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Driftwood Nomad

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10-04-2004 21:17

Anyone know what the option "Avatar Vertex Program" does? It says it's faster if I select it, but what am I missing if I do?

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Oz Spade

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10-04-2004 21:28

Avatar vertex enables things like hair and clothes blowing in the wind, also it makes some avatar details look different. Also if you have an ATI card it can give you extra avatar bugs(black/red faces at certain distances, black bodies in mouselook with "show avatar in mouselook" on)!

Hehe.

I think it attempts to make things like wrinkles in clothes and in the face better also, but depending on your personal preference it can look better or worse.

Edit to add details about bugs.

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Ryen Jade

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10-04-2004 21:54

Bizatch, im helping!

Two pictures, one with vertex on, and one with it off. It makes a sizeable difference.

As you can also see, it makes flora sway

!

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Ama Omega

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10-04-2004 22:05

Yeah, avatar vertex program is a weird one.

It actually adds a lot of effects and if your card supports it is faster because it is offloading the effects to the video card.

If your card supports it.

If you have an older card (not sure.... GeForce2 / 4mx? older ATIs?) then it may try to do all the fancy stuff in software which could really hurt performance.

The bets way to see the effect is to put on a dress or really baggy pants and go flying. Long hair is cool too.

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Eggy Lippmann

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10-05-2004 04:03

It doesnt seem to do anything on my crappy fx5200.
It never ceases to amaze me how my old, unsupported Kyro2-based graphics card could render bump mapping, shineys, and all of those hair and clothing effects in 1.1 but this newer one mysteriously cant cope with it. I thought the whole point of the new FX line of cards was that they were all feature-complete and varied only in performance.
I dont care if it makes SL run at 5 FPS, I NEED TO HAVE SHINEYS ON!!!

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Oz Spade

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10-05-2004 04:14

A world without shiny is not a world I wish to see.

Oh how great shiny is to me.

I love things when they are as shiny as they could be.

Oh how great shiny is to me.

If there were a great big shiny ball chasing us all, others may flee...

But not me...

I would stand and look in awe at this shiny object coming at my current x,y, and z.

Oh how great shiny is to me.

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Surina Skallagrimson

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10-05-2004 04:27

From: Oz Spade

I would stand and look in awe at this shiny object coming at my current x,y, and z.

Oh how great shiny is to me.

Nice Oz, but since when did Zed rhyme with Me?

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Oz Spade

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10-05-2004 04:30

Thanks, and yeah was only thing I could think of for a position without going through a thesuarous(sp, need a dictionary to spell that).

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Shadow Weaver

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10-05-2004 10:03

GOtta get your SHiney on eh eggy...

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Pituca FairChang

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10-05-2004 10:25

From: Surina Skallagrimson

Nice Oz, but since when did Zed rhyme with Me?

It will if you use the American Zee!

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Avatar Vertex Program?
Driftwood Nomad Registered User Join date: 10 May 2003 Posts: 451	10-04-2004 21:17 Anyone know what the option "Avatar Vertex Program" does? It says it's faster if I select it, but what am I missing if I do? _____________________ Driftwood Nomad D&D Dogs Co-founder "Second Life’s first AI companion animal" The Second Opinion, 08/05/2003 D&D Dogs HQ Pawaii (127, 63) Mainland Store Kuula (214, 124) http://www.sldogs.com SL Dogs Zazzle store!
Oz Spade ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand Join date: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,708	10-04-2004 21:28 Avatar vertex enables things like hair and clothes blowing in the wind, also it makes some avatar details look different. Also if you have an ATI card it can give you extra avatar bugs(black/red faces at certain distances, black bodies in mouselook with "show avatar in mouselook" on)! Hehe. I think it attempts to make things like wrinkles in clothes and in the face better also, but depending on your personal preference it can look better or worse. Edit to add details about bugs. _____________________ "Don't anticipate outcome," the man said. "Await the unfolding of events. Remain in the moment." - Konrad
Ryen Jade This is a takeover! Join date: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,329	10-04-2004 21:54 Bizatch, im helping! Two pictures, one with vertex on, and one with it off. It makes a sizeable difference. As you can also see, it makes flora sway ! _____________________ From: Korg Stygian Between you, Ryen the twerp and Ardith, there's little to change my opinion here.. rather you have reinforced it each in your own ways IM A TWERP, IM A TWERP! Whats a twerp?
Ama Omega Lost Wanderer Join date: 11 Dec 2002 Posts: 1,770	10-04-2004 22:05 Yeah, avatar vertex program is a weird one. It actually adds a lot of effects and if your card supports it is faster because it is offloading the effects to the video card. If your card supports it. If you have an older card (not sure.... GeForce2 / 4mx? older ATIs?) then it may try to do all the fancy stuff in software which could really hurt performance. The bets way to see the effect is to put on a dress or really baggy pants and go flying. Long hair is cool too. _____________________ -- 010000010110110101100001001000000100111101101101011001010110011101100001 --
Eggy Lippmann Wiktator Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 7,939	10-05-2004 04:03 It doesnt seem to do anything on my crappy fx5200. It never ceases to amaze me how my old, unsupported Kyro2-based graphics card could render bump mapping, shineys, and all of those hair and clothing effects in 1.1 but this newer one mysteriously cant cope with it. I thought the whole point of the new FX line of cards was that they were all feature-complete and varied only in performance. I dont care if it makes SL run at 5 FPS, I NEED TO HAVE SHINEYS ON!!! _____________________ Help us document Second Life history at http://slhistory.org!
Oz Spade ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand Join date: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,708	10-05-2004 04:14 A world without shiny is not a world I wish to see. Oh how great shiny is to me. I love things when they are as shiny as they could be. Oh how great shiny is to me. If there were a great big shiny ball chasing us all, others may flee... But not me... I would stand and look in awe at this shiny object coming at my current x,y, and z. Oh how great shiny is to me. _____________________ "Don't anticipate outcome," the man said. "Await the unfolding of events. Remain in the moment." - Konrad
Surina Skallagrimson Queen of Amazon Nations Join date: 19 Jun 2003 Posts: 941	10-05-2004 04:27 From: Oz Spade I would stand and look in awe at this shiny object coming at my current x,y, and z. Oh how great shiny is to me. Nice Oz, but since when did Zed rhyme with Me? _____________________ -------------------------------------------------------- Surina Skallagrimson Queen of Amazon Nation Rizal Sports Mentor -------------------------------------------------------- Philip Linden: "we are not in the game business." Adam Savage: "I reject your reality and substitue my own."
Oz Spade ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand Join date: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,708	10-05-2004 04:30 Thanks, and yeah was only thing I could think of for a position without going through a thesuarous(sp, need a dictionary to spell that). _____________________ "Don't anticipate outcome," the man said. "Await the unfolding of events. Remain in the moment." - Konrad
Shadow Weaver Ancient Join date: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 2,808	10-05-2004 10:03 GOtta get your SHiney on eh eggy... _____________________ Everyone here is an adult. This ain't DisneyLand, and Mickey Mouse isn't going to swat you with a stick if you say "holy crapola."<Pathfinder Linden> New Worlds new Adventures Formerly known as Jade Wolf my business name has now changed to Dragon Shadow. Im me in world for Locations of my apparrel Online Authorized Trademark Licensed Apparel http://www.cafepress.com/slvisions OR Visit The Website @ www.slvisions.com
Pituca FairChang Married to Garth Join date: 17 May 2003 Posts: 2,679	10-05-2004 10:25 From: Surina Skallagrimson Nice Oz, but since when did Zed rhyme with Me? It will if you use the American Zee! _____________________

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