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Media => Mapping Center => Topic started by: soubok on June 14, 2006, 11:46:50 pm

Title: skybox do not block VIS ?
Post by: soubok on June 14, 2006, 11:46:50 pm

My skybox do not block the VIS, why ?

how to avoid this:
(http://soubok.googlepages.com/shot0057.jpg/shot0057-large.jpg)

Thanks.

Title: skybox do not block VIS ?
Post by: Jex on June 15, 2006, 12:02:08 am

It's not that the skybox doesn't block the vis. You need to understand how the vis process really works and create the appropriate hint brushes to help optimise.

http://www.gamedesign.net/node/52

This tutorial is about the best there is. While it was written for Quake 2, the general concept is still relavent for Quake 3. However, looking at it again, it seems like it may have missed the boat. I guess I'll write a better one. >.>

Might even get it done tonight..

Title: skybox do not block VIS ?
Post by: Survivor on June 15, 2006, 12:13:57 am

Would it not be better to put hint ON the LOS and cover the rest with hintskip? That seemed to be the best in that hallway for me it seems.

Title: skybox do not block VIS ?
Post by: DarkRogue on June 15, 2006, 02:18:30 am

Or the poor mans fix: make the rock walls higher and put a clip brush at the current 'ceiling'.

Or have planes fly by and crush anyone flying that high...

"Charlie stop doing your bug on a windshield impression and get back inside the cockpit!"

Title: skybox do not block VIS ?
Post by: Basilisco on June 15, 2006, 11:15:44 am

Quote from: "DarkRogue"

Or the poor mans fix: make the rock walls higher and put a clip brush at the current 'ceiling'.

Or have planes fly by and crush anyone flying that high...

"Charlie stop doing your bug on a windshield impression and get back inside the cockpit!"

LOL

Title: skybox do not block VIS ?
Post by: Jex on June 16, 2006, 06:03:04 am

Well I sat my ass down and did it. It took about 8 times longer than I was intending and I'm not even sure if it will be all that easy to follow.

Anyways..

http://tremmapping.pbwiki.com/Understanding%20Vis%20and%20Hint%20Brushes

Cheers

Title: skybox do not block VIS ?
Post by: Jex on June 16, 2006, 06:52:14 am

I have also added links to a couple other Hint Brush tutorials to the wiki:

http://tremmapping.pbwiki.com/Mapping%20Guides%20and%20Tutorials

Title: skybox do not block VIS ?
Post by: soubok on June 16, 2006, 09:11:51 am

Thanks a lot, this is one of the best explication I have seen !

I did not understand that the line of sight to take in account is not the player's one but player's vis portal one.