Originally posted by Krusty
On the other hand, being in a GV so close to all the ground clutter and trees eats up a LOT more FPS than being in the air in a furball.
I remember back before my computer update I could fly around with 40+ FPS but the SECOND I jumped into a GV I was barely getting 10 fps.
Zooming in made me get 1 frame every 2-4 seconds.
Simply saying "disable detail sliders" is a bad idea because that's where they are needed MOST!
I think the solution lies in a different way of displaying stuff WHILE the detail slider is reduced.
A (not-so?) simple line of code that says "IF in full detail mode you could not see this, then it won't even show up in low detail mode" would get the job done.
The problem with this, is allowing it to happen so people with slower computers can still play, has also affected the playability for "all" the other players. So everyone who pays to play this game now have to take second fiddle to the guys whom have slower computers. (btw my older PC that was over 4 years old played fine at full detail).
It has been abused so much I don't even bother GVing anymore except on the rare occasions. Typically My GVing is now limited to Flacks and the occasional quick defense at a Vbase.
The hunt and strategy on the GV end is gone, so it's just sit back and pop other GV's 3 miles away. No real fun in that, I mean really what's the point.
