From: "Root Beer" To: Reply-To: ml@qoole.com Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 21:57:06 -0800 Subject: Re: blurring only on a self built Qoole level (see attached jpg) > Um, I think he is talking about the ground texture... see how it is all > green... also the ramp is screwey too. I get this all the time and it is > *really* annoying. I haven't finished any levels for the same reason... The problem is because you have too many pickuppable items in view. Health boxes are the worst for this. A quote from the QuakeLab: ____________________ PROBLEM: When viewing large areas and/or lots of entities, the bottom portion of the screen becomes garbled but there are not grey areas. On the screenshots below, the average visible planes = 65. SOLUTION 1: The number of polymodels must be kept to a minimum. I stumbled across the console command r_polymodelstats, which shows the number of "polymodels" visible at any given time. this includes items such as weapons, ammo, and health boxes, as well as the weapon model that the player carries in from of him. The instant this count went over 20, the effect appeared. the solution: reduce the number of "polymodels" by removing extra scenery. Remove some torches and make the ones you leave in brighter, for example. This number was consistent for me in my map, but it may vary depending on how much or how little architectural detail is in your map. I wouldn't be surprised if it's always 20, though. - Ernie Miller SOLUTION 2: I've been having lots of experience with the problem where the texturing in the bottom portion of the screen gets screwed up, and discovered a new solution: It isn't always related to R_POLYMODELS. At higher screen resolutions it can happen in quite small areas with few surfaces visble, usually when a health box is somewhere in view. Solution: don't run at higher resolutions. At the default 320x240, the texturing problems just don't occur. At 640x480, they crop up constantly. - Sonya Roberts ____________________ This should do the trick. --Root Beer