[kasperl]

I know we're in a code freeze, but i recently saw Kazan mentioning he bumped the time compression max to 64x, and i was wondering if he could bump the min to something like .25 or .125. Why? Cutscene recording. If we can set the time compression lower, we can record at a lower framerate, then speeed up the animation, thereby creating a higher framerate then attainable by direct recording.

Is this even possible? If not, then i will search for other options. If it is, but can't be implemented due to the code freeze, i'll just hold.

[karajorma]

MIght make it a bit easy to cheat but what the hell. It's not like there aren't other methods to cheat

[Turnsky]

freespace bullet-time?

[kasperl]

yeah, i guess.

[Flaser]

...all we need now is shot-dodging and we're good for Gundam.

PS.:Ooops - we can already slide. I guess that takes care of the problem. If only we had dynamic models...

[kasperl]

any coder input on this?

[JarC]

Originally posted by Flaser
PS.:Ooops - we can already slide. I guess that takes care of the problem.

I keep reading that...funny thing is...that has never worked for me...

[kasperl]

you need a ship capable of sliding.....  And you need to set key bindings, IIRC/AFAIK.

[Havock]

freespace bullettime would be cool.

especially since WW2 pilots expierenced a similair thing due to adrenaline rush etc.

guess man wouldn't have de-evolved it's adrenal glands by then

[kasperl]

no, but aside from gameplay issues, it'll help ingame recorded cutscenes too.

[Lightspeed]

Originally posted by JarC
I keep reading that...funny thing is...that has never worked for me...

That's cause you arent shivan

[Col. Fishguts]

Originally posted by Lightspeed


That's cause you arent shivan

Yeah, either that, or you need Carls as your co-pilot....

[Johnmike]

Imagine co-pilots in multiplayer...  Turret gunners, sliders...

[Havock]

not for multiplay, but see it in singleplay:
diving in slo-mo just inches away from a beam, dodging flak, then dumping your payload on the unlucky corvette...

a, that would be a nice cutscene

[Setekh]

Originally posted by kasperl
Why? Cutscene recording. If we can set the time compression lower, we can record at a lower framerate, then speeed up the animation, thereby creating a higher framerate then attainable by direct recording.

I like your thinking - this would be a boon for us with low-spec PCs who want to record gameplay.

[Kazan]

I'll take a look - i think it may be

i think the variable is set to 2^16 when time = 1x

[Nico]

Originally posted by Havock
not for multiplay, but see it in singleplay:
diving in slo-mo just inches away from a beam, dodging flak, then dumping your payload on the unlucky corvette...

a, that would be a nice cutscene

a nice cutscene, but a boring mission
"Oh, look out, missiles!!!
-yeah, hold on, I'm drinking my coffee.
-quick, there's already been 3 missile warning beeps!!!!
- So that leaves at least 30 more seconds for me, no rush."

[Kazan]

Code: [Select]


001x: 00000000 00000001 00000000 00000000
002x: 00000000 00000010 00000000 00000000
004x: 00000000 00000100 00000000 00000000
008x: 00000000 00001000 00000000 00000000
016x: 00000000 00010000 00000000 00000000
032x: 00000000 00100000 00000000 00000000
064x: 00000000 01000000 00000000 00000000
128x: 00000000 10000000 00000000 00000000


[kasperl]

*hates binary*

anyway, i think you are saying we can go back a really, really small time compression if we want to, and we can go to a more high compression too.

any particular reason why there are no values outside the third byte right now?

[Kazan]

(2nd byte - big edian)

if statements constraining it into that byte