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Re: i need help with forge

Posted By: Jeff Date: 2/3/07 4:55 p.m.
In Response To: i need help with forge (Nameless)

: how can you make stairs that look like there floating and you can walk under
: them.
: how can you make stairs that look like there floating and you can walk under
: them.
I haven't used forged in years... but I recall that the Marathon games have one major limitation that has since been resolved in more recent 3d games: you cannot have two objects in the same x and z positions (at different y positions) at the same time visible on screen.
This means you can't have a bridge (or staircase) with a pfhor standing on top with another pfhor standing right below him on the ground. If you think back to the number of times you saw this in the 3 marathon games... you will count zero, because of this engine limitation.
Most bridges in Marathon had full side walls to ensure that they would not crash the game by displaying the above situation.
Sorry.
If I am wrong, somebody please correct me, but I am pretty sure that this is the case.

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i need help with forge Nameless 2/1/07 3:51 p.m.

Re: i need help with forge thermoplyae 2/1/07 5:35 p.m.

Re: i need help with forge Jeff 2/3/07 4:55 p.m.

Re: i need help with forge irons 2/3/07 6:11 p.m.

Re: i need help with forge McNutcase 2/3/07 10:39 p.m.

Re: i need help with forge Andrew Nagy 2/4/07 7:56 a.m.

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i need help with forge	Nameless	2/1/07 3:51 p.m.
Re: i need help with forge	thermoplyae	2/1/07 5:35 p.m.
Re: i need help with forge	Jeff	2/3/07 4:55 p.m.
Re: i need help with forge	irons	2/3/07 6:11 p.m.
Re: i need help with forge	McNutcase	2/3/07 10:39 p.m.
Re: i need help with forge	Andrew Nagy	2/4/07 7:56 a.m.



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