missing explosion sprites

chilledsanity · 06-07-2008, 06:54 PM

I was playing a game of dustbowl last night where action was going on all over the place and on multiple occasions when I blew my pipebombs as a demoman, the explosion obviously went off, but no sprites were shown whatsoever (even at close range).

I'm guessing the game was getting overwhelmed by the match somehow. Is there a way to change a variable so that I always see the explosions? (even if it does tax my system more)

greenday5494 · 06-07-2008, 08:00 PM

happens to me all the time

the dynamic light from it showed up, but not the sprite

GeoKill-----> · 06-08-2008, 04:14 AM

Ya I been getting that a lot lately

Circuitous · 06-09-2008, 08:40 PM

Yeah, sometimes explosions just don't get drawn... I think it's part of an effort to conserve framerate but I honestly have no idea. It usually only happens to me when I've got a ton of explosions going off, and it doesn't just happen in FF - I get it in HL2 and SMOD as well.

chilledsanity · 06-10-2008, 08:44 PM

Hmm that sounds like it could be some sort of variable, like a cachesize for them or something. I hope I can get it working, I'll have some wicked dustbowl footage then.

greenday5494 · 06-10-2008, 09:41 PM

i was looking for some cvar, too. i thought the same exact thing :\.
BTW, whats the difference between robust and non-robust explosions?

06-07-2008, 06:54 PM	#1
chilledsanity D&A Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Gametype: AvD, I/D, waterpolo, hunted Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	missing explosion sprites I was playing a game of dustbowl last night where action was going on all over the place and on multiple occasions when I blew my pipebombs as a demoman, the explosion obviously went off, but no sprites were shown whatsoever (even at close range). I'm guessing the game was getting overwhelmed by the match somehow. Is there a way to change a variable so that I always see the explosions? (even if it does tax my system more)

06-07-2008, 08:00 PM	#2
greenday5494 Holy shit, thats kerrigan! D&A Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Class/Position: D, whatever the team needs, usually engy Gametype: AvD Affiliations: None Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	happens to me all the time the dynamic light from it showed up, but not the sprite __________________ http://static.adrive.com/images/ads/...rbo_468x60.gif DAN MAPES!

06-08-2008, 04:14 AM	#3
GeoKill-----> Community Member Server Owner Beta Tester Forum Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hawthorne, California Class/Position: Soldier/Spy/Scout Gametype: AvD Affiliations: :e0:Eternal Order Leader Posts Rated Helpful 12 Times	Ya I been getting that a lot lately __________________ Fortress-Forever Guides All Your Mapping Needs :e0: Will live on Forever Support FF:

06-09-2008, 08:40 PM	#4
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Yeah, sometimes explosions just don't get drawn... I think it's part of an effort to conserve framerate but I honestly have no idea. It usually only happens to me when I've got a ton of explosions going off, and it doesn't just happen in FF - I get it in HL2 and SMOD as well. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

06-10-2008, 09:41 PM	#6
greenday5494 Holy shit, thats kerrigan! D&A Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Class/Position: D, whatever the team needs, usually engy Gametype: AvD Affiliations: None Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	i was looking for some cvar, too. i thought the same exact thing :\. BTW, whats the difference between robust and non-robust explosions? __________________ http://static.adrive.com/images/ads/...rbo_468x60.gif DAN MAPES!

06-10-2008, 08:44 PM	#5
chilledsanity D&A Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Gametype: AvD, I/D, waterpolo, hunted Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	Hmm that sounds like it could be some sort of variable, like a cachesize for them or something. I hope I can get it working, I'll have some wicked dustbowl footage then.

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