[WIP] SH4 effects for SH3

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by baggygreen

RB - Do all these additional objects and noises and so on affect the game speed a lot? I know the FPS drops to as low as 10 when I get in close to a burning tanker atm, will these additions make that drop even more significant?

Love the look of it all, by the way

in the Alpha that you're using the FPS was hit kinda hard, yes. In the BETA being tested currently I have redone all the smokes and fires to look better and be FPS friendly!
All these additions will impact the FPS some, but not much and not for very long. I haven't noticed any slowdowns yet and let me tell you, when an oil_explosion happens it's awesome! Bodies, helmets, lifejackets, debris, it all goes flying...
Let me give you a perspective of the additions:
- particles.dat file size is just under 0.5 meg
- materials.dat file size is right around 13 meg
compare those file sizes to what you have currently...

I just sent out the revised v2.02 BETA to my BETA testers. If all is well it will be released this weekend. The liferaft hasn't made it into the mod yet, hopefully I can get it done before this weekend.