Would blockland run faster if minifigs didn't render each part?

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Wouldn't it?

yes
4 (26.7%)
no
11 (73.3%)

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Author Topic: Would blockland run faster if minifigs didn't render each part?  (Read 777 times)

Lørd Tøny

February 24, 2012, 12:06:30 AM
So each minifig renders every single avatar part, the nodes are just hidden. So everyone is wearing the peglegs, dress, pirate hat, pointy helmet, etc.

Now if the minifigs didn't render each and every part wouldn't the game run even faster than before?

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Tetris

February 24, 2012, 12:09:22 AM
I am not understanding this

Extrude

February 24, 2012, 12:10:31 AM
If it's hidden, it isn't being rendered I'm at least 900000% sure.

RedGajin

February 24, 2012, 12:14:24 AM
Quote from: Extrude on February 24, 2012, 12:10:31 AM
If it's hidden, it isn't being rendered I'm at least 900000% sure.
Not enough sureness.

Squideey

February 24, 2012, 03:28:34 AM
If it's not being rendered and minifig parts don't interact with any gameplay, then I'd assume that it's running as fast as it can at the moment.

Lørd Tøny

February 24, 2012, 07:02:07 AM
It still takes up space, it doesn't have to be rendered to take up space.

Unrendered bricks still can slow down a computer, depending how many there are.

Chrono

February 24, 2012, 07:10:15 AM
Quote from: Lørd Tøny on February 24, 2012, 07:02:07 AM
It still takes up space, it doesn't have to be rendered to take up space.
Huge difference between 'render' and 'taking space'.
Rendering is calculating what to display on the screen.
Quote from: Lørd Tøny on February 24, 2012, 07:02:07 AM
Unrendered bricks still can slow down a computer, depending how many there are.
I just quickly made a huge cluster of about 10k 1x1s with no rendering without a FPS drop when the outlines aren't visible.

Lørd Tøny

February 24, 2012, 07:41:22 AM
I could of sworn someone used this unrendered bullstuff as an excuse to not having more default parts.

Chrono

February 24, 2012, 07:43:28 AM
An easy way to test this would be to make a model with two nodes, one to let you know it's even there, and another one that has a crapload of fpskilling polygons. Spawn it with the second node hidden and see what happens.

Maerwynn

February 24, 2012, 07:45:20 AM
I don't think it would run faster/slower if it did or didn't. The models aren't that complex, so it wouldn't slow it down, and if they are hidden in the first place, then they are not rendered.
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