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Media => Mapping Center => Topic started by: amz181 on October 31, 2009, 04:14:31 pm

Title: Buildings sinking through patch meshes.
Post by: amz181 on October 31, 2009, 04:14:31 pm

Well you know how buildings, when built ontops of a patch mesh sink into it and dissapear. How can you stop this. I know the obvious option (putting lots of solid blocks underneath the patch mesh), but is there a better way to do it? As the stated method is quite cumbersome.

Title: Re: Buildings sinking through patch meshes.
Post by: nubcake on October 31, 2009, 05:52:10 pm

afaik only alien buildings do this and only under exceptional circumstances (ie really wierd angles) unless im mistaken?

Title: Re: Buildings sinking through patch meshes.
Post by: amz181 on October 31, 2009, 07:45:27 pm

Quote from: nubcake on October 31, 2009, 05:52:10 pm

afaik only alien buildings do this and only under exceptional circumstances (ie really wierd angles) unless im mistaken?

I think you are mistaken. I have a curved table, entirely made out of meshes, and if i build ontop of it, it sinks underneath.

Title: Re: Buildings sinking through patch meshes.
Post by: UniqPhoeniX on November 01, 2009, 02:12:03 am

I guess only the model sinks, not bounding box? (cg_drawBBox 1)

Title: Re: Buildings sinking through patch meshes.
Post by: A Spork on November 01, 2009, 02:43:04 am

Yeah, I know the bb stays the same(handy for Semi-glitchbuilding in some maps)
Although, I've only ever had it happen in odd circumstances....

Title: Re: Buildings sinking through patch meshes.
Post by: amz181 on November 01, 2009, 11:59:16 am

bounding box falls awell :S

Could it be because im not compiling the right bit, atm i only compiled bsp and vis...

Title: Re: Buildings sinking through patch meshes.
Post by: doomagent13 on November 01, 2009, 09:17:14 pm

I've never used patches, but I think you have to fill them in with caulk...

Title: Re: Buildings sinking through patch meshes.
Post by: UniqPhoeniX on November 01, 2009, 11:39:49 pm

Are you using a shader on the patch mesh?

Title: Re: Buildings sinking through patch meshes.
Post by: nubcake on November 02, 2009, 03:10:53 pm

I have some large patch meshes in my maps and buildings dont fall through... as above, is there a shader being used?

Title: Re: Buildings sinking through patch meshes.
Post by: amz181 on November 02, 2009, 04:13:28 pm

The meshes are just textured.

I'd take a screenshot but screenshots dont work for me, they write, but to nowhere.

Title: Re: Buildings sinking through patch meshes.
Post by: UniqPhoeniX on November 03, 2009, 01:29:42 am

Oh really? <fs_homepath>/<fs_game>/screenshots?

Title: Re: Buildings sinking through patch meshes.
Post by: nubcake on November 05, 2009, 03:49:36 pm

Quote from: amz181 on November 02, 2009, 04:13:28 pm

The meshes are just textured.

I'd take a screenshot but screenshots dont work for me, they write, but to nowhere.

They would probably write to C:\Users\mypc\AppData\Local\Tremulous\base\screenshots