all the tards with ugly unoptimized weapons that don't really fit the whole TF2 aesthetic
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - backfire - 02-03-2011
alright, apparently after the game comes out, you'll be able to craft these ones since they actually have different stats and not just reskins.
brb saving metal.
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - [SiN] Merc - 02-03-2011
(02-03-2011, 08:51 PM)backfire link Wrote: alright, apparently after the game comes out, you'll be able to craft these ones since they actually have different stats and not just reskins.
brb saving metal.
The pyro one seems pretty baller. Afterburn that doesn't vanish until you get healed.
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - [fr31ns]Karrde - 02-03-2011
JFK just stop it, please. I think Valve's finally gone off the deep end and said "fuck balance" completely.
Re: Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion) - backfire - 02-03-2011
Quote:Karrde link=topic=206.msg195067#msg195067 date=1296794445]
JFK just stop it, please. I think Valve's finally gone off the deep end and said "fuck balance" completely.
It's a glitch I'm sure. Death by afterburn from that has the killicon of whatever flamethrower you're carrying.