Quake Animated-REFLECTING-OVERLOAD

[vaustein]

@Splitterface After further testing, it turns out that the primary reason for the overall FPS hit (aside from stained glass in start.map) is bloom and HDR bloom combined with QRP textures. I was consistently getting 45fps near the beginning of E2M1 with the 3 grunts and 2 dogs. After disabling bloom and HDR bloom, the floor went up to 70fps. Yes, I hope DarkHavoc (or someone else - it's open source right?) implements multithreading and other optimizations. It's really interesting that Rygel's 3GB of textures don't load the GPU as much as QRP does. A few of the Rygel textures actually look more detailed, such as the grass on the ground in E1M1 around the bridge.

@CassyCade Would you please list the cvars or point me at the readme? I'd like to check that out.

[PRIMEVAL]

This definitely gives a great feel to Quake now, really good!

[Mindf!3ldzX]

Has LordHavoc ever mentioned he will integrate multithreading? How about, a DarkPlaces DirectX version that continues to support all the custom content.

That would be end game epic winning.

I would be happy if I could only create a fn Catalyst Application Profile for DarkPlaces.exe and successfully run AFR Friendly or even /some/ fashion of Crossfire.

I've googled on setting up OpenGL+Crossfire applications and found nothing. Will have to remind LordH. to help me with that.

[lucky88shp]

Hey webangel,

What rtlights or settings/file are you using in the first video "Quake Animated Textures" on your first post? As my game looks pretty dark in that area that you show in the beginning of that video from E1M1, whereas yours in really nice and bright in all areas.

[FC Zvyozdochka]

Has LordHavoc ever mentioned he will integrate multithreading?

This is very hard to do, so I don't think we'll see it soon

How about, a DarkPlaces DirectX version that continues to support all the custom content.

DP already has D3D 9 renderer, but it is more slow, than OpenGL one.

[bluntz]

I am wondering why I have light beams in some maps but not in others?
Also if I change a window texture do I need to do anything to it?

[FC Zvyozdochka]

I am wondering why I have light beams in some maps but not in others?

They are defined in *.ent files, if they are not presented in these files - then they won't appear ingame.

Also if I change a window texture do I need to do anything to it?

Nope, shader definition does not check texture, only its name.

[webangel]

Hey webangel,

What rtlights or settings/file are you using in the first video "Quake Animated Textures" on your first post? As my game looks pretty dark in that area that you show in the beginning of that video from E1M1, whereas yours in really nice and bright in all areas.

Hi Lucky,
I´m using Inkub´s rtlights

I am wondering why I have light beams in some maps but not in others?
Also if I change a window texture do I need to do anything to it?

FC is right. All Levels which has big windows should be included in the first post! You have nothing to do if you change a texture...

[bluntz]

Ok I changed window 3 ,dont I have to do something to get the new image to show on the floor?

[webangel]

Hi bluntz,
sorry, I forgot it
You have to edit the cubemaps\***nx texture.
Window01_3 should be 203nx.tga

Window_Cubemaps.png

[bluntz]

Hmm well there does not appear to be a cubemap for the window i am working on.But I could have swore I saw you had shots of it with beams before.

[FC Zvyozdochka]

You can easily make your own cubemap with simple "envmap" command. Just a little advise - once you have a cubemap files, open it with your preferred graphics editor, and make them more contrast and less bright, and then apply blur on them. That makes "fake" cubemap reflection look better.

[webangel]

Hello FC Zvyozdochka,
you are right if you want to make map Cubes.
The "Lightbeams on Ground" Cubemaps do not work like this.
They are much easier

If you have this pack on your Hard Disk please look at them!
You can find them in the \cubemaps\ folder of the .pk3.

You can easily make your own cubemap with simple "envmap" command. Just a little advise - once you have a cubemap files, open it with your preferred graphics editor, and make them more contrast and less bright, and then apply blur on them. That makes "fake" cubemap reflection look better.

[FC Zvyozdochka]

Ah, understood

Actually, do you remember that funny Tenebrae effect - lavaballs casted cubemapped light on wall surfaces.
It is possible to do in DP!
Grab cubemaps 17** from Tenebrae's folder and add such string info your effectinfo.txt :

effect lavaball_trail //all these string already exist in Seven's effectinfo except one
lightradius 180
lighttime 0
lightcolor 4 2 0.5
lightcubemapnum 17 //this is cubemap name. Note, its name should be a number!
lightshadow 1

Looks unrealistic, but I like it

[webangel]

Hi FC,
I loved Tenebrae in the old days.
I will try your suggestion.

Sorry but your full name is really complicate for me

Hello bluntz!
I totaly forgot this I want to make this for you. I tried it but I have to look if I find some of this old stuff on my hd.