I was using this stuff in mapping with worldcraft/hammer.
Back in the days, you tried to limit the amount of textures used (also the amount of entities cause of the 255 entity limit. 32 spawns + 4 joining entities in RR, 16 spawns +1 CC, 3 hives each with 16 spawns, around 10 RTs... already 114+ entities already, and you still need more for level geometric/cosmetic stuff like func_illusionarys + clip brush for catwalks and so on...), to make it faster to load, more fluent to play, etc.
Long story: Its not new to "recycle" textures like that, but the way you use it looks great (And due to the current desktop PCs performance + Less engine limitations, i totally forgot about these old technics )
Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
275 entity limit, also func_illusionary and clipbrush didn't count towards runtime entities :P
We definitely need a more extensive texture tool, the current implementation is cute but its also driving me nuts. I'd love to see edge blending to make those smooth curves looks super sexy. I was an avid user of cutting up textures in the editor to make the most use out of them and create a different look as well. Texture tool from Hammer would be a welcome addition (treat as one, align to world/face, proper texture lock when flipping geometry etc...)
I heard recently that one of the UWE team members was taking an extra pass on the editor, and texture alignment was one of the things I asked for them to look at, though I should have added WORKING texture lock.
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Back in the days, you tried to limit the amount of textures used (also the amount of entities cause of the 255 entity limit. 32 spawns + 4 joining entities in RR, 16 spawns +1 CC, 3 hives each with 16 spawns, around 10 RTs... already 114+ entities already, and you still need more for level geometric/cosmetic stuff like func_illusionarys + clip brush for catwalks and so on...), to make it faster to load, more fluent to play, etc.
Long story: Its not new to "recycle" textures like that, but the way you use it looks great
We definitely need a more extensive texture tool, the current implementation is cute but its also driving me nuts. I'd love to see edge blending to make those smooth curves looks super sexy. I was an avid user of cutting up textures in the editor to make the most use out of them and create a different look as well. Texture tool from Hammer would be a welcome addition (treat as one, align to world/face, proper texture lock when flipping geometry etc...)