high res textures

cobalt · 05-22-07, 02:18 AM

Is is possible for a high res texture for the uboat skin? say, to around the size of the sh4 skins?

danlisa · 05-22-07, 02:27 AM

What size are the texture files in SH4?

IIRC the largest textures we've had for U-Boat skins have been 2048x2048 as a TGA file.

Whereas SH4 uses DDS format which works somewhat differently.

A DDS file contains multi-resolution information, so for example, when you are close to the sub you see the highest rez but when far from the sub you see a low rez version. This is why SH4 has been able to maintain performance & FPS while improving the overall graphics.

In SH3, TGA files just don't work this way and regardless of what distance you view a texture it will always use the same resolution. Sure, the TGA files can be made larger but with an exponential effect of performance.

flakmonkey · 05-22-07, 07:52 AM

many sh3 uboat sking are already much larger than their sh4 equivalents, ive seen up to 4096*4096.

05-22-07, 02:18 AM	#1
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05-22-07, 02:27 AM	#2
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	What size are the texture files in SH4? IIRC the largest textures we've had for U-Boat skins have been 2048x2048 as a TGA file. Whereas SH4 uses DDS format which works somewhat differently. A DDS file contains multi-resolution information, so for example, when you are close to the sub you see the highest rez but when far from the sub you see a low rez version. This is why SH4 has been able to maintain performance & FPS while improving the overall graphics. In SH3, TGA files just don't work this way and regardless of what distance you view a texture it will always use the same resolution. Sure, the TGA files can be made larger but with an exponential effect of performance. __________________

05-22-07, 07:52 AM	#3
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	many sh3 uboat sking are already much larger than their sh4 equivalents, ive seen up to 4096*4096.