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Article #752Re: QUAKE Mini-FAQ
From: rnak... Ryan Nakahara
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 00:00
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 00:00
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Fairfax Shield McCandlish, IV (fs...@Virginia.EDU) wrote:
: Scoot writes:
: >
: > Joost's mini-faq was last updated 8/21, help's .plan was updated 8/29,
: > and that was the first we officially heard of id's decision to include
: > sprites. Thank you, though, for pointing out the difference. I'm sure
: > the next edition of the mini-faq/QuakeTalk will reflect this new
: > information.
: >
: The other day on irc ddt said sprites would be used for
: symmetric objects, like spheres, which makes sense. Using
: sprites for torch holders seems like a bad idea to me tho..
: what about when you look at them from above!?
Hm well if the holders are round they won't look that bad from ground view...
But yea, I think they could be done better (more time consuming tho) with
polygons. Maybe he meant only the flames in the torches? *shrug*
-Qyv
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