[jhb] Re: AI Impact
- From: "bones" <bones@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:00:04 -0000
Basically no.
In theory designers are supposed to build several models of their aircraft
in reducing levels of complexity (LOD). As the aircraft gets further away
from your viewpoint to lower LOD's kick in and reduce system load. Opening
up the GMax sample models of the PA28, Dash8 and MD83 shows that several LOD
models have been created - the lowest being quite rough.
If a designer hasn't created several LOD models (I didn't on the Tiger) then
you see it in all its detailed glory as soon as it gets within viewing range
- even if it is just a dot on your screen. That's why Project AI came into
existence in creating low LOD AI aircraft that didn't thump the frame rates
too much.
I guess the trick is to look at an aircraft's MDL file and if it looks big
don't use it for AI.
bones
-----Original Message-----
From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Gerry Winskill
Sent: 23 January 2008 17:00
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] AI Impact
Whilst checking out a reasonably complicated scenery I took a look at
the factors within my control that might impact on framerates. One had a
far greater effect than the others, the Airline Traffic Density slider
in FSX.
It won't be helped by the fact that some of my AI aircraft are flyable,
with a decent appearance. Like the Flybe Dash 8 Q400, the Monarch B757
etc. Is there anything I can do to these models to reduce their effect
on framerates, when used as AI?
Gerry Winskill
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