On Sunday 20 August 2006 16:25, Melchior FRANZ wrote: > * Buchanan, Stuart -- Sunday 20 August 2006 22:22: > > > hmm... alpha in texture... bad idea. > > > > Why? > > Breaks volumetric shadows. Aircraft parts can't then cast shadows > on the aircraft. But apart from that I wouldn't say such textures > are evil. A bit slower to render, but that's not really a striking > argument. > > m.
It hit performance pretty hard. That's why a lot of us avoid using it in textures. Alpha in materials seem to be alright though. Ampere ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
