Do we really need Packed Textures? (1 Viewer)
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I have just installed this download and I can report a great benefit. Before when starting MP from cold I would have to wait for over 60 seconds for the video and audio to stabilize. Since installing this file I have no problems from cold, I have not noticed any delay in starting just a smooth running MP. Even the wife has commented, what can I say. Many Thanks.
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Nice work man and thanks for sharing 
Installed this on 2 of my clients and I must say that i notice a improvement straight away.
Thank you.
Installed this on 2 of my clients and I must say that i notice a improvement straight away.
Thank you.
We definately do want to use packed textures. Packed textures are decreasing the work load that GPU has to do with every single rendering pass.
Gamasutra - Feature - "Practical Texture Atlases" - printer friendly
http://www.catnapgames.com/blog/180
Gamasutra - Feature - "Practical Texture Atlases" - printer friendly
http://www.catnapgames.com/blog/180
There are few issues that should be checked:
With these we would have actually less GPU memory usage (as on HW there will be stride applied to each texture pixel line).
- Skinners should pay atenttion to texture sizes -> no other than power ot two dimensions should be used
- Skinners should pay atenttion to texture sizes -> trim all unused space around the actual texture (if any)
- MP code should be checked that it always creates optimal packed texture files
With these we would have actually less GPU memory usage (as on HW there will be stride applied to each texture pixel line).
Wow , I have to say Thanks x 1,00,000. My GFX card burnt out a few weeks ago and have had to use the built in intel on my mobo. Since then using mediaportal was a headach with the menu system moving a few seconds after i pressed the remote, tried this about 30 mins ago and everything is running great , I would even say better than it did when i had my gfx card with 256mb onboard, just udated moving pictures and the medialooks quicktime directshow filter for mediaportal users, (i had the crappy one with the watermark and it seemed to freeze and crash mp at times) Everything is great now gonna be a few months before i can afford a new gfx card cause i'm out of work so who would've though that a 45Kb download would sort everything out.
So thanks again Swede you are top in my books at the minute and probably for a long time to come , Cheers Dude you rock!!!!!
So thanks again Swede you are top in my books at the minute and probably for a long time to come , Cheers Dude you rock!!!!!
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Seems like the volumebar is broken with this fix. We will have to use our ears.
Soon this fix will be obsolete anyway. The developers are allready on it and in the next SVN there will be an option whether to use cache or not.
Soon this fix will be obsolete anyway. The developers are allready on it and in the next SVN there will be an option whether to use cache or not.
Seems like the volumebar is broken with this fix. We will have to use our ears.
Soon this fix will be obsolete anyway. The developers are allready on it and in the next SVN there will be an option whether to use cache or not.
Is there an option in svn21864 for this? ...cant find it...
/tompa