[MOD] more performant complex tubes

[Saetan]

Hello

Once I made some more performant compley tubes (= less polygons) to increase the framerate. They are not as beautiful as the original ones, but they do their job:



With that mod my framerates increased again.

But I had to learn, that it will not help forever, as complexes are growing, so later I made a version with no tubes at all (similar to the TCM in X³:R, which should work for X³:TC too). They are both in the same .zip-file.

To use this mod, you can use it as a mod-package or as a fake-patch. Only the three tube-models got modified.

To use as a mod-package simply unpack the .zip into your X³:TC main directory and choose the mod-package of your choice when starting X³:TC.
The .cat/.dat of this mod are named in german ... "performante Komplexröhren" means the more performant tubes. "keine Komplexröhren" means the version with no tubes (similar to TCM).
When using as a mod-package you can rename the .cat/.dat as you like ... but it is important that the consecutive .cat and .dat have exactly the same name. The files are located in the ./mods sub-directory.

To use as a fake-patch rename .cat and .dat of the choosen version of the mod to the next higher available number of .cat/.dat in your X³:TC main directory. You must not overwrite existing .cat/.dat-files.

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[Locksley]

So did you do the whole shebang? With LOD's and what not (I am in no way an expert, he he).

Any reason why some tubes can make such an impact? The factories should amount to alot more polygons and memory manegment than some simple tubes, no? So where did it go wrong.

Ah well.

Thank you Saetan, much appreciated!

[Saetan]

shebang's, LOD's ... what do you mean? ^^


The poly-count of my tubes are about 3% of the original ones ... the original are a lot more detailed ... but from the distance, that doesn't care a lot I think.

When I made the tubes, I measured the framerates with fraps in a kind of "standardized measurement": While flying through a sector with autopilot for 10 minutes I got an increase of the framerate by about 35% in average.

The GPU has simply less to compute than before. Also, there are at least three tubes for every connected factory.


But this tubes won't help forever, if you still let your complexes grow. That's why I added the "no tubes", which I'm using now by myself.

[perkint]

Can you comfirm - I assume this will affect existing complexes, since it replaces the models of the tubes?

Tim

[Saetan]

It will affect existing complexes, as they'll get the new tube-models, yes. You don't have to re-built them, to get the effect.

[Spychotic]

And does it trigger a 'modified' tag? I'm struggling with complex framerates, but like to be able to see my ranked statistics...

Spike

[Killjaeden]

Afaik it doesn't make your game modified...
no guarantee however.
Just try it with one of your saves -> install it, load the savegame, if your game isn't modified you are 'save'
if it is modified, don't save, exit, delete mod... that's it.

[Saetan]

[perkint]

Cheers Saetan.

Just for info - when I install this (not immediately, but probably in the next few weeks) I'll confirm back about *modified* but as you (and Cycrow) suggest, it shouldn't cause modified

Tim

[CHAZZ]

@ Saetan:

1. Couldn't care less about how the 'Rohrs' look in my games if that speeds the FPS rate..
2. Ditto for the 'Modified' tag. Big deal for a sworn single-player gamer.
3. But I DO care very much about my framerates. Why utterly downgrade my graphical settings and miss the wonderful gfx of X3TC when I have this (your) useful little mod @ hand? Pretty tubes vs framerate? Comeon!

4. Thanks a ton, keep up the good work. Simple solutions are the best ones

[ADStryker]

BEFORE: 7 fps in Legend's Home with 11 NPC factories + 4 other stations (shipyards/HQ/Trading Station) and a small 3-fab complex.

AFTER: 9 fps (low-poly tubes)

Pretty good performance increase.

[Abaws]

I just read that on a locked topic in x-universe section

[Gyakuto]

used the fake patch work perfectly with my existing complex but gave me ***modified***

[Saetan]

Shouldn't be caused by that mod, as scene- and model-files still don't seem to contain a signature. Of course, I can't quarantee that.

Sure you didn't install some other mods/scripts too? Also some virus scanners are known for setting the game as modified? Just as hints which may could help you.

[Gyakuto]

I have no virusscanner since the pc it's on doesnt use internet.
So that cant be the problem.
And I don't use mods cause they give me the ***modified*** wich I tried to avoid