Evgeny Akabenko recommends DispGen-Reborn for displacement terrain
In #developer-talk, Evgeny Akabenko called DispGen-Reborn a good tool and a promising option for WorldMachine, but it doesn't support 16-bit PNG, HDR and EXR yet.
map_pack.bsp cache sometimes stops updating on servers
In #next-update, Redox reported servers where cache/map_pack.bsp stops updating, so new maps load lumps from previous ones until a restart. Rubat said it must be written to disk and may need more error handling, and listed the related log messages. They have to be searched for in console.log with -condebug, which Redox avoids for performance; Cynthia suggested enginespew.
Nak renders several pocket maps at once
In #developer-talk, Nak showed 5 maps rendered at 187 FPS with his pocket map script, saying baking static meshes helps performance a lot. Later he said he'd combine his RTS base with the pocket map script.
math_counter gets OnChangedFromMin/Max
drobotk asked for the math_counter outputs used in Portal 2. robotboy655: "Done." (commit 280e7a).
NikNaks gets physics parsing and big speedups
In #developer-talk, Nak released a NikNaks version with BSP physics parsing (not on the Workshop yet). Later he said BSP parsing is up to ~2x faster, BitBuffer 2–3x and mesh generation 3–5x.
$seamless_scale breaks $bumpmap2 on WorldVertexTransition
a-straight-white-male reported that $seamless_scale breaks the second normal map on WorldVertexTransition materials.
ALT+F4 now closes the game; map compile tools get TF2 limits and T-junction softcap
Commit efb205 on main enables ALT+F4 to close the game, makes Entity:Get/SetNetworkAngles exist serverside, applies the requested getmetatable() LuaJIT fix and brings several map compiler limits and fixes over from TF2.
Details
- Enable ALT+F4 closing the game
Get/SetNetworkAnglesexist serverside for consistency, and check for reasonable values- Apply "that
getmetatable()LuaJIT fix someone wanted" - Handle context menu errors when the "originator" panel is removed
- Fixed
engine.LightStyleonly updating static props once (community contribution) - Removed non-functional map compile tool parameters (
-novconfig,-vproject,-x360/-nox360,-xbox, VBSP-virtualdispphysics);-tmpoutmoved from VVIS to VBSP; some undocumented VBSP params documented - Added
-noTJuncsDetailto VBSP from TF2 - Applied the T-junction limit softcap (community contribution) so the compiler no longer just stops
MAX_MAP_TEXINFObumped to the new TF2 limit (16k → 32k)- Removed redundant VRAD code, fixed VRAD potentially adding new planes; VBSP detail sprite limit raised (2 million → 2 billion)
r_DrawBeams 2now affects sprite trails (wireframe)
Client crash on de_rimini after the September update
elfbarf confirmed the fix ("Seems to be, thanks").
T-junction limit request revived after the SDK 2013 update
Akabenko pointed out on the old T-junction limit request that ficool2's pull request removing T-junction errors landed in Source SDK 2013. Cynosphere listed other limits raised in the latest TF2/SDK 2013 update, such as brushes going from 8192 to 32768. The request was closed as completed on 6 October; commit efb205 applies the T-junction softcap.
Client crash on de_rimini after the September update
robotboy655: it should be fixed on the dev beta when it next updates.
Proposal: 65536-unit maps without touching vphysics
Akabenko proposed supporting 65536-unit maps through a GMod-specific BSP revision, without modifying vphysics.dll to avoid the licensing issues around physics.
Details
marchc1 pointed out that everything storing coordinate vectors in the BSP would need to change. DarthTealc suggested Hammer could keep compiling regular maps as BSP version 20. newmoonbat asked why not go above 100k like Strata; Akabenko replied that 128k maps need physics changes — he hit vphysics.dll crashes — which brings licensing issues, and posted the coordinate limits CSO2 and Titanfall 2 use.
Static props lose a named light_environment after the first lightstyle change
RealGlorp reported that a named light_environment driven by engine.LightStyle updates world lightmaps but static props lose the sun after the first change and never get it back. Closed on 6 October; commit efb205 fixes engine.LightStyle only updating static props once.
Client crash on de_rimini after the September update
elfbarf reported that on de_rimini, an old CS:S map his server has run for years, an interaction on the map instantly crashes the client since the September update. A crash dump was provided.