Engine Features

Filament System

Explanation:

We have particle systems, how about filament systems? I'm talking about one dimensional string segments not rendered as polygons, but just as simple lines in the same way that zero dimensional particles are rendered as points now. Perhaps the efficiencies are significant enough to make it worthwhile? If tied in with physics, this could create flexible nets, cobwebs, ropes, vines, with the hopeful outcome that they would be less taxing on the CPU than rendering them with polygons.

Points to bear in mind:

Using the skeletal animation system and the rag-doll physics, the same effect can already be accomplished without any further modifications.

I think you misunderstand the point I'm trying to get at. I am suggesting that, in theory, this might be more efficient than to use polygonal systems. It could perhaps allowing for more impressive outcomes in some situations in the same way that particle effects can produce attractive displays without taxing resources as much as if the same system was rendered using polygons. No doubt what I'm suggesting can be replicated, I'm just postulating that to do it this way might be more efficient. Of course that is a very big "might" :)

Date Last Update: 5/27/2002

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