First of all where can I find some already recorded mvd files? I'd like to check them out, they sound cool.
Second, are these basically a package of .qwd files? A .qwd file collecting events within one player's PVS/PHS. Say you have 5 players in the same room, each .qwd file is going to record pretty much the same events, and that would be a waste. What I'm hoping mvd files do is just straight up record all events that occur on the map without any regard to anyone's PVS/PHS. Including events/message only to be seen by specific players.
Basically a file recording that you can connect to and roam around as a non-interactive spectator, just as if you connected to a real life server but can only spectate, no interaction possible.
EDIT: I was thinking that .qwd could be converted to a world recording file, but you can only see ents in that one player's PVS/PHS. When playing back bsp leafs not within the players PVS/PHS would be drawn faded to indicate that it is unknown if any ents reside there.
Second, are these basically a package of .qwd files? A .qwd file collecting events within one player's PVS/PHS. Say you have 5 players in the same room, each .qwd file is going to record pretty much the same events, and that would be a waste. What I'm hoping mvd files do is just straight up record all events that occur on the map without any regard to anyone's PVS/PHS. Including events/message only to be seen by specific players.
Basically a file recording that you can connect to and roam around as a non-interactive spectator, just as if you connected to a real life server but can only spectate, no interaction possible.
EDIT: I was thinking that .qwd could be converted to a world recording file, but you can only see ents in that one player's PVS/PHS. When playing back bsp leafs not within the players PVS/PHS would be drawn faded to indicate that it is unknown if any ents reside there.
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