Harbor model clipping

Ducimus · 07-12-10, 09:54 PM

Anyone know why various buildings and such in harbors seem to clip and fade from view? This seems to particuarlly apply to any harbor model that existed in SH3.

I do not know, but I have two theories.

a.)More objects being rendered then the game has memory reserved for this purpose.

or

b.) Objects are being rendered differently and the harbor dats for existing ports in SH3 were not updated to reflect this new rendering style.

Anyone know?

karamazovnew · 07-13-10, 03:11 AM

Yeah, this is a known problem and very annoying. I usually stay out of harbors so it doesn't affect me that much. I once created a teapot about 1 km high and placed it in Pearl Harbor. No visibility issues. If it's all about the number of objects, maybe one can merge all the objects in a 3d graphics program.

Ducimus · 07-13-10, 05:15 AM

I figured it out. In the harbor_kit.dat file, there is a controller that is attached to items that came from SH3.

The controller is "MinRenderDim". Remove the controller and the object stops clipping in game.

I would imagine this may have carried over into SH5 as well, as i recall seeing a post about harbor items clipping there.

Reece · 07-13-10, 08:43 AM

You gotta admit guys, He's good!!

Ducimus · 07-13-10, 11:49 AM

This was easy. Anybody could have spotted and fixed this.

Reece · 07-13-10, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ducimus

This was easy. Anybody could have spotted and fixed this.

But they didn't, credit given where due mate!

07-12-10, 09:54 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Harbor model clipping Anyone know why various buildings and such in harbors seem to clip and fade from view? This seems to particuarlly apply to any harbor model that existed in SH3. I do not know, but I have two theories. a.)More objects being rendered then the game has memory reserved for this purpose. or b.) Objects are being rendered differently and the harbor dats for existing ports in SH3 were not updated to reflect this new rendering style. Anyone know?

07-13-10, 08:43 AM	#4
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 32,800 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	You gotta admit guys, He's good!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

07-13-10, 03:11 AM	#2
karamazovnew The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,403 Downloads: 151 Uploads: 0	Yeah, this is a known problem and very annoying. I usually stay out of harbors so it doesn't affect me that much. I once created a teapot about 1 km high and placed it in Pearl Harbor. No visibility issues. If it's all about the number of objects, maybe one can merge all the objects in a 3d graphics program.

07-13-10, 05:15 AM	#3
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I figured it out. In the harbor_kit.dat file, there is a controller that is attached to items that came from SH3. The controller is "MinRenderDim". Remove the controller and the object stops clipping in game. I would imagine this may have carried over into SH5 as well, as i recall seeing a post about harbor items clipping there.

07-13-10, 11:49 AM	#5
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	This was easy. Anybody could have spotted and fixed this.