[MaxOfS2D]

MightyMax posted:

"The game could also dynamically change the amount of polygons on models, depending on the player's settings. If a large squad of enemies were to attack the player, all model's polygon counts would decrease so that the player can fight them off without lagging. When the enemies disappear, the computer will bump the poly count back to the previous amount."

Why isn't this in every game ever?

I am pretty sure this is in every game ever and it's called LODs

[IrishBandit]

MaxOfS2D posted:

I am pretty sure this is in every game ever and it's called LODs

But aren't those only based on distance?

[HiddenMyst]

It was probably canned due to the introduction of broadband internet, which essentially made such technology redundant.

Edited:

IrishBandit posted:

But aren't those only based on distance?

Distance is only a factor in them.
Normally they're capped by the graphics settings and then controlled via distance.

[MaxOfS2D]

IrishBandit posted:

But aren't those only based on distance?

L4D controls LODs based on number of zombies in the horde

[MightyMax]

MaxOfS2D posted:

L4D controls LODs based on number of zombies in the horde

TF2 REALLY needs that tech, seeing as how valve hasn't put lods on a lot of things and it just ends up being a 3 fps clusterfuck when 12 people on each side are close to each other.

[MaxOfS2D]

MightyMax posted:

TF2 REALLY needs that tech, seeing as how valve hasn't put lods on a lot of things and it just ends up being a 3 fps clusterfuck when 12 people on each side are close to each other.

TF2 already does that albeit to a much smaller extent (RTT shadows)

[fruxodaily]

MightyMax posted:

TF2 REALLY needs that tech, seeing as how valve hasn't put lods on a lot of things and it just ends up being a 3 fps clusterfuck when 12 people on each side are close to each other.

Oh god yes, tf2 is honestly badly optimized for those moments.

[MenteR]

okay why does anyone even discuss this and why is it on the bloody category name? it should be Valve/Steam, not Valve/Steam/PowerPlay.

[En Ex]

MenteR posted:

okay why does anyone even discuss this and why is it on the bloody category name? it should be Valve/Steam, not Valve/Steam/PowerPlay.

The joke. You might not be getting it.

[wlzshroom]

MenteR posted:

okay why does anyone even discuss this and why is it on the bloody category name? it should be Valve/Steam, not Valve/Steam/PowerPlay.

british humor

[Nevermind.]

wlzshroom posted:

british humor

Fixed

[iLife_Aftermath]

wlzshroom posted:

british humour

Oi, I fixed that for ya, good ol' chap

[.EDI]

Powerplay="network smoothing"

[Butthurter]

.EDI posted:

Powerplay="network smoothing"

im sorry to hear this, jodie...

[Smashman]

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/powerplay

Founded 7 years after the project was abandoned.
And the avatar was created in 2009.

It's probably nothing, though.

[Ericson666]

I heard they're releasing this with Richochet 2

[matt000024]

Reading about Powerplay now is a lot like reading a science fiction book from the 1960s where it is 1992 and everyone has cool hovercars.

[Crash15]

Neo Kabuto posted:

I think he means the military version.

frux means this