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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:15 am
by zany_001
about the poly limits,SatrCraft 2 which is a strategy game,has about 1500 polys for one of its most basic units.Although rf aint as fast, i still think 2000 - 3000 polys is a good limit,and with rf2,perhaps evn up to 4500.of course if you use normal mapping,you can have some pretty sweet looking models.

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:02 am
by darksmaster923
zany_001 wrote:about the poly limits,SatrCraft 2 which is a strategy game,has about 1500 polys for one of its most basic units.Although rf aint as fast, i still think 2000 - 3000 polys is a good limit,and with rf2,perhaps evn up to 4500.of course if you use normal mapping,you can have some pretty sweet looking models.
ZANY!!!!!!! LONG TIME NO SEE!!! i got new forums, youll have to register again.

anyway if starcrafe 2 has 1500 polys units, the renderer will have to be fast. i never played starcraft but rts usually have hundreds of units onscreen. but you can use normalmapping (bumpmapping) to make it look high poly with a low poly count.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_map

I'm so excited!

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:43 am
by Agentarrow
I got a free trade, I'm trading my old e machines E3405 Laptop, for a newer, but slightly used hp DV1000 notebook. it'll take about a week to transfer all my files, but I'll finally having a working disk drive, and a faster computer, and more battery life, and all kinds of good stuff! I'll have to go without some files and applications for this week, but RF will be my last transfer so I can use it as long as possible, but my new computer should be ready by next monday! I'm so excited.

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:26 pm
by zany_001
ZANY!!!!!!! LONG TIME NO SEE!!! i got new forums, youll have to register again.
yah,i had stuff on. I think they use normal mapping antway,but even so still have 1500. SC2 is supposed to have hundereds of units at a time(command hundreds of units in fight to bladebladebla) but SC1 not really,only on custom maps(of wich i have one) :)

BTW darkmaster, when youve finished your project,do you wanna team up with me and we will make Deathsquad together?Ill work on Ur'cha meanwhile.

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:44 pm
by Juutis
zany_001 wrote:SC2 is supposed to have hundereds of units at a time(command hundreds of units in fight to bladebladebla) but SC1 not really,only on custom maps(of wich i have one)
Going wayyyy offtopic here but I don't think it matters. The whole thread seems to be just random chatting.

Anyway, if I remember correctly, SC1 can handle about 1500 units at a time. In the whole map, that is. This includes all the buildings and neutral critters as well as the actual units that you can move. I've built pretty large armies with the zerg in a normal melee map. The PSI limit (or whatever the thing is called that controls how many units you can create) is 200, but zerglings take only half a slot so it's basically possible for each player to have 400 zerglings at a time. With enough money and hatcheries that is possible in normal maps too. :twisted:

I also love building the supply limit full of marines with the terran. Around 180 marines in one spot is a scary sight. :)

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:14 pm
by darksmaster923
zany_001 wrote:
ZANY!!!!!!! LONG TIME NO SEE!!! i got new forums, youll have to register again.
yah,i had stuff on. I think they use normal mapping antway,but even so still have 1500. SC2 is supposed to have hundereds of units at a time(command hundreds of units in fight to bladebladebla) but SC1 not really,only on custom maps(of wich i have one) :)

BTW darkmaster, when youve finished your project,do you wanna team up with me and we will make Deathsquad together?Ill work on Ur'cha meanwhile.
hmm....we'll see... 8) .....well have to discuss more about it...

Juutis in da house wrote:Going wayyyy offtopic here but I don't think it matters. The whole thread seems to be just random chatting.

Anyway, if I remember correctly, SC1 can handle about 1500 units at a time. In the whole map, that is. This includes all the buildings and neutral critters as well as the actual units that you can move. I've built pretty large armies with the zerg in a normal melee map. The PSI limit (or whatever the thing is called that controls how many units you can create) is 200, but zerglings take only half a slot so it's basically possible for each player to have 400 zerglings at a time. With enough money and hatcheries that is possible in normal maps too. Twisted Evil

I also love building the supply limit full of marines with the terran. Around 180 marines in one spot is a scary sight. Smile
but sc1 was 2d.

i didnt know ur name was Juutis in da house
look at teh quotes box

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:29 pm
by zany_001
but sc1 was 2d.
WAS?!?WAS?!? TRAITOR!!!!!!!!!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:

4000 ppl are playing it at any one time.and its ten years old.

...

woah

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:39 pm
by Agentarrow
dude, 4000 people are playing super mario at any one time and it's over 25 years old.

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:57 pm
by zany_001
EXACTLY!!!

HE SAID WAS!!!

but im not actually angry if thats wat you thought. :)

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:21 am
by darksmaster923
zany_001 wrote:
but sc1 was 2d.
WAS?!?WAS?!? TRAITOR!!!!!!!!!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:

4000 ppl are playing it at any one time.and its ten years old.

...
oh sorry

rephrase
but sc1 is 2d.

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:29 pm
by Agentarrow
zany_001 wrote: but im not actually angry if thats wat you thought. :)
see, I thought you were actually angry. And we haven't heard JT for a while. Wonder what happened to her.

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:28 pm
by zany_001
oh sorry

rephrase
but sc1 is 2d.
ty

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:59 am
by Agentarrow
I'm back, I transferred all my files onto this computer, it's nice. I like it.

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:12 pm
by scott
good to see your back :D, sorry its taken so long to comment but been at work myself and just got my xbox 360 so ive been keeping myself busy and away from the computer.
look forward to seeing some of your art.

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:53 am
by Agentarrow
heh, well, I have photoshop on this computer so if you don't like the pencil drawings I can digitally enhance them.