LoD and higher-poly models

[KyroMaster]

Does Spring have/will get a LoD system for the models?
As current models are obvious rather low-poly while other free games have much more detailed models. Is this because of the engine or the modelling effort?

[smoth]

SO LOW POLY IT HURTS.




Not trying to be mean or anything but yes I agree most of the *a stuff is really really really low poly. However, I do not feel that is all of the current stuff. read up on what Starwars Imperial Winter is doing or on those plucky adventures working on Spring 1944





Yes it has a way how to handle lod I have no idea how to use it.

[lurker]

You have to have lua loading model parts in 3do, afaik.

[KDR_11k]

Does Spring have/will get a LoD system for the models?
As current models are obvious rather low-poly while other free games have much more detailed models. Is this because of the engine or the modelling effort?

It's the modelling effort being originally done by a company for a game that was released in 1997, running on Pentium 166s in software rendering.

[yuritch]

Well, I was running TA on the i486DX4 100MHz just fine. No Pentium was even required. Gives a good idea of OTA model complexity :)
And now about what Spring can do:

Are those low-poly - I'd say no. Would LoD be useful for those - surely. Would I be willing to remake them in different LoD levels - no, thanks.

[KyroMaster]

Would LoD be useful for those - surely. Would I be willing to remake them in different LoD levels - no, thanks.

Fortunately graphic cards start at 30├óÔÇÜ┬¼

[FLOZi]

ya spring sucks

[KyroMaster]

Yeah these screens rock
When I wrote this I only checked out CA and some screens of other mods in the forums but not this WW2-mod

[smoth]

ca is good but you still have not seen all the projects and what spring can do.

[FLOZi]

GRTS is beautiful, Smoth

[smoth]

say the guy who's team has a sick-assed skinner. spiked should be illegal he is totally overpowered. Don't get me started on Nemo, that guy is also OP.

MODING IS UNBALANCED BAW

[zwzsg]

Is this because of the engine or the modelling effort?

It is because of the modelling effort.

The most popular have had 0 modelling effort put into them. Like, modders didn't make any models, just stole mods from a 10 year old RTS (actually, it's a bit more complicated, as BA is an evolution of AA which was a mod for that ten years old RTS before being a Spring mod, and which incorporate third party units which were made neither by Cavedog nor Caydr and...)

[Das Bruce]

Missed a step, AA was a mod of Uberhack.

I feel old.