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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0003916Spring engineGeneralpublic2013-09-11 15:34
Reporterraaar 
Assigned TojK 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionwon't fix 
Product Version94.1.1+git 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0003916: fog-of-war update rate should be faster and configurable in modrules.lua/tdf
Descriptionthe current rate at which fog-of-war is drawn is too low. Fast units, namely aircraft, are able to outrun their fog "circle", which makes no sense.

i've been told that this is only a visual issue (internally LOS is updated much faster).

this should be fixed in the engine (fog of war has been standard in most rts games, and none of them have this problem)

fog update rate should be made faster (3-6 times per second, not 1), and/or made configurable through modrules.lua/tdf, the same way LOS resolution already is.
Steps To Reproduce- spawn scout aircraft
- enable los view (default is L key)
- zoom out and order aircraft to move far away
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Checked infolog.txt for Errors
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Kloot (developer)

"i've been told that this is only a visual issue (internally LOS is updated much faster)"

wrong

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Forboding Angel (reporter)

I can confirm his findings. The visuals only update every few seconds no matter how low you set it.

ExtraTextureUpdateRate=4

Raar, game frames aren't the same as fps. In spring, 32 game frames happen per second, so that means that at a setting of 4, it should be refreshing 8 times per second, which it does not, as you have seen.

Related forum thread: http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=30784

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raaar (reporter)

test build 1121 has the same problem.

At least change the ExtraTextureUpdateRate default from 45 to something < 10.

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jK (developer)

DON'T REOPEN THIS TICKET!
IT WON'T GET CHANGED PERIOD!
WRITE A PATCH WITH A SHADER BASED APPROACH ELSE LIVE WITH IT!
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-Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2013-08-04 00:14 raaar New Issue
2013-08-04 00:14 raaar File Added: fog_refresh_rate_fail.jpg
2013-08-04 00:55 Kloot Note Added: 0011161
2013-08-04 02:23 Forboding Angel Note Added: 0011162
2013-08-05 05:43 jK Status new => resolved
2013-08-05 05:43 jK Resolution open => no change required
2013-08-05 05:43 jK Assigned To => jK
2013-09-11 15:15 raaar Note Added: 0011583
2013-09-11 15:15 raaar Status resolved => feedback
2013-09-11 15:15 raaar Resolution no change required => reopened
2013-09-11 15:34 jK Note Added: 0011587
2013-09-11 15:34 jK Status feedback => closed
2013-09-11 15:34 jK Resolution reopened => won't fix
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