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o_nezumi · 01-26-2007, 05:43 AM

The problem with the highly reflective cubemaps in source is that they're a very obviously fake reflection. If they made a shader that actually had a realtime reflection I'd be happy.

o_kam · 01-26-2007, 07:27 AM

Your GPU wouldn't be though

o_nezumi · 01-26-2007, 07:47 AM

Wouldn't be too bad. Water in source is already real reflections, plus like 4 other shaders at the same time, and often covers a large part of your screen.

Circuitous · 01-26-2007, 04:48 PM

And running those on a GPU that can't handle it is absolute murder.

o_nezumi · 01-29-2007, 11:38 AM

Those GPUs would have to render the reflective water in maps anyway. That's like saying you shouldn't make a new cubemapped texture because cubemaps are hard on the GPU.

01-26-2007, 04:48 PM	#24
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	And running those on a GPU that can't handle it is absolute murder. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

01-26-2007, 05:43 AM	#21
o_nezumi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The problem with the highly reflective cubemaps in source is that they're a very obviously fake reflection. If they made a shader that actually had a realtime reflection I'd be happy.

01-26-2007, 07:27 AM	#22
o_kam Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Your GPU wouldn't be though

01-26-2007, 07:47 AM	#23
o_nezumi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Wouldn't be too bad. Water in source is already real reflections, plus like 4 other shaders at the same time, and often covers a large part of your screen.

01-29-2007, 11:38 AM	#25
o_nezumi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Those GPUs would have to render the reflective water in maps anyway. That's like saying you shouldn't make a new cubemapped texture because cubemaps are hard on the GPU.

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