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FPSC Classic Product Chat / FPSC Vanilla Real-time shadows!

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AJ Schaeffer
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Posted: 8th Sep 2011 21:55 Edited at: 8th Sep 2011 21:56
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There is a discontinued and buggy (but working nonetheless) feature in FPSC...

Real time shadows!

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Marc Steene
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Posted: 9th Sep 2011 16:11
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This has been known for quite a while.


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The Zoq2
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Posted: 9th Sep 2011 23:28
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From what i have heard it can't even be called Working

Srry about my english im from sweeden
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rolfy
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A screenshot doesnt really say much about real time dynamic shadows.
As far as it goes what you have there is a poor version of static lighting.
Real time shadows need to be shown in a video, using an animated moving dynamic entity which shows moving shadows (ceiling fan or such like), otherwise its not realtime shadows.
If you can show it in action I would be very impressed.

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AJ Schaeffer
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Posted: 10th Sep 2011 00:55
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I'll upload a video in a sec

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anayar
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Posted: 10th Sep 2011 01:00
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Quote: "I'll upload a video in a sec"

Times up

But really, Ill be watching this if you can actually get a video up

Cheers,
Anayar


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AJ Schaeffer
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Posted: 10th Sep 2011 01:01
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Just putting this out there:
I take no credit for this feature, I merely stumbled upon it.

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Rampage
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Posted: 10th Sep 2011 02:03
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I'm pretty sure everybody knows about this already.
It's an extremely buggy feature. Which is why it isn't used.

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Max
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xplosys
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Posted: 10th Sep 2011 02:11
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Quote: "I'm pretty sure everybody knows about this already. "


I wasn't aware that it was working in vanilla, though I've seen it done by rolfy and someone else I think has a MOD for it.

I am also waiting for the video.

Brian.

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Vent
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Posted: 10th Sep 2011 02:43
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That was a year ago? Jeez, time goes fast.



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AJ Schaeffer
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Posted: 10th Sep 2011 04:38 Edited at: 10th Sep 2011 04:43
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Here it is.

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rolfy
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I have seen this sort of thing in FPSC before where someone did it with a few boxes. The problem is it only works for dynamic entity's that are not animated, the shadow cast by an animated fan or character for example is fixed. It will move around with the object if you move it as shown in your video but in parts of the object that are moving (as in say fan blades,arms or legs) there will not be dynamic shadows. Which is why I said above:
Quote: "Real time shadows need to be shown in a video, using an animated moving dynamic entity which shows moving shadows (ceiling fan or such like)"

I dont mean to be nit picky or anything just reckon we've been confusing each other I think.
I had actually thought that since it had been discontinued as a feature it was completely removed.

Well done anyhow, nice example....I am impressed


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AJ Schaeffer
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Posted: 10th Sep 2011 05:03
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The only problem is that it appears to be projecting the shadow on top of the model itself too.

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Dark Goblin
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These are the standard DarkBasic Pro shadows, which produce a huge performance drop when used in a "normal" level (even in DBP itself).
Also they are not rendered correctly and have all sorts of problems in FPSC (for example casting through objects onto the floor under it).

I would rather stop using them and stick to good static lightmapping. Because they could ruin your whole game.

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