los bug in l key view

emmanuel · Post by **emmanuel** » 17 Jul 2006, 01:09

the line of sight not real time aplied for the l key view

FireCrack · Post by **FireCrack** » 17 Jul 2006, 02:09

I fully agree that the LOS view needs to update MUCH faster....

emmanuel · Post by **emmanuel** » 17 Jul 2006, 03:13

and be really switchable
when using f keys too
seems improved since next release where factory disactivated it...

clericvash · Post by **clericvash** » 17 Jul 2006, 11:03

Yeah it could do with a little work...

emmanuel · Post by **emmanuel** » 17 Jul 2006, 13:45

little work but great knowelge for codding

SinbadEV · Post by **SinbadEV** » 17 Jul 2006, 17:15

well... what it shows is your actual line of site... it just updates that slow from what I understand... so it's not the view, it's the engine.

emmanuel · Post by **emmanuel** » 17 Jul 2006, 23:42

but i don t know is the unit los is updated slow too or if is the visible range only...

GrOuNd_ZeRo · Post by **GrOuNd_ZeRo** » 18 Jul 2006, 11:26

I wish my shadows wouldn't disapear too so I still have visually stunning graphics

hint/hint

Yeah, faster LOS update would be great, could LOS be permanently be visible on the minimap? that would be great.

[edit] spelling, whoops!

emmanuel · Post by **emmanuel** » 18 Jul 2006, 11:39

yes permanantly but with a switching key
because all options switchable increase the kind of players =newbees/experts
sugest a switch for standard /advanced order menu same in earth2150

FireCrack · Post by **FireCrack** » 21 Jul 2006, 00:36

SinbadEV wrote:well... what it shows is your actual line of site... it just updates that slow from what I understand... so it's not the view, it's the engine.

No, los definitley updates way faster, just the overlay is slow...

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 21 Jul 2006, 06:31

The overlay has to be calculated per map square instead of per enemy unit, there's usually many more map squares than enemy units in a game. That's why the overlay doesn't update constantly.

emmanuel · Post by **emmanuel** » 23 Jul 2006, 13:54

maybe but it s not corect for an enduser realese
is a fix is possibl???

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 23 Jul 2006, 16:08

Of course that's possible but it'll run sloooooooow.

SinbadEV · Post by **SinbadEV** » 23 Jul 2006, 19:56

There are no endusers in OpenSource... only betatesters and devs.

emmanuel · Post by **emmanuel** » 23 Jul 2006, 23:01

but is not a end user goal for dev work?
and why other game corect refresh and not be slow?

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 24 Jul 2006, 15:08

Because other games use hacks like adding/subtracting from the LOS instead of calculating it anew?

emmanuel · Post by **emmanuel** » 24 Jul 2006, 15:13

please develop
about the hack/cheat los by add/sub
=>i don t understand now

Post by **jcnossen** » 24 Jul 2006, 15:36

Los is calculated every frame though (or almost), it's the texture updating that is done slow for performance reasons. So this doesn't have any bad effects on the gameplay itself.

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 24 Jul 2006, 18:30

I think most modern RTSes don't show your LOS ranges at all nowadays. You have to guess what you can see and what not...

emmanuel · Post by **emmanuel** » 24 Jul 2006, 20:49

you supose only it seems...
but some engine coder knowing the others code will can answer maybe...
all rts except bads hav good los...
but i remind not hav to see a rts
where radar and los are stoped by elevation maps....
maybe a heavy load

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