HALLELUJIA !!!!!!!
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OMG, I just switched from using glDrawElements in my geomipmapping terrain engine to using glDrawRangeElements, and I got an 80FPS INCREASE !!!!!!!!!
Anybody writing a terrain engine should definitely switch to it if you already didn't know this !
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Well before the switch, I was using glDrawElements and VBO.
And with a 1024x1024 heightmap and a 2048x2048 texture and a 512x512 detail map I was getting about 220fps on a
P4 2.8Ghz HT
1GB PC3200
Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
And now I'm getting between 300-320fps and a lot more when the LOD is low. I can get up to 550fps if I fly above the terrain.
And with a 1024x1024 heightmap and a 2048x2048 texture and a 512x512 detail map I was getting about 220fps on a
P4 2.8Ghz HT
1GB PC3200
Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
And now I'm getting between 300-320fps and a lot more when the LOD is low. I can get up to 550fps if I fly above the terrain.
Just thought I'd slip a quick question in here. I've been trying to write algorithms to generate indices for triangle strips for the connecting strips between patches of differing levels of detail. All attempts seem to work sometimes, but not be able to cope with all valid cases. How are you connecting between patches of differing levels of details? Were you up against this problem, and (just to reassure me that it can be done) did you succeed in getting rid of the gaps without resorting to skirting?
By the way, well done on the speedy implementation, I'll have to switch to VBO's soon. Currently just using standard indexed buffer, not even CVA... shameful :-).
By the way, well done on the speedy implementation, I'll have to switch to VBO's soon. Currently just using standard indexed buffer, not even CVA... shameful :-).
funny you should say that, im implementing VBOs right this second :-D, but anyways, am i missing something or is glDrawRangeElements() an extension or something? (or what header is it in?) because its not in my gl.h (or at least msvc's auto type isnt recognizing it)
-Dan
-Dan
Quote:Original post by Ademan555
funny you should say that, im implementing VBOs right this second :-D, but anyways, am i missing something or is glDrawRangeElements() an extension or something? (or what header is it in?) because its not in my gl.h (or at least msvc's auto type isnt recognizing it)
-Dan
It's in GL 1.2, so you either need a header which gives you 1.2 or the extension. Can't remember the extension's name right now.
Quote:Original post by PromitGL_EXT_draw_range_elements
Can't remember the extension's name right now.
Just so you know, an 80 fps increase in speed isn't that much of a difference when a game already has high fps, due to the fact that measurements in frames per second are highly non-linear.
Quote:Original post by bytecoder
Just so you know, an 80 fps increase in speed isn't that much of a difference when a game already has high fps, due to the fact that measurements in frames per second are highly non-linear.
OT: I agree with the author's point, but it's interesting that he chooses this an example of misuse of fps:
Quote:"My application was running at 900FPS, then I added rendering of .... and my frame rate dropped to 450FPS. Why is this feature so slow?? Why is it cutting my performance in half?!??"
Looks correct to me anyway [smile].
Quote:Original post by Hamster
Just thought I'd slip a quick question in here. I've been trying to write algorithms to generate indices for triangle strips for the connecting strips between patches of differing levels of detail. All attempts seem to work sometimes, but not be able to cope with all valid cases. How are you connecting between patches of differing levels of details? Were you up against this problem, and (just to reassure me that it can be done) did you succeed in getting rid of the gaps without resorting to skirting?
By the way, well done on the speedy implementation, I'll have to switch to VBO's soon. Currently just using standard indexed buffer, not even CVA... shameful :-).
This might help you
fixing geomip, no skirts
scroll down there is code for generating the indicies and for fixing the cracks, pretty self explanatory.
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