graphics online - drawing distance. . .

ohh_danielson · 05-03-2009, 3:24 PM

hey guys.

Basically iv been playing this online and loving it and it looks great as expected but last night, mainly on the desert map (pyhrrus rise?) there seemed to be alot of drawing distance issues.

Basically it was items popping up randomly, i was sniping and saw the red glow in a distance, so i zoomed in and suddenly the helghan vanished behind a wall. So i zoomed out again and saw him again so zoomed in and again the wall rendered and he was hidden. This happened a few times right around the map when i was sniping from distance.

Also noticed when running through the map things would suddenly just render infront of you .

I have never noticed this previously, and when i first played the game i remember looking at the map and saying to my mate how good the drawing distance etc was. But last night it seemed quite bad.
Just wondering if anyone else had experienced this?

Fen Star · 05-03-2009, 3:31 PM

Now you mention it Dan i have seen a few instances of this can't remember what map could have been the same one but i'm not normally alive that long to take notice....

Tall_Paul · 05-03-2009, 3:34 PM

Might have been a bit of lag, I had 2 games with lag and players seem to teleport without warning. As for draw distances, I've been sniping diagonally across the desert map and never had problems with parts of the map popping up.

Probably just some lag

ohh_danielson · 05-03-2009, 3:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Tall_Paul

Might have been a bit of lag, I had 2 games with lag and players seem to teleport without warning. As for draw distances, I've been sniping diagonally across the desert map and never had problems with parts of the map popping up.

Probably just some lag

I hope so

but the game was running smoothly im sure .

But dont think i have ever noticed it before. But on the desert map when zooming in quite a few things popped up . Will have to check again tonight

Paul_T · 05-03-2009, 3:45 PM

I've had something similar in MP - I can spot the blue / red glow of any enemy in the distance, but when I zoom in on them a wall suddenly appear that they're hiding behind...

DeanE · 05-03-2009, 3:57 PM

I have noticed in MP that sometimes I'll see a shadow pop in, and it happened last night in one of the maps where a stairway in one of the buildings casts a large shadow across the wall (can't remember the map). I don't know if the game caches any information but I don't remember it happening again even though I entered the room the same way umpteen times afterwards.

ohh_danielson · 05-03-2009, 4:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul_T

I've had something similar in MP - I can spot the blue / red glow of any enemy in the distance, but when I zoom in on them a wall suddenly appear that they're hiding behind...

Yea thats exactly what i got . Then i noticed i few things like electricity cables suddenly popping up and then fading as i got further away . As i say this is the first time i noticed it and put a bit of a damper on the graphical experience. Hopefully it was a one off

Paul_T · 05-03-2009, 4:19 PM

Given the size of the maps (it's a sniper's paradise) I'm not suprised by some draw distance creeping in - it was draw distance in the SP in Killzone 1 that was my major gripe - I just put it down to Guerilla being too ambitious for their own good.

Given the detail that's gone into these maps though, I'll forgive them, they all seem to be well thought out and highly detailed no matter where you look at them from.

Zeromajor · 05-03-2009, 5:06 PM

don't have any problems with it, it's one of the best fps maps i've played, tactically and graphically it's superb!

I've never thought about the draw distances becuase of all the sand flying about!

ohh_danielson · 05-03-2009, 7:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeromajor

don't have any problems with it, it's one of the best fps maps i've played, tactically and graphically it's superb!

I've never thought about the draw distances becuase of all the sand flying about!

Its defo one of the best, probs the best . But this drawing distance issue was quite bad on the eye hopefully it was a one off

Jay · 05-03-2009, 7:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ohh_danielson

Its defo one of the best, probs the best . But this drawing distance issue was quite bad on the eye hopefully it was a one off

Dan do you seriously need to start a make believe thread just so you can have an excuse for when I kill you.

"Nah I couldn't see there Jay coz of all the pop in and draw distance"