Proper Client Setup

[Chioxin]

I wonder if anyone can point me to how to set up Istaria to run nicely? I have a good and powerful computer, and I'm a bit saddened on how Istaria processes models and textures. I've bumped everything up to max accept shadows really, so I'm wondering if there's a way to enhance this.

Currently when I fly around, and a dragon appears on screen, they're VERY low poly models. When I walk up to said other dragon, they are still very low poly models and textures.

I literally have to zoom my camera in, swivel it around to get a really close look at them... in order to get the higher poly model so I can see their head shape and stuff, and get clearer textures. It's really annoying =(

Is there any way that I can force Istaria to just... give me the high rez model? I'd think this is something client side, not server side.

Note: I'm not asking for it to render other players out further. I'd just like to be able to see the other player in higher detail once I walk up to them for sure [though it would be nice if they were further out, rendered nicely.] So ya...

Does that make sense? I try and see a dragon's head style and I don't see it until I wheel around and zoom in on them. =(

[Vaz]

http://community.istaria.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=18876
Here you go.

[Chioxin]

*Nuzzles*

Yay! Looking forward to trying this when I get home!

Eeek, i need to use the NEW ancient models? D=

[Vaz]

Eeek, i need to use the NEW ancient models? D=

No, I use Soraii's mod with the original Ancient models. I think there isn't any actual overlap between them, or if there is it doesn't adversely affect either of them. Not entirely sure how it works.

[Thicklesip]

"Original" ancient size mod can crop up some conflicts, I keep trying to remember which mods mine refused to play nice with but I can't recall whether it was the high-rez mod or Solitaire's tooth-and-claw colors. One of the two. Everything worked together swimmingly for hatchlings and adults, but ancients ended up loading high-rez, original-size bodies/wings and low-rez, new-size heads. Which was doubly hilarious because said heads wanted to be attached where they'd go if the body was new-size so... high-rez ancients with Lego heads sticking out of the middle of their necks.

It wasn't pretty.

Anywho, if Xoshara says high-rez and original ancients plays nice for them, you're most likely set. Unless you chuck Solitaire's c'n't recolor in there, in which case something might go wrong. Maybe.

[Firebrand]

"Original" ancient size mod can crop up some conflicts, I keep trying to remember which mods mine refused to play nice with but I can't recall whether it was the high-rez mod or Solitaire's tooth-and-claw colors. One of the two. Everything worked together swimmingly for hatchlings and adults, but ancients ended up loading high-rez, original-size bodies/wings and low-rez, new-size heads. Which was doubly hilarious because said heads wanted to be attached where they'd go if the body was new-size so... high-rez ancients with Lego heads sticking out of the middle of their necks.

It wasn't pretty.

But this had been fixed.
=> http://community.istaria.com/forum/s...t=18876&page=2

Original Ancient size and hi-rez MOD shouldn't conflict anyway.

[Vaz]

All three--the original Ancient size mod, the high-rez model, and Solitaire's colors mod--work together on my client. I wish I'd kept track of how I achieved that, although I really didn't do anything very special, just downloaded the right files.

[Thicklesip]

But this had been fixed.
=> http://community.istaria.com/forum/s...t=18876&page=2

Original Ancient size and hi-rez MOD shouldn't conflict anyway.

That is the best response I've ever gotten to my more off-topic rambling complaints. And woah, this is REALLY really hi-rez, the old version I had only managed to bring models at a distance up to just-below-perfect texture. Thank you SO much! I can finally get away with having max-sized Thickle again!

(And then I spent the evening trying to figure out why my takeoff animation has a dead period at the end where I'm in the air but can't move but no matter, I needed an excuse to fix my run/walk animations anyways.)

In short: I rescind my earlier complaint. Everything is awesome and good and my problem was that I was using old and busted files, apparently.

[cheyennne]

i cant really see 10 ft in front of me because everything has to load up like it does on blight