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Started by Breaky · 9 posts · 1,452 views

  1. #1
    🙂

    Looks like I figured out the BC42 shadowing and lightmapping!!

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    By the way. check your downloads folder in yer FTP, I sent it over to ya before I went to bed. You'll have to repaint surfaces again, because I have to redo the surface maps to create a file I need to import into BC42.
  3. #3
    :twisted: !!!............O...............M................G....................!!! :twisted:


    Um yea Ill repaint whatever I have to. Noooo problem there. I am completely blown away by this. Imma check it out in game now.

    THANX!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    *Update*
    I played it, and if I cant run lightmaps in game with alot of people, Then it looks like Imma have to up-grade. It was so much more realistic.

    Really A+ work Breaky. |= (*_*) =| <that was my attemp at a 2 thumbs up.
  4. #4
    No problem man... I love the way those bridge shadows look on the map now, it's like you never noticed they weren't there before, but now you wonder why you didn't notice it once you see them.
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    LoU, are you saying this hammered your system? Cause if you noticed it solo, there could be problems with a full server? If so, we deffinately need to do our best to test this. Gonna take all the GRB's.

    It looks great Breaky, but I'm always concerned about playability. You know what it's like to have great maps that lag out after 20 players. It just sucks.
  6. #6
    Shadowing should do nothing to the map playability as it only acts as a surface painter function after the shadows have been rendered. If you play with lightmaps on tho, all the lightmaps on so many objects could slow you down, I don't know. LoU's map doesn't have any more objects than a standard BFV one. I think if you play with lightmaps off you'll do alot better. LoU and I both play with lightmaps off and I think the point LoU was making was that the lightmaps look so good that its worth it to play with em on.

    I played this map last night and didn't notice any performance issues on my system.
  7. #7
    True but yet untrue....

    Breaky Wrote...
    Shadowing should do nothing to the map playability as it only acts as a surface painter function after the shadows have been rendered


    Walk into those shadow areas and watch your gun and hands... You litterally go into a shadow. But I believe that is all client driven though.
  8. #8
    :*(

    Good point... doesn't that have to do with the object lightmapping tho? I think you are right but not sure.
  9. #9
    The shadowing going over your hands and gun, the ones inside and on the outside of buildings are only visible when you turn on the Lightmap option in Game. These effect "Your" gameplay only.

    The shadows coming off the objects onto the ground is just like really detailed surface painting. These dont not effect gameplay. Or at least shouldnt.

    I've never played with lightmaps on because I would lag with alot of people, but for those with the ability to use that fuction, Its going to be very impressive. Either way, I can still see perfect Terrain shadows with or without that option.

    I hope this clears stuff up. :twisted: