I was looking at a map in ued and notice the designer had created an entire, pretty complex room doing an intersect. Why? Does it help the framerate if you see all the ads and subractions vs one big ad?
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No, it was a building. with hallways and walls. Probably about 20 different subtractions and ads were use to create the room before the intersect.
I'm just curious because if it makes maps run smoother it could be worth it.
No, it was a building. with hallways and walls. Probably about 20 different subtractions and ads were use to create the room before the intersect.
I'm just curious because if it makes maps run smoother it could be worth it.
i actually asked this very same question some time back... anyways, it's apparently something that the level gods have been discussing for quite a long time, yet no one really knows for sure if it offers any performance benefits... basically it all boils down to personal preference, and convenience...
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btw, OT but i love your avatar... i can't for the life of me recall the name of the graphic novels, but that was an awesome mini-series... scandinavian, if i'm not mistaken?
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as far as i'm aware by making building out of one brush by intersecting it, makes it alot easier to duplicate map areas. I also think it helps frame rates but eats up memory. I think thats about it. Thats my finding anyway if anyone knows different i'll be please to here your opinion
Yeah but think of the disadv. If a lot of the adds are semisolids you hurt more than help your level. I'm a semi-solid lover
Yeah but think of the disadv. If a lot of the adds are semisolids you hurt more than help your level. I'm a semi-solid lover
Each to his own I guess
yeah, i did that one time. it worked perfectly! i made a dm level with a reasonable level of complexity, intersected it with a brush considerably larger than the map itself, and added the new brush to a subtracted brush of the same size. change the brush to a semisolid, and the framerate just shoots up! you can see this on the unreal 1 level i created a long time ago, DMPeruzo (it its still available on nalicity). has anyone else ever done this?
That is dangerous since you would have to playtest the level thoruoughly to see players dont fall off at some point. In a huge map it would just not be worth the effort. and in a small map why go to the trouble since you node count will probably be pretty low.