Playermodel optimizations?

[upQuark]

As we all know, the un-optimized, high-poly playermodels in Nexuiz can cause performance problems. I would like to know whether or not anything is being done about this, and if any progress has been made so far.

[Shoe]

I recall a thread being made in Editing to provide modellers who had been rounded up for this project with information required for making new models, but I don't think much has been said about it beyond that.

[esteel]

Its hard to find talented people.. Sadly the people in the mentioned thread all seem to have vanished into thin air... But the team is always trying to find some modelers. I think Savage talked to someone on irc just yesterday.

[obi_wan]

I recall a thread being made in Editing to provide modellers who had been rounded up for this project with information required for making new models, but I don't think much has been said about it beyond that.

it was that thread : http://www.forums.alientrap.local/viewtopi ... del+wanted

actually it's said in that thread that the animation system for nexuiz will be modified (head-torso-legs animations, means look up and down and strafe better animated).

i assume there will be new models, which will necessary be more optimized than those there are at the moment

[mangopork]

Its hard to find talented people.. Sadly the people in the mentioned thread all seem to have vanished into thin air... But the team is always trying to find some modelers. I think Savage talked to someone on irc just yesterday.

One thing I think should be considered is the size/scale of the models. I think they need to be a tad bit larger.

Considering you're moving so fast, having a slightly easier target wouldn't hurt.

Practically all of the quake games did this, as did the original UT, and to great effect.

[obi_wan]

Considering you're moving so fast, having a slightly easier target wouldn't hurt.

i don't agree, really... if its easier for the newbies, its lot more easy for skilled people. Could you play against Urmel with larger models, you'd understand what i mean

[Urmel]

Considering you're moving so fast, having a slightly easier target wouldn't hurt.

i don't agree, really... if its easier for the newbies, its lot more easy for skilled people. Could you play against Urmel with larger models, you'd understand what i mean

Yeah, bigger models

squish!

[esteel]

I also think the models are big enough and are not smaller compared to other games..

[divVerent]

[quote="esteel"]I also think the models are big enough and are not smaller compared to other games..[/quote]

Actually, I'd say they are larger.

A player is 32 units "fat" and 69 units tall. An unit is defined as 1.5 inches by Id Software which would make the players 263cm tall... oh wait, maybe that isn't true for Nexuiz any more.

Redefining the unit as 1 inch would fit reality better - the players are 175cm high then... that sounds more realistic. Going ahead with these numbers, players move at 400qu/s,m which is then 10m/s, 36km/h. By jumping, they can easily reach 800qu/s (20m/s, 72km/h).

[Cinquero]

It would also be great to have personalized player models. It would be really great to be able to recognize other players instantly and not only when one of the two has killed the other .

An easy way would be to allow users to supply their own logos which then get printed on front and back of the player models.

Or is there a cvar that prints player names near the moving player models? I already noticed that in 2.0.1rc2 such labels are printed when one keeps focused on a specific player.